Sharma was internationally recognised even before he attained his political fame. He taught law at Lucknow University for nine years, and later, at Cambridge University. Sharma was a Bar-at-Law from Lincoln’s Inn, and even became a Fellow of the Harvard Law School.
He excelled as a sportsman in athletics, rowing, and swimming. He even tried his hand at journalism by writing on diverse topics such as history, art and culture, philosophy, poetry, literature, and comparative religions. His articles have been published in many reputed international journals.
The International Bar Association has presented to Sharma the Living Legends of Law Award of Recognition for his outstanding contribution to the legal profession.
He led several official delegations to international conferences including a parliamentary delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference at Oslo in 1980; a special delegation of veteran freedom fighters to Moscow in August, 1987, for the celebrations of the 40th anniversary of India’s independence during the Festival of India in the USSR, also led a special delegation of veteran freedom fighters to Jalalabad, Afghanistan to pay homage to Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan in 1988.
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