Yamuna Prasad Shastri[1] was a member of Lok Sabha from Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. He was member of Bharatiya Lok Dal later on changed alliance with Janata Party. He was also a member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly[2] He participated in the Goa Liberation Movement in 1955 and lost his right eye vision due to torture by Portuguese police and later in March 1975 became totally blind.[3] Many schools and colleges have been dedicated in his memory.[4]