Sharma, Shankar Dayal

Sharma, Shankar Dayal
▪ 2000

      Indian lawyer and politician who, as an activist in India's struggle for freedom from British colonial rule, was imprisoned for eight months for his role in the independence movement in Bhopal; he served as a member of the All India Congress Committee from 1950 (president 1972–74) and held numerous political offices at the state and national levels; during his term (1992–97) in the largely ceremonial post of president of India, Sharma was respected for his honesty and impartiality (b. Aug. 19, 1918, Bhopal, India—d. Dec. 26, 1999, New Delhi, India).

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▪ president of India
born August 19, 1918, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
died December 26, 1999, New Delhi

      Indian lawyer and politician who was president of India from 1992 to 1997.

      Sharma pursued his higher education at Agra and Lucknow universities. After earning a doctorate in law at the University of Cambridge, he attended Lincoln's Inn in London and Harvard University. In 1940 he began his legal practice in Lucknow and soon after joined the Indian National Congress. Sharma's involvement in the national movement for independence led to his arrest, and he was imprisoned for eight months.

      After 1947 Sharma became active in independent India's political setup and held numerous political offices at the state and national levels. He served as president of the Bhopal State Congress Committee (1950–52) and chief minister of Bhopal state (1952–56). From 1956 to 1971 Sharma was a member of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly. He made his debut in national politics in 1971 when he was elected to the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Indian parliament). In 1972 he was elected president of the Congress Party and served in that position for two years. He was minister of communications (1974–77) in the Congress Party government led by Indira Gandhi (Gandhi, Indira).

      Sharma was appointed governor of Andhra Pradesh (1984), Punjab (1985), and Maharashtra (1986) before becoming the vice president of India in 1987 and president in 1992.

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