SONKAR SHASTRI RAJNATH Biography

SONKAR SHASTRI, SHRI RAJNATH

[JD – Saidpur-SC (Uttar Pradesh)]

1958-62

1960-65

1962-69

1964-70

1972-76 & 1979-85 and 1985 onwards

1980-84

1985-88

1988

1989

1989-91

1991

Books published

9th January, 1939

Chandpur Industrial Estate, G.T. Road in
Distt. Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

Married on 19th April, 1956

Smt. Meena Sonkar

Three sons and one daugther

B.A., (Shastri), M.A., (Soc.)

Educated at Jaiswal Inter College, Shri
Kashi Vidyapeeth University, Varanasi

Commission Agent for seeds, vegetables and
fruits; Journalist, Writer, Political and Social Worker

Sonkar Niwas, Chandpur, G.T. Road,
Industrial Estate, P.S. Manduwadeeh, Distt. Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh). Tel.
55001

118, North Avenue, New Delhi- 110001. Tel.
3792667

President, Nav Yuvak Sangha, Uttar Pradesh

President, Kashi Sahitya Parishad, Uttar
Pradesh

Gram Pradhan, Chandpur Gram Sabha, Uttar
Pradesh

President, Zila Pichhra Varg Sangh, Uttar
Pradesh

President, Pradeshik Minorities, Harijan
and Backward Classes Organisation, Uttar Pradesh

Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh)

Member, Parliamentary Committee on the
Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Shiksha Salahkar Samiti,
Vishwa-Bharti Amendment Bill Samiti and Hindi Salahkar Samiti

General Secretary, National Samta Party

Senior Vice-President, Lok Dal (A), Uttar
Pradesh

President, Janata Dal (SC/ST Cell); Member,
State Legislature Board, Uttar Pradesh

Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)

Published forty four social novels; some of
them are ‘Ansu Aur Zindagi’., Bhoole Rahi;, ‘Naye Raste;, ‘Sooni Dal ke 
Ghonsale, ‘Bandhan Jab Tut Gaye’, ‘Ek
Ghat Ek Pather’ and on Indian Caste System

Film Producer of ‘Dulhan Hee Dahej’, ‘Sheeshe
Ki Deewar’, TV film on Godan (Munshi Premchand) and Dr. Ambedkar (in
the making)

Literature and film making

Literature writing, Indian games, film
making and writing.