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	'''Shashi Bhushan''' (1924–2011) was an [[Indian independence activist]], social worker, politician, writer and an institution builder.<ref name="Political career">{{cite web \| url=http://www.indiamart.com/shri-shashi-bhushan/services.html \| title=Political career \| publisher=Shashi Bhushan Sansad \| date=2016 \| access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> He was the founder of several organisations such as Rashtriya Ekta Samiti, All India Freedom Fighters' Organisation,<ref name="All India Freedom Fighters’ Organisation">{{cite web \| url=http://www.lexisnexis.com/documents/academic/upa_cis/2810_IndianPamSubContPt5.pdf \| title=All India Freedom Fighters' Organisation \| publisher=Lexis Nexis \| date=2016 \| access-date=13 June 2016 \| pages=6}}</ref> Punjab Ekta Samiti and the Institute for Socialist Education, and represented [[Khargone (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Khargone]] (Madhya Pradesh) ( 1967- 1971) and South Delhi constituency in the [[5th Lok Sabha]] (1971–1977).<ref name="Shashi Bhushan, Former MP No More">{{cite web \| url=http://indiawires.com/2192/news/national/shashi-bhushan-former-mp-no-more/ \| title=Shashi Bhushan, Former MP No More \| publisher=India Wires \| date=30 September 2011 \| access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="About Shri Shashi Bhushan">{{cite web \| url=http://www.indiamart.com/shri-shashi-bhushan/aboutus.html \| title=About Shri Shashi Bhushan \| publisher=India Mart \| date=2016 \| access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref>		'''Shashi Bhushan''' (1924–2011) was an [[Indian independence activist]], social worker, politician, writer and an institution builder.<ref name="Political career">{{cite web \| url=http://www.indiamart.com/shri-shashi-bhushan/services.html \| title=Political career \| publisher=Shashi Bhushan Sansad \| date=2016 \| access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> He was the founder of several organisations such as Rashtriya Ekta Samiti, All India Freedom Fighters' Organisation,<ref name="All India Freedom Fighters’ Organisation">{{cite web \| url=http://www.lexisnexis.com/documents/academic/upa_cis/2810_IndianPamSubContPt5.pdf \| title=All India Freedom Fighters' Organisation \| publisher=Lexis Nexis \| date=2016 \| access-date=13 June 2016 \| pages=6}}</ref> Punjab Ekta Samiti and the Institute for Socialist Education, and represented [[Khargone (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Khargone]] (Madhya Pradesh) ( 1967- 1971) and South Delhi constituency in the [[5th Lok Sabha]] (1971–1977).<ref name="Shashi Bhushan, Former MP No More">{{cite web \| url=http://indiawires.com/2192/news/national/shashi-bhushan-former-mp-no-more/ \| title=Shashi Bhushan, Former MP No More \| publisher=India Wires \| date=30 September 2011 \| access-date=13 June 2016 \| archive-date=6 August 2016 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806164311/http://indiawires.com/2192/news/national/shashi-bhushan-former-mp-no-more/ \| url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="About Shri Shashi Bhushan">{{cite web \| url=http://www.indiamart.com/shri-shashi-bhushan/aboutus.html \| title=About Shri Shashi Bhushan \| publisher=India Mart \| date=2016 \| access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref>

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Born on 11 November 1924 at [[Gwalior#Lashkar\|Lashkar]] of the Indian state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. Shashi Bhushan was involved in the Indian freedom struggle and participated in the [[Quit India movement]].<ref name="Biography">{{cite web \| url=http://shashibhushansansadff.in/biography.htm \| title=Biography \| publisher=Shashi Bhushan Sansad \| date=2016 \| access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref>		Born on 11 November 1924 at [[Gwalior#Lashkar\|Lashkar]] of the Indian princely state of [[Gwalior]], now in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]). Shashi Bhushan was involved in the Indian freedom struggle and participated in the [[Quit India movement]].<ref name="Biography">{{cite web \| url=http://shashibhushansansadff.in/biography.htm \| title=Biography \| publisher=Shashi Bhushan Sansad \| date=2016 \| access-date=13 June 2016 \| archive-date=24 March 2016 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324035035/http://shashibhushansansadff.in/biography.htm \| url-status=dead }}</ref>

	== Political career ==		== Political career ==
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	== Awards and Honour ==		== Awards and Honour ==
	The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 2006, for his contributions to public affairs.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2016 \| access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref> The Institute for Social Education, an institution he founded in 1970, was awarded the ''National Communal Harmony Award'' by the President of India in 2007.<ref name="National Communal Harmony Award">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/hindi/sites/upload_files/mhahindi/files/ComHarmAwd_0.pdf \| title=National Communal Harmony Award \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2016 \| access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref>		The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 2006, for his contributions to public affairs.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2016 \| access-date=3 January 2016 \| archive-date=19 October 2017 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019215108/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| url-status=dead }}</ref> The Institute for Social Education, an institution he founded in 1970, was awarded the ''National Communal Harmony Award'' by the President of India in 2007.<ref name="National Communal Harmony Award">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/hindi/sites/upload_files/mhahindi/files/ComHarmAwd_0.pdf \| title=National Communal Harmony Award \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2016 \| access-date=13 June 2016 \| archive-date=8 October 2016 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008090446/http://mha.nic.in/hindi/sites/upload_files/mhahindi/files/ComHarmAwd_0.pdf \| url-status=dead }}</ref>

	== Personal life and death ==		== Personal life and death ==
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'''Shashi Bhushan''' (1924–2011) was an [[Indian independence activist]], social worker, politician, writer and an institution builder.<ref name="Political career">{{cite web | url=http://www.indiamart.com/shri-shashi-bhushan/services.html | title=Political career | publisher=Shashi Bhushan Sansad | date=2016 | access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> He was the founder of several organisations such as Rashtriya Ekta Samiti, All India Freedom Fighters' Organisation,<ref name="All India Freedom Fighters’ Organisation">{{cite web | url=http://www.lexisnexis.com/documents/academic/upa_cis/2810_IndianPamSubContPt5.pdf | title=All India Freedom Fighters' Organisation | publisher=Lexis Nexis | date=2016 | access-date=13 June 2016 | pages=6}}</ref> Punjab Ekta Samiti and the Institute for Socialist Education, and represented [[Khargone (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khargone]] (Madhya Pradesh) ( 1967- 1971) and South Delhi constituency in the [[5th Lok Sabha]] (1971–1977).<ref name="Shashi Bhushan, Former MP No More">{{cite web | url=http://indiawires.com/2192/news/national/shashi-bhushan-former-mp-no-more/ | title=Shashi Bhushan, Former MP No More | publisher=India Wires | date=30 September 2011 | access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="About Shri Shashi Bhushan">{{cite web | url=http://www.indiamart.com/shri-shashi-bhushan/aboutus.html | title=About Shri Shashi Bhushan | publisher=India Mart | date=2016 | access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Born on 11 November 1924 at [[Gwalior#Lashkar|Lashkar]] of the Indian state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. Shashi Bhushan was involved in the Indian freedom struggle and participated in the [[Quit India movement]].<ref name="Biography">{{cite web | url=http://shashibhushansansadff.in/biography.htm | title=Biography | publisher=Shashi Bhushan Sansad | date=2016 | access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref>

== Political career ==
After the Indian independence, he continued his association with the [[Indian National Congress]] and contested in the [[1971 Indian general election|Indian general elections of 1971]], winning from [[South Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|South Delhi constituency]] against [[Balraj Madhok]], the then president of [[Jan Sangh]].<ref name="Former MP Shashi Bhushan Dead - Outlook India">{{cite web | url=http://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/former-mp-shashi-bhushan-dead/736749 | title=Former MP Shashi Bhushan Dead – Outlook India | publisher=Outlook India | date=30 September 2011 | access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> He was the author ''Feroze Gandhi: A Political Biography'',<ref name="Feroze Gandhi: A Political Biography">{{cite web | url=http://www.cse.iitk.ac.in/users/amit/books/bhushan-1977-feroze-gandhi-political.html | title=Feroze Gandhi: A Political Biography | publisher=Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur | date=2016 | access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> the only known work about the life of the politician-journalist husband of [[Indira Gandhi]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Feroze Gandhi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XP37QveRKL4C&pg=PP2|year=2008|publisher=Frank Bros. & Co.|isbn=978-81-8409-494-7|pages=2–}}</ref> He has been [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Khargone (Lok Sabha constituency)]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] from 1967-1971 and [[South Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)]] in [[5th Lok Sabha]].

== Awards and Honour ==
The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 2006, for his contributions to public affairs.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref> The Institute for Social Education, an institution he founded in 1970, was awarded the ''National Communal Harmony Award'' by the President of India in 2007.<ref name="National Communal Harmony Award">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/hindi/sites/upload_files/mhahindi/files/ComHarmAwd_0.pdf | title=National Communal Harmony Award | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref>

== Personal life and death ==
He died on 30 September 2011, at the age of 86, succumbing to age-related illnesses, survived by his wife, son and daughter.<ref name="Former MP Shashi Bhushan dead - ReDiff">{{cite web | url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/former-mp-shashi-bhushan-dead/20110930.htm | title=Former MP Shashi Bhushan dead – ReDiff | publisher=ReDiff News | date=30 September 2011 | access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Haridas Mundhra]]
* [[Feroze Gandhi]]
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{cite book | url=http://www.cse.iitk.ac.in/users/amit/books/bhushan-1977-feroze-gandhi-political.html | title=Feroze Gandhi: A Political Biography | publisher=Progressive People's Sector Publications | author=Shashi Bhushan | year=1977 | pages=220}}

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