Harihar Nath Shastri

Harihar Nath Shastri is the former Indian politician who belongs to Indian National Congress.[1] He was the first Member of Parliament of Kanpur. He also actively worked as the labour leader. In the late 1920s, he was seen as communist but was considered to be moderate by the late 1930s.[2] He was the first President of Indian National Railway Workers Federation (INRWF) in 1948.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Brass, Paul (1965). Factional Politics in an Indian State: The Congress Party in Uttar Pradesh. University of California Press. p. 197. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  2. ↑ Joshi, Chitra (2003). Lost Worlds: Indian Labour and Its Forgotten Histories. Orient Blackswan. p. 290. ISBN 9788178240220. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "History: National Federation of Indian Railwaymen". Retrieved 29 April 2014.
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