Anil Kumar Shastri (born 4 June 1948) is an Indian politician and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress.[1] He is known for his outspoken views. Presently, he is Chairman of the Hindi Department in All India Congress Committee.[2] He was elected to the ninth Lok Sabha from Varanasi in 1989 as member of Janata Dal and was a Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India.
Anil Kumar Shastri | |
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| Member of Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1989–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Shyamlal Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Shrish Chandra Dikshit |
| Constituency | Varanasi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 June 1948 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Janata Dal |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | Ashridge Executive Education at Hult International Business School |
Early life
editAnil Shastri was born in Lucknow to Lal Bahadur Shastri, a former Prime Minister of India and Lalita Shastri. He is an alumnus of St. Columba's School, Delhi and St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. He completed his Advanced Management Programme at Ashridge Business School, now part of Hult International Business School.
Career
editSocial and educational activities
editHe has been instrumental in promoting higher education particularly in the field of management. He has set up three institutions and is the Chairman of Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management & Technology, Bareilly, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Technology & Management, Indore and Lal Bahadur Shastri polytechnic, Manda, Allahabad. Anil Shastri is Holding Trustee of Lal Bahadur Shastri National Memorial Trust which is involved with various socio-cultural activities. Anil Shastri also worked with a leading TATA Company, Voltas for seventeen years in senior positions.
His son Adarsh Shastri has worked in the corporate world for 17 years in senior positions who quit his job with Apple and joined the Aam Aadmi Party. He unsuccessfully contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Allahabad, UP constituency and then won Feb. 2015 Delhi Assembly elections from Dwarka Constituency of Delhi.
Positions held
edit- Member of Parliament (for Janata Dal), ninth Lok Sabha, Varanasi, 1989
- Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India
Publications
edit- Pavan Choudary and Anil Shastri. Lal Bahadur Shastri: Lessons in Leadership. Wisdom Village Publications, 2014. ISBN 9789380710365.
References
edit- ^ "Congress will form government on its own or sit in oppositionn: Shastri". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ "Govt Underestimated Hazare's Movement: Anil Shastri". Outlook. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.