Shankar Dayal Sharma

Date of Birth:	19 August 1918
Date of Death:	26 December 1999
President of India
Tenure Order:	9th President
Took Office:	25 July 1992
Left Office:	25 July 1997
Predecessor:	R.Venkataraman
Successor:	K.R.Narayanan

Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (August 19, 1918 - December 26, 1999) was an Indian scholar and politician, most notable for serving as President of India from 1992 until 1997. August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Executive President Prime Minister The Union Ministries Legislative Parliament Rajya Sabha Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Lok Sabha Speaker of the House Judicial Supreme Court Chief Justice of the Supreme Court High Courts District Courts Constitution Fundamental Rights and Directive principles Regions States and territories Elections General Elections State Assembly... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ramaswamy Venkataraman (born 4th December 1910) is an Indian political figure. ... Kocheril Raman Narayanan, usually known just as K. R. Narayanan (b. ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Executive President Prime Minister The Union Ministries Legislative Parliament Rajya Sabha Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Lok Sabha Speaker of the House Judicial Supreme Court Chief Justice of the Supreme Court High Courts District Courts Constitution Fundamental Rights and Directive principles Regions States and territories Elections General Elections State Assembly... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Education and early life

Sharma studied in Britain as a young man. He attended Cambridge University and Oxford University. He was a bar-at-law from Lincoln's Inn and taught law at Cambridge University in 1946-47. He took his M.A. degrees in English literature, Hindi and Sanskrit. REDIRECT [1] ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Part of Lincolns Inn drawn by Thomas Shepherd c. ... REDIRECT [1] ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ... English in common usage may refer to: The English language. ... Open Directory Project: Literature World Literature Electronic Text Archives Magazines and E-zines Online Writing Writers Resources Libraries, Digital Cataloguing, Metadata Distance Learning Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Classicism in Literature The Universal Library, by Carnegie Mellon University Project Gutenberg Online Library Abacci - Project Gutenberg texts matched with Amazon... Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken mainly in North and Central India. ... The Sanskrit language ( संस्कृता वाक्) is one of the earliest attested members of the Indo-European language family and is not only a classical language, but also an official language of India. ...

Shankar Dayal Sharma was married to Vimala Sharma.

Political initiation

During the 1940s he was involved in the struggle for Indian independence from Britain, and joined the Indian National Congress, a party which he would remain loyal to for the rest of his life. In 1952 he became the chief minister of Bhopal and served in that position until the state reorganization of 1956, when Bhopal merged with several other states to form the state of Madhya Pradesh. Indian National Congress (also known as the Congress Party, abbreviated INC) is a major political party in India. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A Chief Minister is the elected Head of Government of a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British overseas territory that has attained self-government. ... Bhopal, marked in red, lies in central India. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Madhya Pradesh (मध्य प्रदेश) is a state in central India. ...

Active political life

During the 1960s Sharma supported Indira Gandhi's quest for leadership of the Congress Party. He served in her cabinet as the minister for Communication from 1974-77. Later on, he was given a variety of ceremonial posts. In 1984 he began serving as a governor of Indian states, first in Andhra Pradesh. During this time, his daughter and son-in-law were killed by Sikh militants. In 1985 he left Andhra Pradesh and became governor of Punjab during a time of violence between the Indian government and Sikh militants, many of whom lived in Punjab. He left Punjab in 1986 and took up his final governorship in Maharashtra. He remained governor of that state until 1987 when he was elected for a 5-year term as Vice-President of India and chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Indira Gandhi (इन्दिरा प्रियदर्शिनी गान्धी) (November 19, 1917 – October 31, 1984) was Prime Minister of India from January 19, 1966 to March 24, 1977, and from January 14, 1980 until her assassination in 1984. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... Andhra Pradesh (ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశం in Telugu) (Āndhra Prādesh), a state in South India, lies between 12°41 and 22°N latitude and 77° and 84°40E longitude . ... The Golden Temple is a sacred shrine for Sikhs Sikhism (Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖੀ) is one of the major world religions. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 The Punjab (Meaning: Land of five Rivers) (also Panjab, Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬ, Shahmukhi: پنجاب) is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Vice-President of India is second behind the President in the Executive branch of the Government of India. ... Executive President Vice-President Prime Minister Dy. ...

Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma was known be a stickler for parliamentary norms. He is known to have broken down in the Rajya Sabha while witnessing the members of the house create a din on a political issue. His grief brought back some order into the proceedings of the house.

Presidential election

Sharma served as Vice-President until 1992, when he was elected President. After a difficult campaign, he received 66% of the votes in the electoral college, defeating George Swell. During his five-year term, he was active in ceremonial matters and was in charge of dismissing and appointing governors. During his last year as President, it was his responsibility to swear in three prime ministers. He did not run for a second term as President.

Illness and death

During the last five years of his life, Sharma suffered from ill health. On October 9 1999, he suffered a massive heart attack and was admitted to a hospital in New Delhi, where he died. October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in Leap years). ... This article is about the city which is the capital of India. ...

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