Hridya Nath Kunzru (1 October 1887 – 3 April 1978) was an Indian freedom fighter and a public figure.
He was a long-time Parliamentarian, serving in various legislative bodies at the Provincial and Central level for nearly four decades.
[3] Pandit Kunzru started his political career in the Congress, but left and formed the National Liberal Federation along with other moderates such as Tej Bahadur Sapru and Madan Mohan Malaviya.
[2] His vigorous support of non-governmental organisations, was also linked to the liberal philosophy that government should not be all powerful in a democracy.
[1] He was widely traveled and was part of Parliamentary and other delegations to many countries, including South Africa, the United States, Japan, and Pakistan.
He joined the Servants of India Society, founded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale in 1909 and became its life President in 1936.
[3] He was part of the preparatory Committee that established the India International Centre and one of its five original Life Trustees.