# Anil Shastri > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Anil_Shastri > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Anil_Shastri.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anil_Shastri > Source revision: 1347489109 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Indian politician}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Anil Kumar Shastri | image = Anil_Shastri,_in_New_Delhi_on_November_25,_2006_(cropped).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | election_date = | office = [Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha](/source/Member_of_Parliament%2C_Lok_Sabha) | term = 1989–1991 | constituency = [Varanasi](/source/Varanasi_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)) | predecessor = [Shyamlal Yadav](/source/Shyamlal_Yadav) | successor = [Shrish Chandra Dikshit](/source/Shrish_Chandra_Dikshit) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|06|04|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | birth_name = | relatives = [Hari Krishna Shastri](/source/Hari_Krishna_Shastri)
[Sunil Shastri](/source/Sunil_Shastri) | party = [Indian National Congress](/source/Indian_National_Congress) | other_party = [Janata Dal](/source/Janata_Dal) | alma_mater = [Ashridge Executive Education](/source/Ashridge_Executive_Education) at [Hult International Business School](/source/Hult_International_Business_School) | children = 3 | father = [Lal Bahadur Shastri](/source/Lal_Bahadur_Shastri) | mother = [Lalita Shastri](/source/Lalita_Shastri) | website = }} '''Anil Kumar Shastri''' (born 4 June 1948) is an Indian politician and a senior leader of the [Indian National Congress](/source/Indian_National_Congress).{{cite news |title= Congress will form government on its own or sit in oppositionn: Shastri|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-05/india/31026623_1_congress-leader-bsp-anil-shastri|archive-url= https://archive.today/20120701122543/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-05/india/31026623_1_congress-leader-bsp-anil-shastri|url-status= dead|archive-date= 1 July 2012|newspaper= [The Times of India](/source/The_Times_of_India)|accessdate=13 February 2012}} He is known for his outspoken views. Presently, he is Chairman of the Hindi Department in [All India Congress Committee](/source/All_India_Congress_Committee).{{cite news|title=Govt Underestimated Hazare's Movement: Anil Shastri |url=http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=732066 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715142848/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=732066 |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 July 2012 |newspaper=Outlook |accessdate=13 February 2012 }} He was elected to the ninth Lok Sabha from Varanasi in 1989 as member of Janata Dal and was a Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India. ==Early life== Anil Shastri was born in Lucknow to [Lal Bahadur Shastri](/source/Lal_Bahadur_Shastri), a former Prime Minister of India and [Lalita Shastri](/source/Lalita_Shastri). He is an alumnus of [St. Columba's School, Delhi](/source/St._Columba's_School%2C_Delhi) and [St. Stephen’s College](/source/St._Stephen%E2%80%99s_College), Delhi. He completed his Advanced Management Programme at [Ashridge Business School](/source/Ashridge_Business_School), now part of [Hult International Business School](/source/Hult_International_Business_School). ==Career== ===Social and educational activities=== He has been instrumental in promoting higher education particularly in the field of management. He has set up three institutions and is the Chairman of Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management & Technology, Bareilly, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Technology & Management, Indore and Lal Bahadur Shastri polytechnic, Manda, Allahabad. Anil Shastri is Holding Trustee of Lal Bahadur Shastri National Memorial Trust which is involved with various socio-cultural activities. Anil Shastri also worked with a leading TATA Company, Voltas for seventeen years in senior positions.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}} His son Adarsh Shastri has worked in the corporate world for 17 years in senior positions who quit his job with Apple and joined the Aam Aadmi Party. He unsuccessfully contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Allahabad, UP constituency and then won Feb. 2015 Delhi Assembly elections from Dwarka Constituency of Delhi. ==Positions held== * Member of Parliament (for Janata Dal), ninth Lok Sabha, Varanasi, 1989 * Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India ==Publications== * '''[Pavan Choudary](/source/Pavan_Choudary)''' and Anil Shastri. ''Lal Bahadur Shastri: Lessons in Leadership''. Wisdom Village Publications, 2014. {{ISBN|9789380710365}}. == See also == * [Lal Bahadur Shastri](/source/Lal_Bahadur_Shastri) Former prime minister of India ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shastri, Anil Kumar}} Category:Children of prime ministers of India Category:India MPs 1989–1991 Category:Living people Category:St. Stephen's College, Delhi alumni Category:St. Columba's School, Delhi alumni Category:Hult International Business School alumni Category:Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh Category:Politicians from Lucknow Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh Category:Janata Dal politicians Category:Politicians from Varanasi Category:1948 births {{UttarPradesh-INC-politician-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Anil Shastri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anil_Shastri) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anil_Shastri?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.