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	'''Vishnu Shastri''' (2 May 1929 – 17 April 2005) was an ~~[[India]]n~~ politician who served as the governor of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Himachal Pradesh]]. He was also an academician, scholar, poet, philosopher, author, critic, orator, editor and administrator.		'''Vishnu Shastri''' (2 May 1929 – 17 April 2005) was an Indian politician who served as the governor of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Himachal Pradesh]]. He was also an academician, scholar, poet, philosopher, author, critic, orator, editor and administrator.

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{unreferenced|date=February 2018}}{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Vishnu Kant Shastri
| office = [[List of Governors of Uttar Pradesh|24th Governor of Uttar Pradesh]]
| predecessor = [[Suraj Bhan]]
| term = 24 November 2000 - 2 July 2004
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]
| term2 = 1992-1997
| alma_mater = [[University of Calcutta]]
| successor = [[Sudarshan Agrawal]] (Acting)
| office1 = [[List of Governors of Himachal Pradesh|13th Governor of Himachal Pradesh]]
| term1 = 2 December 1999 - 23 November 2000
| successor1 = [[Suraj Bhan]]
| predecessor1 = [[V. S. Ramadevi]]
| death_date = {{death date and age |2005 |04 |17|1929 |05 |02|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1929 |05 |02|df=y}}
}}

'''Vishnu Shastri''' (2 May 1929 – 17 April 2005) was an [[India]]n politician who served as the governor of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Himachal Pradesh]]. He was also an academician, scholar, poet, philosopher, author, critic, orator, editor and administrator.

== Early life ==
A native of [[Kolkata]], Vishnu Kant Shastri completed his B.A. [[LLB]] and [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] from the [[University of Calcutta]] and chose to become a lecturer in [[Hindi language|Hindi]]. After 41 years, he retired as [[Acharya]] of the Hindi department of the University of Calcutta in 1994, marking the end of his academic career.

== Politics ==
Associated with [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]], he entered active politics and served as a member of the [[West Bengal]] Legislative Assembly in 1977. He went on to become one of the founding members of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in 1980 and a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] in 1992.

He was appointed Governor of Himachal Pradesh on 2 December 1999, serving until 23 November 2000 and, the following day, 24 November, was sworn in as Governor of Uttar Pradesh, where he served until 2004, less than a year before his death.

== Literature ==
Vishnu Kant Shastri was a well-known figure in the [[Hindi]] literary world and authored several books, including: ''Kavi Nirala Ki Kavya Vedna Tatha Anya Nibandh'', ''Kuch Chandan Ki Kuch Kapur Ki'', ''Chintan Mudra'', ''Anuchintan'' (literary criticism), ''Tulsi Ke Hiye Heyri'' (essay on [[Tulsidas]]), ''[[Bangla Desh]] Ke Sandarbh Main'' (reportage), ''Smaran Ko Patheya Banahe Do'', ''Sudhiyan Us Chandan Ke Van Ki'' (travelogue and reminiscence), ''[[Bhakti]] Aur Sharanagati'', ''Gyan Aur Karma'' (thought-philosophy), ''Anant Path Ke Pathik-Dharamveer Bharti'', ''Jeevan Path Par Chalte Chalte'' (poetry)

Apart from translating several [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and English poems into Hindi, he translated several books into Hindi as well, including: ''Upma Kalidasasya'' (Bangla to Hindi), ''Sankalp-Santras-Sankalp'' (Poetic translation of fiery poems of [[Bangla Desh]]) and ''[[Mahatma Gandhi]] Ka Samaj Darshan'' (English to Hindi).

Some of the several accolades and laurels Vishnu Kant Shastri won for his literary efforts were "Acharya Ramchandra Shukla Puruskar" by the Government of Uttar Pradesh for his book ''Kuch Chandan Ki Kuch Kapur Ki'' in 1972-73, the Government's State Literary Award for his book ''Bangla Desh Ke Sandarbh Mein'' in 1974-75, Special Award by U.P. Hindi Sansthan for ''Smaran Ko Patheya Banahe Do'' (1978–79), Special Award by Ramayan Mahotsava Pratishthan, [[Chitrakoot district|Chitrakoot]], U.P. for his work on the literature of Tulsidas (1979), Sahitya Bhushan Samman, Dr. [[Ram Manohar Lohia]] Samman, Rajrishi Tandon Hindi Sevi Samman, special lecture on "Ram Charit Manas mein Gyan Aur Karma" as lecturer at Rama Krishna Mission Institute of Culture (1979).

== Family ==
Two weeks before his 76th birthday, Vishnu Kant Shastri was travelling on the [[Danapur]] Express to [[Patna]], intending to provide a discourse on [[Gita]], when he suffered a fatal heart attack. He was married to Indira Devi from 26 January 1953 until her death in 1988. They had one daughter, Bharti Sharma, who survives him.

==External links==
* [http://upgovernor.gov.in/vkshastribio.htm Biographical resume of Vishnu Kant Shastri as governor of Uttar Pradesh]
* [http://www.incometaxinfo.com/vishnukantjishastri.shtml Vishnu Kant Shastri death announcement; includes three official photographs]

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