Urmila Singh took over as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh in 2010. She has been the President of Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee and served as a minister in the government of Madhya Pradesh. Background Born on August 6, 1946 in village Fingeshwar in Raipur district, earlier part of Madhya Pradesh, now part of the new state of Chattisgarh, she belongs to a family of freedom fighters. Her great grandfather Raja Natwar Singh, a martyr, was [...]
Dr Raman Singh became the second Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh , one of India’s newest states on 7th Dec 2003 and was sworn for his second term on 12th December 2008. Before that he has also served as a Union Minister in the BJP government. He belongs to the Bhartiya Janata Party and successfully spearheaded the party’s victory in the Assembly elections in the state in 2008. BJP won 50 seats in the 90 member [...]
About Ram Nath Kovind Ram Nath Kovind, the former governor of Bihar, has been elected as the 14th President of India. Kovind was nominated as the presidential nominee by the NDA, the ruling arty of India. In the elections, Ram Nath Kovind defeated Meira Kumar. While Kovind bagged 65.65 percent of the total votes, Meira Kumar got just 34.35 percent of the votes. Kovind is a Dalit leader who hails from Uttar Pradesh. Kovind may [...]
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was the sixth President of India who served his tenure from 1977 to 1982. Born on 18th May, 1913 in Andhra Pradesh into a peasant family, he completed his primary education from Madras(presently Chennai). His school had a spiritual atmosphere, which created a deep impact on his young mind. The turning point in Sanjiva Reddy’s life came when he first met Mahatma Gandhi who visited Anantapur in July 1929. He was highly [...]
Sushilkumar Shinde is an Indian politician and the current Minister of Home Affairs in the India Government. He is also the Leader of the Lok Sabha house. Shinde was born on 4th September 1941 in Solapur, Maharashtra and belonged to the scheduled caste. He completed his college education with a degree in Arts from Dayanand College, Solapur and further studied Law from Shivaji University. Sushilkumar is married to Ujwala S. Shinde and they have three [...]
Shekhar Dutt, a former Indian Administrative Officer (IAS) and a career bureaucrat became the Governor of Chhattisgarh on January 23, 2010. He has been the Deputy National Security Advisor and the Defense Secretary. He served in the Indian Army for a short while and is also the recipient of the Sena Medal for gallantry in the 1971 Indo-Pak war. Service Background An IAS officer of the 1969 batch and Madhya Pradesh cadre, he has served [...]
The young Turk of the BJP, Pramod Mahajan lived a life less ordinary and so was his death. Born on 30 October 1949 in Mahbubnagar, Andhra Pradesh, he was one of the most important second-generation leaders in the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP). Mahajan was seen by many as the emerging leader of the BJP and tipped to be Prime Ministerial material.He was credited with leading the BJP to numerous poll victories. However, he faced much flak [...]
Born on 1st September 1947 in the Indian state of Meghalaya, Mr. Purno Agitok Sangma is the current representative of the Tura constituency in the west Garo Hills district in the eighth Meghalaya Legislative Assembly. He was the ex-Chief Minister of Meghalaya and former speaker of Lok Sabha. As a co-founder of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), he stayed a member of the Lok Sabha for eight terms. Sangma is a man of many roles; [...]
Arjun Singh is a seasoned Indian politician from Congress (I). He is presently the Human Resources and Development (HRD) Minister in the current Indian government headed by Dr. Manmohan Singh. Arjun was born on 5th November, 1930 in Madhya Pradesh, India. Marshal Arjun Singh began his career in Indian politics as a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1957-85. Again in 1988-91 he was elected from the same seat. He has served as [...]
Ananthasayanam Ayyangar (1891-1978) was a veteran freedom fighter, outstanding parliamentarian, as well as a former speaker of the Lok Sabha. His full name was Madabhooshi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar and he was born on 4th February, 1891 at Tiruchanur in Andhra Pradesh, India. Ayyangar completed his formal education from Devasthanam High School in Tirupati and Pachiappa’s College in Chennai, moving on to earn a degree in law from the Madras Law College in 1913. Beginning his career [...]
