(B) Bal Krishna Sharma was an Indian freedom activist,journalist, politician and a poet of Hindi literature. He was a member of the 1st LokSabha, representing Kanpur constituency and served the Rajya Sabha as a member from 1957 till his death. His poetry anthologies include Kumkum,Rashmirekha, Apalak, Kwasi,Vinoba Stavan, Urmila and Hum Vishpaee Janam Ke,the last one published posthumously. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1960, for his contributions to literature