Rajaram Shastri
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Rajaram Shastri | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1971–1977 | |
| Constituency | Varanasi |
| Vice-Chancellor of Kashi Vidyapeeth | |
| In office 1964–1971 | |
Raja Ram Shastri (also Rajaram Shastri) (4 June 1904 – 21 August 1991) was an Indian educationist, social, and political worker 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]
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, for his contributions to social and educational welfare. He was also a member of the University Grants Commission. Prof. Shastri was author of works titled 'Samaj Vigyan' and 'Swapna Darshan' for which he was awarded prize by the Government of Uttar Pradesh.[5]
He died in New Delhi on 21 August 1991, aged 87.[6]
