Ram Prakash

Ram Prakash
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
2007–2014
ConstituencyHaryana
Personal details
Born(1939-10-05)5 October 1939
Tangore, Kurukshetra district, Punjab Province, British India
Died13 December 2023(2023-12-13) (aged 84)
Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseVijay Kumari
Residence(s)Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
Alma materPanjab University
Charles University, Prague
ProfessionVedic Scholar, Author, Editor, Educationist, Politician

Ram Prakash (5 October 1939 – 13 December 2023) was a Vedic scholar, author, educationist and a member of the Parliament of India representing Haryana in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament from 2007 to 2014.

He authored and edited books on Vedic philosophy and was the second Chairperson of the 'Centre for Studies in Civilizations'. He was a professor of Chemistry, a Fulbright scholar, and the Chancellor of Gurukula Kangri University, Haridwar.[1]