Narain Chand Parashar

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Narain Chand Parashar
Member of the
Nadaun (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Personal details
Born(1934-07-02)2 July 1934
Punjab, India
Died21 February 2001(2001-02-21) (aged 66)
Delhi, India
Political partyIndian National Congress

Narain Chand Parashar (2 July 1934 – 21 February 2001) was an Indian

linguist
and writer.

He was born in

Lahul and Spiti
districts.

He gained BA (Hons) and MA degrees in

University of Delhi. Parashar also gained diplomas in the Chinese, Japanese and Bengali languages, and had knowledge of German, Italian, Spanish, Telugu, Tamil and Punjabi
.

As a linguist, he wanted to develop the

Indian Constitution
, a demand currently under the consideration of the Government of India.

Parashar was an author in English, Hindi and Pahari, and was an authority on Parliamentary procedure,

sociopolitical problems of the hilly areas of the country. He also translated the Buddhist texts Dhampadda, Bodhicharyavataara, and Saddharmapundriksutra (the Lotus Sutra) into his native Pahari language. He was awarded a Doctorate
by the University of Delhi for his critical analysis of the Bodhicharyavataara.

Professor Parashar was a follower of the ideas of the Indian independence leader Netaji

Buddha Purnima
every year.

Parashar worked to promote the legacy of Himachali leaders and freedom fighters. He wrote the biography of Pahari Gandhi Baba Kanshi Ram, poet and freedom fighter,[1] and was successful in getting a postage stamp released in his honour by the then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, in 1983.

Parliamentary career

Narain Chand Parashar was elected three times to the Lok Sabha, or lower house of the Parliament of India; the 5th (1971–1977), the 7th (1980–1984), and the 8th Lok Sabha (1984–1989).[2] He received the "Best Parliamentarian Award" for the year 1987, the award being presented by the then Vice-President of India Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma. Parashar served as the Chairman of the Committee on Government Assurances for four years (1986–89).

Parashar represented India several times in international fora, the United Nations General Assembly sessions in 1980 and in 1986 (New York City), the UNESCO Conference in 1985, and the international conclave to solve the Nicaragua problem, held in Lisbon. Parashar was awarded honorary citizenship of New Jersey, USA in 1986.

Parashar was the only member of the

Nadaun assembly seat again in 1993 and was the Education minister of the state until 1998. He used his position to get various centrally sponsored schemes sanctioned for Himachal, Sanskrit Vidyapeeth at Kaleshwar in Kangra, Kendriya Vidyalayas in Hamirpur and Nadaun. DPEP (District Primary Education Programme), ICDS schemes for various blocks of the state were introduced. In addition the state's achievements in the field of education, during his tenure, were acclaimed by Dr. Amratya Sen. Parashar died on 21 February 2001 in Delhi.[3]

References

  1. ^ "bio". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2007.
  2. ^ "fioe". Retrieved 23 November 2007.
  3. ^ "Obituary References".