Narain Chand Parashar

Trivia

• Parashar was the only member of the Indian National Congress party to withstand the anti-Congress waves of 1977 and 1990.
• Parashar was awarded honorary citizenship of New Jersey, USA in 1986.
• Professor Parashar represented India several times in international fora, the United Nations General Assembly sessions in 1980 and in 1986 (New York), the UNESCO Conference in 1985, and the international conclave to solve the Nicaragua problem, held in Lisbon.
• Parashar served as the Chairman of the Committee on Government Assurances for four years (1986-89).
• He received the "Best Parliamentarian Award" for the year 1987, the award being presented by the then Vice-President of India Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma.
• Narain Chand Parashar was elected three times to the Lok Sabha, or lower house of the Parliament of India; the 5th (1971-1977), the 7th (1980-1984), and the 8th Lok Sabha (1984-1989).
• He wrote the biography of Pahari Gandhi Baba Kanshi Ram, poet and freedom fighter, and was successful in getting a postage stamp released in his honour by the then Prime Minister of India, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, in 1983.
• Parashar was also a Buddhist scholar, and celebrated Buddha Purnima every year.
• He founded a school in Bose's name in the village of Sera, Hamirpur, and celebrated his birthday every year.
• He was awarded a Doctorate by the University of Delhi for his critical analysis of the "Bodhicharyavataara".