Background
Sharma, Kailas Nath was born on August 15, 1930 in Kanpur, India. Son of Vaikuntha Nath and Sri devi Shastri.
Sharma, Kailas Nath was born on August 15, 1930 in Kanpur, India. Son of Vaikuntha Nath and Sri devi Shastri.
Shastri in Sanskrit Grammar (Bachelor), S.S. University, Varanasi, India, 1948. Master of Arts, Lucknow (India) University, 1951. Bachelor of Laws, Lucknow (India) University, 1951.
Doctor of Philosophy, Lucknow (India) University, 1957.
Head sociology department DAV College, Kanpur, India, 1951-1961. Reader sociology Kashi Vidyapeetha, Varanasi, India, 1961-1963. Assistant professor Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 1963—1966, associate professor, 1966—1972, professor sociology, 1972—1990.
Retired, 1990
Visiting scholar University California, Berkeley, 1959-1960. Visiting professor Houston University, University Texas, 1965, University Würzburg.I., Trinidad, 1981-1983, Punjab University, 1992, University The University of Durban-Westville, South Africa, 1992, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 1993, Rajasthan University, Jaipur, 1993. Director, convenor International Seminar on Regional Growth, Kanpur, 1966-1967.
Chief consultant World Bank Project Kanpur, 1978-1980. Member Commission for Study Peace, IUAES, India, 1982-1986.
President Uttar Pradesh (India) Development Council, 1970-1975. Member Indian Sociological Society (life), Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society (life), Uttar Pradesh Sociological Society (president 1986-1988), Rotary (president 1971-1972).
Married Lakshmi Shamra, January 24, 1952. Children: Naina, Mukul.