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Shri '''Prakash Vir Shastri''' ([[1923]] - [[1977]]) was a noted Member of the [[Parliament of India]] ([[Sansad]]).

Born in 1923 as '''[[Om]] [[Prakash]] [[Tyagi]]''', he eventually earned his [[Shastri]] degree from [[Banaras Hindu University]]. He was politically active as a young man, obtaining his M.A. degree from [[Agra University]], and eventually rising to become Vice-Chancellor of [[Gurukul]] [[Vrindavan]]. Shri Shastri was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] in 1958 and from that time till his passing served in the Parliament as an Independent member of both the [[Lok Sabha]] <ref>http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok04/state/04lsup.htm</ref> and [[Rajya Sabha]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eci.gov.in/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1962/Vol_I_LS_62.pdf|title=Key Highlights on General Elections, 1962 to the Third Lokh Sabha|author=Election Commission of New Delhi|accessmonthday = [[May 6]]|accessyear = [[2007]]|date=[[1962]]}}</ref> He was elected as a [[Jana Sang]] nominee in 1974.

Known for his eloquence and forceful oratory style, Shri Shastri was also internationally recognized as a devotee of the [[Arya Samaj]] movement, a branch of Hinduism dedicated to the [[Vedas]]. [<ref><{{cite web|url=http://www.aryasamaj.org/newsite/node/142|title=The Triumph at Tankara|author=Brigadier Chitranjan Sawant, VSM|accessmonthday=[[May 6]]|accessyear = [[2007]]|date=[[Feb 22]], [[2002]]|publisher=[[Aryasamag Database Online]]}}</ref> Shri Shastri was also opposed to the official designation of [[English language|English]] as the national language of India, instead preferring [[Hindi]], the country's classical native tongue derived from [[Sanskrit]]. [http://www.ciil-ebooks.net/html/langMove/engoff.html] He was also known for proposing the [[Religious Protection Bill]] in March of 1960 in the Lok Sabha, which called for the protection of religious minorities in the face of mass conversions occurring by force across the country at the time. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsrackwww.inassamtribune.com/jun0406/DisplayNewsItemedit1.do%3bjsessionidhtml|title=aZQNiSDLoAS_?niReligious Conversions and Religious Freedom|author=4Poonam I. Kaushish|accessmonthday=[[May 6.]]|accessyear=[[2007]]|date=[[Jun 4]], [[2006%2F47.at.crawler%2Fni12.edit1.html]]|publisher=[[The Assam Tribune]]}}</ref>

Shri Shastri was killed in a train accident on [[23 November]], [[1977]]. He left behind a wife and two children.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://megassembly.gov.in/proceedings/1977/30-11-1977.htm</ref>|title He= leftParliament behindProceedings|accessmonthday a= wife[[May and6]]|accessyear two= [[2007]]|date = [[Nov 30]], [[1977]]|publisher = [[Indian Government]]}}</ref> children.

Shri Shastri was killed in a train accident on [[23 November]], [[1977]].<ref>http://megassembly.gov.in/proceedings/1977/30-11-1977.htm</ref> He left behind a wife and two children.

In November 2002, [[North Avenue]] in New Delhi, leading from [[Ram Manohar Lahia Hospital]] to [[Rastrapati Bhawan]], was renamed [[Shri Prakash Vir Shastri Avenue]].<ref>http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=230917] [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021123/ncr1.htm</ref>

In early 2003, a collection of his parliamentary speeches was compiled for publication by former Deputy Prime Minister Shri [[Lal Krishna Advani]].<ref>http://pib.nic.in/archieve/phtgalry/pgyr2003/pg022003/pg21feb2003/21022003.html</ref> {{hindu-bio-stub}}

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