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'''Harihar Nath Shastri''' was | '''Harihar Nath Shastri''' was an Indian politician who belonged to [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/factionalpolitic0000bras | url-access=registration | quote=harihar nath shastri. | title=Factional Politics in an Indian State: The Congress Party in Uttar Pradesh | publisher=University of California Press | author=Brass, Paul |authorlink=Paul Brass | year=1965 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/factionalpolitic0000bras/page/197 197] | accessdate=29 April 2014}}</ref> | ||
He was the first Member of Parliament of [[Kanpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kanpur]]. He also actively worked as the labour leader. In the late 1920s, he was seen as communist but was considered to be moderate by the late 1930s.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JTZALAjtrR0C&q=harihar+nath+shastri&pg=PA290 | title=Lost Worlds: Indian Labour and Its Forgotten Histories | publisher=Orient Blackswan | author=Joshi, Chitra | year=2003 | pages=290 | isbn=9788178240220 | accessdate=29 April 2014}}</ref> He was the first President of Indian National Railway Workers Federation (INRWF) in 1948.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nfirindia.org/About_History.aspx | title=History: National Federation of Indian Railwaymen | accessdate=29 April 2014}}</ref> In 1925 he was recruited as a life member of the [[Servants of the People Society]], by its founder-director, the late [[Lala Lajpat Rai]], with whom he worked for a year as his private secretary. In 1947 he became a member of the [[Constituent Assembly of India]], and on its dissolution became a member of the [[Indian Parliament]]. | He was the first Member of Parliament of [[Kanpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kanpur]]. He also actively worked as the labour leader. In the late 1920s, he was seen as communist but was considered to be moderate by the late 1930s.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JTZALAjtrR0C&q=harihar+nath+shastri&pg=PA290 | title=Lost Worlds: Indian Labour and Its Forgotten Histories | publisher=Orient Blackswan | author=Joshi, Chitra | year=2003 | pages=290 | isbn=9788178240220 | accessdate=29 April 2014}}</ref> He was the first President of Indian National Railway Workers Federation (INRWF) in 1948.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nfirindia.org/About_History.aspx | title=History: National Federation of Indian Railwaymen | accessdate=29 April 2014}}</ref> In 1925 he was recruited as a life member of the [[Servants of the People Society]], by its founder-director, the late [[Lala Lajpat Rai]], with whom he worked for a year as his private secretary. In 1947 he became a member of the [[Constituent Assembly of India]], and on its dissolution became a member of the [[Indian Parliament]]. | ||
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Harihar Nath Shastri हरि हर नाथ शास्त्री | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1952–1953 | |
| Succeeded by | S. N. Tandon |
| Constituency | Kanpur Central |
| Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 1936–1939 | |
| In office 1946–1947 | |
| President, All India Trade Union Congress | |
| In office 1933–1935 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1905 Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Education | Graduate from BHU |
Harihar Nath Shastri was an Indian politician who belonged to Indian National Congress.[1] He was the first Member of Parliament of Kanpur. He also actively worked as the labour leader. In the late 1920s, he was seen as communist but was considered to be moderate by the late 1930s.[2] He was the first President of Indian National Railway Workers Federation (INRWF) in 1948.[3] In 1925 he was recruited as a life member of the Servants of the People Society, by its founder-director, the late Lala Lajpat Rai, with whom he worked for a year as his private secretary. In 1947 he became a member of the Constituent Assembly of India, and on its dissolution became a member of the Indian Parliament.
References[edit]
- ↑ Brass, Paul (1965). Factional Politics in an Indian State: The Congress Party in Uttar Pradesh. University of California Press. pp. 197. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
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- ↑ Joshi, Chitra (2003). Lost Worlds: Indian Labour and Its Forgotten Histories. Orient Blackswan. p. 290. ISBN 9788178240220. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ↑ "History: National Federation of Indian Railwaymen". Retrieved 29 April 2014.