| Birth Date |
2nd May, 1929, Calcutta |
| Parents |
Late Shri Gangeya Narottam Shastri & Late Smt. Rupeshwari Devi |
| Education & Degree |
M.A. (Hindi), LL.B. - Education at Sarswat Kshatrita Vidalaya, Presidency College, Vidyasagar College, Calcutta.
First Class First in M.A. Hindi in 1952.
Honorary D.Litt. from Banaras Hindu University and Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur. |
| Marriage & Family |
Married on 26th January, 1953 to Smt. Indira Devi (deceased 1988). One daughter – Smt. Bharti Sharma. |
| Profession |
Appointed Lecturer in Hindi Dept., Calcutta University in 1953. Retired as Professor in 1994.
Associated with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh since 1944.
Held prominent positions in various organizations like ABVP, BJP, Bhartiya Bhasha Parishad etc. |
| Publications |
'Kavi Nirala Ki Kavya Vedna Tatha Anya Nibandh', 'Kuch Chandan Ki Kuch Kapur Ki', 'Chintan Mudra',
'Anuchintan', 'Tulsi Ke Hiye Heyri', 'Bangla Desh Ke Sandarbh Main', 'Smaran Ko Patheya Banahe Do',
'Sudhiyan Us Chandan Ke Van Ki', 'Bhakti Aur Sharanagati', 'Gyan Aur Karma', 'Anant Path Ke Pathik-Dharamveer Bharti',
'Jeevan Path Par Chalte Chalte' |
| Translation Work |
'Upma Kalidasasya' (Bangla to Hindi), 'Sankalp-Santras-Sankalp',
'Mahatma Gandhi Ka Samaj Darshan' (English to Hindi) |
| Edited Works |
'Darshak Aur Aaj Ka Hindi Rangmanch', 'Balmukand Gupta-ek Mulyankan',
'Bangla Desh; Sanskriti aur Sahitya', 'Tulsidas : Aaj Ke Sandarbha Mein', 'Calcutta-1993',
'Amar Aag Hai' (Poems of Atal Behari Vajpayee), Chief Editor of 'Ras Vrindavan' (1979–84) |
| Political Career |
MLA - West Bengal Assembly (1977-82), Rajya Sabha Member (1992–98),
Held several positions in BJP including State President, National Vice President, NEC Member |
| International Visits |
Visited Surinam, Guyana, Trinidad, USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Russia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh |
| Awards & Honours |
Acharya Ramchandra Shukla Puruskar, State Literary Awards, Sahitya Bhushan Samman,
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Samman, Rajrishi Tandon Hindi Sevi Samman, and others |
| Special Interests |
Poetry recitation, travel, education, literature, philosophy |
| Others |
Raised awareness on infiltration issues from Bangladesh into West Bengal |
| Permanent Address |
280-Chitranjan Avenue, Calcutta-700006, West Bengal |