Background

Sharma, Kailas Nath was born on August 15, 1930 in Kanpur, India. Son of Vaikuntha Nath and Sri devi Shastri.

Education

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.

Career

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.

Achievements

• Kailas Nath Sharma has been listed as a noteworthy sociology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Institutions, networks, and social change

Membership

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).

Interests

• Indian studies.

Connections

Married Lakshmi Shamra, January 24, 1952. Children: Naina, Mukul.

Father:

Vaikuntha Nath Sri

Mother:

Sri

Spouse:

Lakshmi Shamra

child:

Naina Sharma

child:

Mukul Sharma