Raja Ram Shastri (also Rajaram Shastri) (4 June 1904 – 21 August 1991) was an Indian

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, social, and political worker who was elected in the

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as a member of parliament (MP) from

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during the 5th Lok Sabha, the lower house of the

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. 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. He served as a member of first National Commission on Labour and received

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in 1991, 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. He died in New Delhi on 21 August 1991, aged 87.

Early life

Shastri was born in Jamalpur village of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh on June 4, 1904. He completed his education at Kashi Vidyapeeth and University of Chicago, and was married to Smt. Saudamini Devi in 1927.

Affiliations

* Member,

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., 1947 * Member,

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(now P.S.P.), 1948-59 also Member of its Executive, 1958 * Member, National Commission on Labour * Adhyaksha, Puraskar Yojana Samiti, Government of U.P. (Prize Distribution Committee on Hindi, Urdu and Sanskrit books) * Member, University Grants Commission's Committee on Social Work, Education and Training * Vice-Chairman, Indian Council on Social Welfare * Member of Central Social Welfare Board * Member of Hindi Granth Academy, U.P. * Member of Yojana Mulyankan Samiti, U.P. Government (Planning Evaluation Committee)

Writings

* ''Man ke Bhed'' (Hindi) * ''Vaiyaktik Manovigyan'' (Hindi) * ''Samaj Vigyan'' (Hindi) * ''Social Work Traditions in India'' (English) * ''Swapna Darshan'' (Hindi)

References

Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in literature & education 20th-century Indian educational theorists 1904 births 1991 deaths India MPs 1971–1977 Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh Politicians from Varanasi India MPs 1952–1957 Politicians from Kanpur Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh Praja Socialist Party politicians {{UttarPradesh-INC-politician-stub