Rajaram Shastri
Indian educationist
Biography
Lists
Also Viewed
The basics
Quick Facts
| Intro | Indian educationist | |
| Places | India | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
| Gender |
| |
| Birth | 1 January 1904 | |
| Death | 21 August 1991 (aged 87 years) |
The details
Biography
Raja Ram Shastri (also Rajaram Shastri) (1904 - 21 August 1991) was an Indian educationist who was elected in the Indian general election, 1971 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 served as a member of first National Commission on Labour and received Padma Vibhushan in 1991, the second highest civilian honor of India.
He died in New Delhi on 21 August 1991, aged 87.