Yagya Dutt Sharma, often known as YD, was an Indian trade unionist and politician belonging to the Communist Party of India.
Sharma was born 1 March 1918, in Jakhauli village, Rohtak District. [1] He shifted to Delhi in 1930, and seven years later he graduated from Shri Ram College of Commerce. [1] During his student years he was active in the All India Students Federation. [1] He went on to finish his postgraduate studies in Economics at St. Stephen's College. [1] He worked as a lecturer at Ramjas College. [1] In 1939 he became a CPI member. [1] He was one of the founders of the Delhi unit of the party in 1944, and went on to become a Central Committee member of CPI in 1951. [1] [2] [3] He spent the period of 1948-1950 underground. [1] Sharma attended the 1952 Peking Asia and Pacific Rim Peace Conference as an observer. [4]
In 1973 he became the secretary of the All India Trade Union Congress, later becoming its vice president. [1]
Sharma died on 11 January 2004. [1]