Shiv Kumar Shastri

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Shiv Kumar Shastri शिवकुमार शास्त्री(1915-1991) was an Indian politician, social reformer and Vedic Scholar. He was born on 15 April 1915 at Village Arya Nagar, District Aligarh(U.P.).He was Sisodiya Rajput. His father was Shri Ram Chandra Singh & mother was Smt. Gayatri Devi. His wife's name was Smt. Somlata Devi. He was a member for the Fourth and Fifth Aligarh (Lok Sabha constituency). He was the only elected candidate in the 1971(Fifth) Lok Sabha Elections, out of 101 candidates of the Bhartiya Kranti Dal party(lead by Shri Chaudhary Charan Singh).

Education[]

He studied at Gurukul Suryakund, Badaun (Vidya Bhushan), Sanskrit University, Varanasi (Shastri), and Sanskrit Association, Calcutta (Kavya and Viyakaran Tirth).

Designation[]

He was President of , Uttar Pradesh;Chancellor of Gurukul Brindaban (Mathura); He was Member of (i) Agra University Executive Committee, (ii) Sarvadeshik Arya Pratinidhi Sabha, Delhi (iii) Fourth Lok Sabha, 1967–70 and (iv) Estimates Committee, Lok Sabha.

Social activities[]

He was involved in social reforms through Arya Samaj, Improvements for Harijans and services for refugees.

Writing[]

He wrote many books, e.g. Vishwashanti Ka Vedic Sandesh,Shruti Saurabh, Dharti par Swarg,Vedic Varna Vyawastha & Yogiraj Krishna.

Permanent address[]

Arya Nagar, Madrak, District Aligarh, U.P.^[1]

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