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	Bhatt was associated with the [[Indian National Trade Union Congress\|INTUC (Indian National Trade Union Congress)]] since its inception in 1947 and held various positions in that organisation. He served as its president from 1980 to 1984. Throughout his life, he was actively involved in welfare activities for labourers, miners and workers in various sectors. He was chairman of the Joint Committee on the Plantations Labour Bill during 1974 to 1975.		Bhatt was associated with the [[Indian National Trade Union Congress\|INTUC (Indian National Trade Union Congress)]] since its inception in 1947 and held various positions in that organisation. He served as its president from 1980 to 1984. Throughout his life, he was actively involved in welfare activities for labourers, miners and workers in various sectors. He was chairman of the Joint Committee on the Plantations Labour Bill during 1974 to 1975.

	Bhatt visited the [[United States\|United States of America]] and [[Japan]] to study the productivity movement and industrial relations systems in these countries. He was the Leader of the Indian Delegation Young Workers Conference at [[Casablanca\|Casablanca, Morocco]], in 1962. Bhatt had attended various International Conferences on labour welfare and trade unions notably the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions ([[International Confederation of Free Trade Unions\|ICFTU]]) Congress at Vienna in 1955 and at London in 1972; [[International Labour Organization\|ILO]] Conferences at Geneva in 1955, 1972 and 1973 and Eighth Constitutional Convention of the American Federation of Labour and Congress of Industrial Organisations (AFICO) in Los Angeles in 1977. He was also a delegate to the Twenty-First Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in 1975.<ref name=":1" /> In September 1964, a delegation consisting of Bhatt and two journalists – Mr. SR Mohan Das from the Economic Times, and Mr. Raghuvir Desai from Majoor Sandesh, Ahmedabad visited England to meet with [[Frank Cousins]], the general secretary of Transport and General Workers Union		Bhatt visited the [[United States\|United States of America]] and [[Japan]] to study the productivity movement and industrial relations systems in these countries. He was the Leader of the Indian Delegation Young Workers Conference at [[Casablanca\|Casablanca, Morocco]], in 1962. Bhatt had attended various International Conferences on labour welfare and trade unions notably the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions ([[International Confederation of Free Trade Unions\|ICFTU]]) Congress at Vienna in 1955 and at London in 1972; [[International Labour Organization\|ILO]] Conferences at Geneva in 1955, 1972 and 1973 and Eighth Constitutional Convention of the American Federation of Labour and Congress of Industrial Organisations (AFICO) in Los Angeles in 1977. He was also a delegate to the Twenty-First Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in 1975.<ref name=":1" /> In September 1964, a delegation consisting of Bhatt and two journalists – Mr. SR Mohan Das from the Economic Times, and Mr. Raghuvir Desai from Majoor Sandesh, Ahmedabad visited England to meet with [[Frank Cousins (British politician)\|Frank Cousins]], the general secretary of Transport and General Workers Union

	He was also strongly associated with the unions of [[MOIL]] (Manganese Ore (India) Limited) and [[Western Coalfields\|WCL]] (Western Coal Fields). He was also associated with DPC (Delhi Productivity Council) and NPC (National Productivity Council).		He was also strongly associated with the unions of [[MOIL]] (Manganese Ore (India) Limited) and [[Western Coalfields\|WCL]] (Western Coal Fields). He was also associated with DPC (Delhi Productivity Council) and NPC (National Productivity Council).

	== Post retirement ==		== Post retirement ==
	After retiring from politics, Bhatt started his own social service organization called CLEAR or Center for Labour Education and Social Research. The organization was based out of his residence in Delhi and had an office in [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh\|Bilaspur, MP (now Chhattisgarh)]]. He served as part of this until his death in 2013. He was ~~referred to~~ as a freedom fighter on several occasions by [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam\|Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam]] and [[P. V. Narasimha Rao\|PV Narasimha Rao]].{{cn\|date=April 2021}}		After retiring from politics, Bhatt started his own social service organization called CLEAR or Center for Labour Education and Social Research. The organization was based out of his residence in Delhi and had an office in [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh\|Bilaspur, MP (now Chhattisgarh)]]. He served as part of this until his death in 2013. He was revered as a freedom fighter on several occasions by [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam\|Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam]] and [[P. V. Narasimha Rao\|PV Narasimha Rao]].{{cn\|date=April 2021}}

	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
[[File:NKBhatt.jpg|alt=Nand Kishore Bhatt|thumb|An exuberant picture of Shri Nand Kishore Bhatt]]
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| birth_place = Shajapur
| residence = Tara Apartments, New Delhi
| death_date = {{death date|2013|01|14|df=y}}
| death_place = New Delhi
| office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[ Rajya Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| term = MP – 1966–72, 1972–78, 1980–86
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| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
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| spouse = Smt. Tara Priyadarshini Bhatt
| children = Anama Acharya, Dr. Anjana Raval, Aparna Trivedi, Anupam Bhatt
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'''Nand Kishore Bhatt''' (1919-2013) was an Indian politician. He was a [[Member of Parliament]] representing [[Madhya Pradesh]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] the [[upper house]] of [[Parliament of India|India's Parliament]] as member of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web | url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/b.pdf | title=RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003 | publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]] | accessdate=29 March 2018}}</ref><ref name="Sabha1982">{{cite book|author=India. Parliament. Lok Sabha|title=Lok Sabha Debates|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nW83AAAAIAAJ|accessdate=29 March 2018|year=1982|publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat.|page=347}}</ref><ref name="Reed1984">{{cite book|author=Sir Stanley Reed|title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kh-2AAAAIAAJ|accessdate=29 March 2018|year=1984|publisher=Bennett, Coleman.|page=845}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Parliamentary Debates: Official Report|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J2VPAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=30 March 2018|year=1982|publisher=Council of States Secretariat|page=95}}</ref> In his tribute read out in Rajya Sabha by the then [[Mohammad Hamid Ansari|vice president, Dr. Hamid Ansari]], he was described as a distinguished parliamentarian, a veteran freedom fighter and a distinguished trade unionist.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=RAJYA SABHA, SYNOPSIS OF DEBATE|url=http://164.100.47.5/newsynopsis1/Englishsessionno/228/Synopsis%20English%20dated%2021.2.13.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

== Early life ==
Bhatt was born in [[Shajapur|Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh]] on December 17, 1919, to Shri Sidhnathji Bhatt. When in eighth grade, his father asked him to drop out of school and join his other brothers in their farming practice. Bhatt did not want to discontinue his education but wanted to study further and also join the freedom struggle as India was still being ruled by the [[British Raj|British]]. Therefore, he left home and went to the city of Indore, which had better schools and gave him an opportunity to join the freedom struggle. He completed his education including a BA and law degree. His alma mater included Christian College – [[Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya|DAV University]] – Indore, [[Madhav University|Madhav College – Ujjain]], Agra University, Nagpur University and [[University of Delhi|Delhi University]].<ref name=":1" />

== Freedom struggle ==
A freedom fighter and a trade unionist, Bhatt actively participated in the freedom struggle and was imprisoned during the [[Quit India Movement]].<ref name=":1" />

== Political career ==

=== Parliamentarian (MP, Rajya Sabha) ===
Bhatt represented the State of [[Madhya Pradesh]] in the upper house, [[Rajya Sabha]], from April 1966 to April 1972; from April 1972 to April 1978; and, again from June 1980 to June 1986.<ref name=":1" /> He contested the Lok Sabha election in 1977 from the Indore constituency after the emergency and lost the election by one of the most narrow margins.

=== Trade unionist ===
Bhatt was associated with the [[Indian National Trade Union Congress|INTUC (Indian National Trade Union Congress)]] since its inception in 1947 and held various positions in that organisation. He served as its president from 1980 to 1984. Throughout his life, he was actively involved in welfare activities for labourers, miners and workers in various sectors. He was chairman of the Joint Committee on the Plantations Labour Bill during 1974 to 1975.

Bhatt visited the [[United States|United States of America]] and [[Japan]] to study the productivity movement and industrial relations systems in these countries. He was the Leader of the Indian Delegation Young Workers Conference at [[Casablanca|Casablanca, Morocco]], in 1962. Bhatt had attended various International Conferences on labour welfare and trade unions notably the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions ([[International Confederation of Free Trade Unions|ICFTU]]) Congress at Vienna in 1955 and at London in 1972; [[International Labour Organization|ILO]] Conferences at Geneva in 1955, 1972 and 1973 and Eighth Constitutional Convention of the American Federation of Labour and Congress of Industrial Organisations (AFICO) in Los Angeles in 1977. He was also a delegate to the Twenty-First Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in 1975.<ref name=":1" /> In September 1964, a delegation consisting of Bhatt and two journalists – Mr. SR Mohan Das from the Economic Times, and Mr. Raghuvir Desai from Majoor Sandesh, Ahmedabad visited England to meet with [[Frank Cousins]], the general secretary of Transport and General Workers Union

He was also strongly associated with the unions of [[MOIL]] (Manganese Ore (India) Limited) and [[Western Coalfields|WCL]] (Western Coal Fields). He was also associated with DPC (Delhi Productivity Council) and NPC (National Productivity Council).

== Post retirement ==
After retiring from politics, Bhatt started his own social service organization called CLEAR or Center for Labour Education and Social Research. The organization was based out of his residence in Delhi and had an office in [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur, MP (now Chhattisgarh)]]. He served as part of this until his death in 2013. He was referred to as a freedom fighter on several occasions by [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam|Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam]] and [[P. V. Narasimha Rao|PV Narasimha Rao]].{{cn|date=April 2021}}

== Personal life ==
Bhatt married Tara Vyas in 1945. They had four children - three daughters and one son. Bhattwas a voracious reader who keenly read all hindu epics frequently. He consistently practiced Yoga and took keen interest in Indian music including playing the Sitar. He suffered a stroke during an Angiogram. He earlier had bypass surgery in 1999. As a result, while he was still able to perform all routine tasks, his eyesight significantly deteriorated affecting his ability to read. He died in his sleep on January 14, 2013. He was survived by his 4 children, 10 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.<ref name=":1" />

==References.==
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[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]
[[Category:1919 births]]
[[Category:2013 deaths]]