Rajaram Shastri
Raja Ram Shastri (also Rajaram Shastri) (4 June 1904 – 21 August 1991) was an Indian educationist who was elected in the 1971 Indian general election as a member of parliament (MP) from Varanasi during the 5th Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. He was a professor and subsequently Vice-Chancellor of the Kashi Vidyapeeth from 1964 – 1971. He was a member of Jamalpur's royal family as the grandson of Rai Bahadur Thakur Jaiswal.[1][2]
Rajaram Shastri | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1971–1977 | |
| Constituency | Varanasi |
| Vice-Chancellor of Kashi Vidyapeeth | |
| In office 1964–1971 | |
He served as a member of first National Commission on Labour[3] and received Padma Vibhushan in 1991,[4] the second highest civilian honor of India.
He died in New Delhi on 21 August 1991, aged 87.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jaiswals' 1936 vintage car set to hit road again". Hindustan Times. 8 May 2017. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "First Ranchi Mayor, veteran Cong leader passes away". The Pioneer. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "IASIndia.org". iasindia.org.
- ^ "Padma Vibhushan Awardees". Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ^ "Obituary".
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