Nand Lal Sharma

Nandlal Sharma (born 2 May 1911) was an Indian politician and shastri. He was born in Alizai, Kohat District, the son of Pandit Harish Chander who settled in Kohat from Khost, Afghanistan. His father was a landlord and a Pandit. Nand Lal Sharma studied at Sanatan Dharma College in Rawalpindi and Benaras Hindu University. He obtained M.A. and LL.B. and Vedant Shastri degrees from BHU. In Benaras, he became the general secretary of the Benaras Hindu Sabha. Sharma joined the Indian National Congress and was active in the 1930 Non-cooperation movement. After graduation Sharma passed the All India Audits and Accounts Competition, but was not selected due to his involvement in the nationalist movement. He married Krishna Devi in 1932, the couple had two sons and one daughter. He entered the Bar and began practicing law in Kohat. He soon gave up legal practice and dedicated himself to religious service, becoming general secretary of the Punjab Pratinidhi Mahasabha. He served as the first secretary of the Sanatan Dharma Degree College in Rawalpindi and as the general secretary of the Sanatan Dharma Pratinidhi Mahasabha.