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	Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma
		Sharma was accorded the degree of Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) from (1) Vikram University; (2) Bhopal University; (3) Agra University; (4) Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati; (5) Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore and University of Sofia, Bulgaria.
		Sharma was President of: (i) Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi; and (ii) Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi, and Chairman of: (i) the Jury for the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding, and (ii) the International Jury for the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.
		Sharma was Vice-President of India and Chairman of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) from September 3, 1987 till he assumed office of the President of India in 1992.
	indiapicks.com /stamps/Presidnts_PMs/SD_Sharma.htm (725 words)

	Shankar Dayal Sharma -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Shankar Dayal Sharma (August 19 1918 - December 26 1999) was an (A member of the race of people living in North America when Europeans arrived) Indian scholar and politician, most notable for serving as (Click link for more info and facts about President of India) President of India from 1992 until 1997.
		Sharma studied in Britain as a young man. He attended (A university in England) Cambridge University and (A university in England) Oxford University.
		During the 1960s Sharma supported (Daughter of Nehru who served as prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 (1917-1984)) Indira Gandhi's quest for leadership of the Congress Party.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sh/shankar_dayal_sharma.htm (503 words)

	Shankar Dayal Sharma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Shankar Dayal Sharma (de agosto 19 1918 el de diciembre de 26 1999) era un erudito y político indios, más notable para la porción como presidente de la India a partir de 1992 hasta 1997.
		Sharma estudió en Gran Bretaña como hombre joven.
		Sharma sirvió como vice presidente hasta 1992, cuando lo eligieron presidente.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/sh/Shankar%20Dayal%20Sharma.htm (424 words)

	News Headings
		The Prime Minister said Dr Sharma’s brilliant academic and political career was a saga of dedication and abiding commitment in the pursuit of higher learning and public service.
		Dr Sharma’s contribution in his capacities a Governor, minister and the President of India would never be forgotten, the party spokesperson, Prof Dhukende, said.
		Dr Sharma’s life-long association with the Congress did not prevent him from returning the P.V. Narasimha Rao government’s poll-eve ordinances for a shorter poll campaign period and extending reservation quota to Dalit Christians in 1996, proving his courage which he retained till his last day at Raisina Hills on July 24, 1997.
	www.tribuneindia.com /1999/99dec27/head6.htm (500 words)

	President Sharma Dedicates Somnath Temple to the Nation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Shankar Dayal Sharma, here today marked the completion of a promise made to the people by the Iron man of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, 48 years ago.
		It was on November 13, 1947, that Sardar Patel took a pledge on the shores of the Arabian Sea in Somnath to rebuild the temple over the ruins of the monument left behind by foreign invaders.
		Vimala Sharma, arrived at Jamnagar from Delhi this morning and flew into Bet Dwarka, an island off the Dwarka coast, believed to be the remanants of the original Dwarka of Lord Krishna, and later arrived here to perform the ceremonies at the Somnath temple heralding the end of the work.The BJP national president, Mr.
	mandirnet.org /temple_news/president_somnath_dedication.html.mkr30693 (720 words)

	Encyclopedia: Shankar Dayal Sharma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Shankar Dayal Sharma (August 19, 1918 - December 26, 1999) was an Indian scholar and politician, most notable for serving as President of India from 1992 until 1997.
		August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar.
		The Rajya Sabha (House of States) is the upper house of the parliament of India.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Shankar-Dayal-Sharma (1202 words)

	Former President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma passes away - December 27, 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Shanker Dayal Sharma, former President of India, passed way in New Delhi after a brief illness on December 26, 1999.
		Sharma has had an illustrious career in the fields of Education and Politics.
		Sharma is Bar-at-Law from the Lincoln’s Inn and subsequently taught law at the Cambridge University (1946 — 47).
	www.indianembassy.org /pic/PR_1999/December_99/PR_Dec_27(1)_1999.html (175 words)

	The Scotsman (Edinburgh, Scotland) : Shankar Sharma.(Obituary) @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		SHANKAR Dayal Sharma, India's president from 1992-97 and an ally of the country's foremost political dynasty, has died in New Delhi.
		Sharma was an emotional public leader who sometimes broke down in parliament before unruly politicians.
		Before he took public office, Sharma was associated for decades with the Congress party now led by Sonia Gandhi.
	static.highbeam.com /t/thescotsmanedinburghscotland/december291999/shankarsharmaobituary/index.html (179 words)

	Sharma, Shankar Dayal -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Sharma pursued his higher education at Agra and Lucknow universities.
		On July 25, 1992, Shankar Dayal Sharma was administered the oath of office that made him the ninth president of India.
		Sharma succeeded Ramaswamy Venkataraman in the largely ceremonial position, having won 64.8 percent of the vote in the electoral college, composed of the elected members of both houses of Parliament and of the state legislatures.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9387718?tocId=9387718 (669 words)

	:: Indian national congress - Past Presidents :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Shankar Dayal Sharma, like many Madhya Pradesh politicians, moved to the former princely state of Bhopal from Uttar Pradesh during the state people's movement against feudal tyranny.
		As the person in charge of the parliamentary wing of the AICC, Dr. Sharma had to execute, some very delicate assignments involving changes in State Governments in some of the difficult Congress States.
		He was appointed the Governor of Andhra Pradesh in 1984 but after the recent elections in the Punjab, in the wake of the Longowal-Rajiv Accord between the Prime Minister and the Akali Dal President, who was later assassinated, Dr. Sharma was transferred as the Governor of Punjab.
	www.aicc.org.in /dr_shankar_dayal_sharma.htm (479 words)

	Shankar Dayal Sharma
		Der Artikel Shankar Dayal Sharma gehört zur Kategorie: Mann, Staatspräsident (Indien), Geboren 1918, Gestorben 1999
		Er wurde mehrfach inhaftiert, 1947 floh Sharma ins Ausland und lehrte in den folgenden Jahren in Harvard.
		1987 wurde Sharma zum Vizepräsidenten von Indien und 1992 zum Präsidenten gewählt.
	www.weblexikon.de /Shankar_Dayal_Sharma.html (189 words)

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		Theoretically, Sharma is supposed to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of India and stand up for the country to face the nation's enemies.
		Sharma's wife Vimla had accompanied her husband, the president of India.
		Sharma, the ass returned in his slow donkey gait while his wife suffered alone in that plane, not only from the intolerable heat but also from the intolerable insult heaped upon her by the Shia' pigs.
	www.swordoftruth.com /swordoftruth/archives/oldarchives/ass-pres.html (878 words)

	News India : President Sharma's Embarrassing Remark On Bhutto @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		NEW DELHI: Shankar Dayal Sharma's mood of sobriety -- the hallmark of his presidency all these months -- is now showing signs of wear.
		There is no rule that says the president should not speak his mind freely on matters of importance; but convention demands that he say nothing which can be taken as a policy statement, since that is the prime minister's prerogative.
		Sharma's recent remarks about Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto have invited a strong reaction from her government.
	static.elibrary.com /n/newsindia/february181994/presidentsharmasembarrassingremarkonbhutto/index.html (210 words)

	CNN - Indian leftists pick new prime minister candidate - May 14, 1996 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The choice of Gowda, described as a pragmatic socialist, was presented to President Shankar Dayal Sharma, who must decide which political group will form a coalition government.
		Sharma's decision was not expected until Wednesday at the earliest.
		Gowda, 63, chief minister of the southern state of Karnataka, emerged as the NF-LF candidate after the alliance failed to persuade Marxist Jyoti Basu and former Prime Minister V.P. Singh to run for the premiership.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9605/14/india.politics (298 words)

	Articles - Shankar Dayal Sharma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He was a bar-at-law from Lincoln's Inn and taught law at Cambridge University in 1946-47.
		During the 1940s he was involved in the struggle for Indian independence from Britain, and joined the Indian National Congress, a party which he would remain loyal to for the rest of his life.
		Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma was known be a stickler for parliamentary norms.
	gaple.com /articles/Shankar_Dayal_Sharma?mySession=e52ac420f330602bf... (544 words)

	deepikaglobal.com - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Shankar Dayal Sharma, K.R.Narayanan, Arjun Singh and L.K.Advani are among the national leaders who have lauded and appreciated the Deepika's impartiality.
		The affluent strata and the higher-educated class of the Kerala society form the bulk of the Deepika readership.
		Business Deepika, an economic and financial weekly was launched in November 1992, by Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, the then President of India.
	www.deepikaglobal.com /about.asp (1113 words)

	The Official Website of Jammu & Kashmir Government, India
		Dr Farooq Abdullah said that Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma became head of the country at a time when the country was passing through a difficult period.
		He said Dr Sharma was a man of versatile genious a distinguished personality and a champion of down trodden.
		Dr Sharma, he said, was a close associate of late Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah and made significant contribution in the country’s freedom struggle.
	jammukashmir.nic.in /view/feb24.htm (3597 words)

	The Hindu : Parliament pays homage to Sharma
		The Parliament today paid homage to former President, Shankar Dayal Sharma, who was described as a great statesman and a scholarly politician.
		Members in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha stood in silence for a while before the two houses were adjourned for the day as a mark of respect to Sharma who died on December 26 last.
		Vajpayee, said in the Lok Sabha that Sharma had left an indelible imprint on the socio-political life of the country.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2000/02/24/stories/0224000e.htm (171 words)

	Manas: Reflections on the Indian Diaspora
		Earlier this year, President Shankar Dayal Sharma paid an official visit to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and later in August the University of the West Indies at St. Augustine, Trinidad, hosted a major, nearly ten-days long, conference on the worldwide Indian Diaspora.
		President Sharma's trip coincided with the unprecedented decision by the Government of Trinidad to have May 30 proclaimed, through the institution of a permanent national holiday, "Indian Arrival Day".
		One hundred and fifty years ago, a ship carrying 217 Indians set anchor on May 30 in Port of Spain, thereby inaugurating a new chapter in the history of Trinidad, the Caribbean, and indeed the Indian Diaspora.
	www.sscnet.ucla.edu /southasia/Diaspora/reflect.html (985 words)

	India - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In April 1992 a massive stock swindle known as the scam where a group of bankers and brokers collaborated to manipulate stock market operations resulted in the arrest of prominent brokers and the executives of several foreign and Indian banks and institutions.
		Venkataraman was succeeded by Shankar Dayal Sharma after presidential elections.
		Sharma issued a ordinance, that was later ratified by the Parliament, to acquire 67.7 acres (27.4 hectares) around the temple site and the intention to construct two temples on the site, one for the Muslims and the other for the Hindus.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/india.htm (1688 words)

	Calcutta-on-net News, December 28, 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The mortal remains of former President Shanker Dayal Sharma were consigned to flames in New Delhi today with full state honours.
		December 28: The mortal remains of former President Shanker Dayal Sharma were consigned to flames in New Delhi today with full state honours.
		Sharma's son Ashutosh lit the funeral pyre amid chanting of vedic mantras at Yakta Sthal on the banks of the Yamuna, close to the spot where another former President Zail Singh was cremated.
	www.netguruindia.com /news/Dec99/29Dec99.html (5926 words)

	Somnath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The present temple is the seventh temple built on the original site (A mosque present at that site was shifted few miles away).
		Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, then Home Minister and the first Deputy Prime Minister of India took a pledge on November 13, 1947 for its reconstruction which was completed on December 1, 1995 when the President of India, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma dedicated it in the service of the nation.
		The present temple was built by the Shree Somnath Trust which looks after the entire complex of Shree Somnath and its environs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Somnath (495 words)

	Calcutta-on-net News, December 28, 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Former President Shankar Dayal Sharma passed away at a private hospital in New Delhi late on Sunday night.
		December 27: Former President Shankar Dayal Sharma passed away at a private hospital in New Delhi late on Sunday night.
		Sharma, who was keeping unwell for a long period, will be given a state funeral.
	www.netguruindia.com /news/Dec99/28Dec99.html (6889 words)

	Rediff On The NeT: Political gossip from Delhi
		President Shankar Dayal Sharma (left) has been hosting a series of breakfast meetings with MPs from different states.
		Whether or not the exercise is aimed at improving his chances for a second term in Rashtrapati Bhavan, it would certainly help remove the unpleasantness in the United Front caused by Sharma's decision to install the first BJP government in New Delhi.
		When Sharma crunched one, he found that it stuck to his teeth.
	specials.rediff.com /news/1996/0208buzz.htm (1051 words)

	News Headings
		NEW DELHI, Nov 6 (UNI) — Former President Shankar Dayal Sharma, who was admitted last month to the Escorts Heart Institute here, continues to be in a serious condition.
		Family sources said Dr Sharma, who had developed heart problems and other complications, had been put on the ventilator.
		There had been no perceptible improvement in his condition since he was admitted to the hospital on October 9.
	www.tribuneindia.com /1999/99nov07/head4.htm (81 words)

	Shankar, Ananda -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Indian musician and composer who was best known for his successful fusion of classical Indian music with Western rock and for the Ananda Shankar Centre for Performing Arts based in Calcutta; he was the son of famed dancer and choreographer Uday Shankar and the nephew of renowned sitarist Ravi Shankar (b.
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		U.S. author Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy was a pioneer historian of Indian art and the foremost interpreter of Indian culture to the West.
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