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Veer Yagya Dutt Sharma (21 October 1922 – 4 July 1996) (formerly known as Banarsi Dass Chandan) was an Indian politician.[1] He was associated with RSS and was one of the founding members of Bhartiya Jan Sangh. He was a member of the fourth and sixth Lok Sabha representing the Amritsar and Gurdaspur parliamentary constituencies in Punjab during 1967-70 and 1977–79.[1] He was also a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] He was the Governor of Odisha from 1990 to 1993.[1][2][3]

An ayurvedic physician by profession, he worked to improve indigenous system of medicine and to promote the ayurvedic system of medicine.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]

He also worked for the relief and rehabilitation of refugees in 1947 and rendered medical assistance to the sick.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c "BIO - DATA OF GOVERNERS OF ORISSA" (PDF). Orissa Reference Annual - 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Brief History of Odisha Legislative Assembly Since 1937". ws.ori.nic.in. 2011. Archived from the original on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2012. NAME OF THE GOVERNORS OF Odisha
  3. ^ "Orissa Legislative Assembly". Legislative Bodies in India. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012.
Preceded by Governor of Odisha
Feb 1990– Feb 1993
Succeeded by


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