Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Indira_Gandhi_Peace_Prize
Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding
gptkbp:birthDate August 19, 1918
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Bhopal,_India
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:deathDate December 26, 1999
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Allahabad
gptkbp:heldIn gptkb:President_of_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
gptkbp:influenced Indian_politics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Mahatma_Gandhi
gptkbp:knownFor Constitutional law
Political leadership
gptkbp:languageSpoken English
Hindi
gptkbp:legacy Advocacy for minority rights
Promotion of social justice
Influence on future leaders
Support for economic reforms
Contributions_to_Indian_democracy
gptkbp:nationality Indian
gptkbp:notableWork Promotion of science and technology
Advocacy for education reforms
Constitutional_reforms_in_India
gptkbp:placeOfDeath New Delhi, India
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
gptkbp:politicalPosition Secularism
Social democracy
gptkbp:politicalRole 1940s
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:R._Venkataraman
gptkbp:profession lawyer
academic
gptkbp:servedIn Member_of_Parliament
Governor_of_Punjab
Governor_of_Haryana
gptkbp:spouse Smt._Vimla_Sharma
gptkbp:successor gptkb:K._R._Narayanan
gptkbp:termEnd July 25, 1997
gptkbp:termStart July 25, 1992