Balak Ram Kashyap

Sir
Balak Ram Kashyap
Sir Balak Ram Kashyap
बालक राम कश्यप
	Balak Ram Kashyap
Member of Parliament for Shimla
	In office; 1977–1980
President	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Prime Minister	Morarji Desai
Vice President	B. D. Jatti
Preceded by	Pratap Singh Kashyap
Succeeded by	Krishan Dutt Sultanpuri
Personal details
Born	Balak Ram Kashyap; 8 March 1918; 106 years ago; Shimla, Shimla district, Punjab Province, British India (now Himachal Pradesh) in India
Died	1997; Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Citizenship	India
Political party	Janata Party
Spouse	Janki Devi (married: 1946)
Children	4 son, 5 daughters
Parent	Kesroo Ram Kashyap (father)
Residence(s)	Kashyap Niwas, Kaithu Annadale, Shla
Occupation	Army person; Politician;
Profession	Agriculturist
Military service
Allegiance	British India (1941–1947); India (1947–1976);
Branch/service	British Indian Army (1941–1947); Indian Army (1947–1976);
Years of service	7yrs In British Indian Army; 29yrs In Indian Army;
Rank	Civilian Staff Officer (1st Class)
Commands	Army Headquarters
	Source: [1]

Balak Ram Kashyap^[1] (born 8 March 1918-1997) was Indian politician, social worker, former Member of Parliament from Shimla Lok Sabha constituency as a member of Janata Party and was army official in British Indian Army^[2] and retired Civilian Staff Officer (Class I) from Indian Army.^[3]

Early life

Balak Ram Kashyap was born in a Agriculturist Koli family to Kesroo Ram Kashyap on 8 March 1918 while India was colony of British Raj.^[4]