Shrikant Verma (18 September 1931 – 25 May 1986) was an Indian

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and a

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from

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as an INC candidate from 1976 to 1982 and 1982 to 1986. Verma died of cancer in 1986 in New York. Verma was married to Veena Verma who was also a Member of Parliament from Madhya Pradesh. Verma's son Abhishek Verma is an Indian arms dealer and was declared youngest billionaire of India in 1997. Verma was born in Bilaspur city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. He graduated from

Nagpur University Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU), formerly Nagpur University, is a public state university located in Nagpur, Maharashtra. It is one of India's oldest universities, as well as the second oldest in Maharashtra. It is named ...

with a

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degree in

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. He has authored twenty books. Verma was awarded

Tulsi Samman The Tulsi Samman is an arts award presented annually by the government of Madhya Pradesh state in India. The award is named after Tulsi Das, an Indian saint, poet and philosopher, best known as the author of '' Ramacharitamanas'', an epic devoted ...

for ''Jalsagar'' from Madhya Pradesh Government in 1976 and ''Shiksha Samman'' from Madhya Pradesh State Kala Parishad in 1981. In 1982, he presided over the ''Afro-Asian Writer's Conference'' hosted in New Delhi. In 1987, he was posthumously awarded the

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for ''Magadh''.

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Hindi-language poets Indian National Congress politicians People from Madhya Pradesh Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi Rajya Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh 1931 births 1986 deaths Deaths from cancer in New York (state) Indian National Congress politicians from Madhya Pradesh {{India-poet-stub