Yagya Dutt Sharma, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian politician
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Place of Birth: Punjab, India
About Yagya Dutt Sharma
- Veer Yagya Dutt Sharma (21 October 1922 in Takhatgarh village, Ropar district, Punjab, India – 4 July 1996 in New Delhi)(formerly known as `Banarsi Dass Chandan' was an Indian politician, who has been associated with RSS and one of the founding member of Bhartiya Jan Sangh, was a member of fourth and sixth Lok Sabha representing Amritsar and Gurdaspur parliamentary constituencies in Punjab during 1967-70 and 1977-79.
- He was also a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party.
- His memorable contribution in establishing Bhartiya Jan Sangh in the rural areas of hills of Punjab ( Kangra Una Hamirpur & Shimla)which are presently the part of Himachal Pradesh deserves a special mention .
- He was the Governor of Odisha from 1990 to 1993.An ayurvedic physician by profession, he worked to improve indigenous system of medicine and to promote the ayurvedic system of medicine.
- During the famines of 1943 in Bengal and Kangra-Kula valley in 1945-46, he along with a team of doctors from Punjab provided relief to the famine-stricken people. He also worked for the relief and rehabilitation of refugees in 1947 and rendered medical assistance to the sick.
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