Shankar Dayal Sharma, who
passed away on 26 December 1999, was the ninth President of India, serving from
1992 to 1997. Prior to his presidency, Sharma had been the eighth Vice
President of India, serving under R. Venkataraman. He was also the Chief
Minister (1952–1956) of Bhopal State, and Cabinet Minister (1956–1967), holding
the portfolios of Education, Law, Public Works, Industry and Commerce, National
Resources and Separate Revenue. He was the President of the Indian National
Congress in 1972–1974 and returned to the Government as Union Minister for
Communications from 1974 to 1977.
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