[1] He was the brother of notable businessman and philanthropist Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain.
[4] Shriyans Prasad was a member of Rajya Sabha (upper house of the Indian Parliament) during 1952-1958.
He was also the President of the International Chamber of Commerce's Indian chapter[5] and FICCI[6] during 1962.
He also worked as the President of the Bharatiya Jnanpith, which was founded by his brother Shanti Prasad.
[8] Shreyans Prasad served on the board of directors of the Goenka family's Indian Express Group.