Shiv Kumar Shastri

Shiv Kumar Shastri (1915-1989) was an Indian politician, social reformer and Vedic Scholar. He was born on 15 October 1915 at Village Arya Nagar, District Aligarh(U.P.).He was Sisodia Rajput. His father was Shri Ram Chandra Singh & mother was Smt. Gayatri Devi. His wife's name was Smt. Somlata Devi. He was a member of the Fourth and Fifth Aligarh (Lok Sabha constituency). He won the 1967 (Fourth) Lok Sabha Elections as an independent candidate. In 1971, he joined Bhartiya Kranti Dal party (led by Shri Chaudhary Charan Singh) and fought the 1971 (Fifth) Lok Sabha Elections. He was the only elected candidate out of 101 candidates of the party in that election.

Education
He studied at Gurukul Suryakund, Badaun (Vidya Bhushan), Sanskrit University, Varanasi (Shastri), and Sanskrit Association, Calcutta (Kavya and Viyakaran Tirth).

Designation
He was President of Arya Pratinidhi Sabha, Uttar Pradesh;Chancellor of Gurukul Brindaban (Mathura); He was Member of (i) Agra University Executive Committee, (ii) Sarvadeshik Arya Pratinidhi Sabha, Delhi (iii) Fourth Lok Sabha, 1967–70 (iv) Fifth Lok Sabha, 1971-77 and (v) Estimates Committee, Lok Sabha.

Social activities
He was involved in social reforms through Arya Samaj, Improvements for Harijans and services for refugees.

Writing
He wrote many books, e.g. Vishwashanti Ka Vedic Sandesh, Shruti Saurabh, Dharti par Swarg, Vedic Varna Vyawastha & Yogiraj Krishna.

Permanent address
Arya Nagar, Madrak, District Aligarh, U.P.