Pandit Dharam Prakash
Sharma’s father was the chief priest of Pushkar Teertha (or tirth), Ajmer,
Rajasthan. Pushkar Tirth is one of the only two temples in India dedicated to
Brahma. According to a report in Asia news: His father, Pandit Sohan Lal
Sharma, and his mother, Gyaneshwary Devi, played an important role in the
independence struggle and were sent to prison for this reason several
times.When he was five, he was taken to Pavanar Ashram in Wardha, near Nagpur,
and grew up under the loving and watchful guidance of Mahatma Gandhi.He went on
to have a brilliant career first as a film star, then a prominent business
executive and finally as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house in
India's parliament, between 1969 and 1973. In 1977, he left politics after
becoming a Christian, despite pressures by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to
stay. According to a report in JeevanMarg, Pandit Dharam Sharma first
encountered Jesus when he heard the ‘Sermon On The Mount’ while he studied at
Agra University, after reading it several times in order to understand it
better, Pandit says he heard the voice of Jesus, which made him take a step of
faith and embrace Jesus as his personal saviour. Pandit, who was born in
1937,has led several people to Christ over the course of several years. He has
also written a book ‘Khoj’.