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Naresh Gujral

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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| name = Naresh Gujral
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|5|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Jalandhar]], [[East Punjab]], [[India]]
| residence = [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| death_date =
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| constituency = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| office = [[Member of Parliament|MP]] of [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Punjab]]
| term_start = 9 April 2010
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|Additional Secretary = Suresh Kumar R
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| party = [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Delhi|Delhi University]]- B.A. [[Institute of Chartered Accountants of India]] - F.C.A.
| spouse = Anjali Gujaral
| children = Deeksha Gujral, Diva Gujral
| website =
| footnotes =
| source = http://india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2040
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'''Naresh Gujral''' (born 19 May 1948)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/naresh-gujral.html|title=Naresh Gujral Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history}}</ref> is a Chartered Accountant, [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] party politician and a member of the [[Parliament of India]] representing [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the [[Indian Parliament]].

== Early life and background ==
He is the son of [[Inder Kumar Gujral]], former Prime Minister of India. He graduated from the [[University of Delhi]].

== Business career ==
He started a clothing company "SPAN", because he had “nothing better to do”, as he put it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sad-mp-naresh-gujral-on-dressing-lady-diana-and-making-his-first-million/story-l8GeJn2BZC2aTTR1Vs45UK.html|title=SAD MP Naresh Gujral on dressing Lady Diana and making his first million|date=2019-04-14|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref>

== Political career ==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=2040 Profile on Rajya Sabha website]

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Kamleshwar (writer)

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'''Kamleshwar Prasad Saxena''' (6 January 1932 – 27 January 2007), known [[Mononymous person|mononymously]] as '''Kamleshwar''', was a 20th-century Indian writer who wrote in [[Hindi]]. He also worked as a screenwriter in [[Cinema of India|Indian films]] and [[Television in India|television]]. Among his most well-known works are the films ''[[Aandhi]]'', ''[[Mausam (1975 film)|Mausam]]'', ''[[Chhoti Si Baat]]'' and ''[[Rang Birangi]]''. He was awarded the 2003 [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for his Hindi novel ''[[Kitne Pakistan]]'' (translated in English as ''Partitions''), and the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2005.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=July 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref>

He is considered a part of the league of Hindi writers like [[Mohan Rakesh]], [[Nirmal Verma]], [[Rajendra Yadav]] and [[Bhisham Sahni]], who left the old pre-independence literary preoccupations and presented the new sensibilities that reflected new moorings of a post-independence India, thus launching the Hindi literature's ''Nayi Kahani'' ("New Story") movement in the 1950s.<ref name=Kamal>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121019165819/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-01-29/india/27886585_1_show-host-fresh-voices-mausam Kamleshwar..] The Times of India, 29 January 2007.</ref>

== Biography ==

=== Early life and education ===
Kamleshwar Prasad Saxena<ref>[http://www.mapsofindia.com/who-is-who/literature/kamleshwar.html Authors > Kamleshwar] Authors at mapsofindia.</ref> was born in the [[Mainpuri district]]<ref name=abhi>[http://www.abhivyakti-hindi.org/lekhak/k/kamleshwar.htm Kamleshwar] Writer Profile at abhivyakti-hindi.</ref> of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]], where he spent his early years. Kamleshwar's first story, "Comrade", was published in 1948.<ref name=Tribune>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031228/edit.htm#3 Kamleshwar brings out the truth of life] The Tribune, 28 December 2003.</ref>

Later he did his graduation and followed by a master's degree in Hindi literature from [[Allahabad University]]. His first novel, ''Badnam Gali'' (''Cursed Lane''), was published while he was still a student;<ref name=Tribune/> he later started his literary career in Allahabad itself.

== Career ==
In his early days, he worked as a proofreader,<ref name=Tribune/> growing up to become, the editor of 'Vihan', literary magazine in the late 1950s. This was followed by editorship of many Hindi magazines, like 'Nayi Kahaniyan' (1963–66), 'Sarika' (1967–78), 'Katha Yatra' (1978–79), 'Ganga' (1984–88) and weeklies, 'lngit' (1961–63) and 'Shree Varsha' (1979–80), besides this, he also remained the editor of Hindi dailies, '[[Dainik Jagaran]]' (1990–1992), and '[[Dainik Bhaskar]]' (1996–2002),<ref name=abhi/> and helped revive the Hindi magazine, 'Sarika', as its editor by bringing focus on new and emerging voices of modern India, an effort which reflected his encouragement to Marathi Dalit writers and Bohra Muslim litterateurs, thus opening new vistas for Hindi readers.

{{Rquote|right|...once upon a time, trees provided shelter from the sun and the wind to human homes. Now, the trees have become used to growing in the shadows of tall concrete buildings.|Kamleshwar|''[[Kitne Pakistan]]''}}

Kamleshwar became famous for his short stories, and some other works, which depicted the contemporary life in a vivid style of presentation. With the publication of his story, 'Raja Nirbansiya' (1957),<ref>[http://www.abhivyakti-hindi.org/gauravgatha/2004/raja_nirbansia/raja_nirbansia1.htm Raja Narbansiya], Text in Devnagari script at abhivyakti-hindi.</ref> he was immediately placed in league of leading writers of his times. In his prolific career, spanning four decades, he wrote over three hundred stories, including, "Maans Ka Dariya", "Neeli Jheel" and "Kasbe Ka Aadmi",<ref>[http://www.abhivyakti-hindi.org/kahaniyan/2007/kasbe_ka_admi/kasbe1.htm Kasbe Ka Aadmi] Devnagari Text at abhivyakti-hindi.</ref> published over ten collections of short stories, ten novels most prominent among them being, Ek Sadak Sattawan Galiyan, Laute Huye Musafir, Kaali Aandhi, Aagami Ateet, Registan and Kitne Pakistan, apart from 35 other literary works in different genres ranging from literary criticism, travelogue, memoirs, to socio-cultural commentary.

=== Films ===
He moved to Bombay in the 1970s and started writing scripts and dialogues for Hindi films, in the next decade or so, he worked for over 75 feature films, which include films like [[Gulzar]]'s ''[[Aandhi]]'', based on his novel Kaali Aandhi, ''[[Mausam (1975 film)|Mausam]]''; [[Basu Chatterjee]], ''[[Chhoti Si Baat]]'', ''[[Rang Birangi]]'' and [[Ravi Chopra]]'s thriller, ''[[The Burning Train]]''. In fact, reminiscing his works noted poet-director, [[Gulzar (lyricist)|Gulzar]] said that "in 'Kitne Pakistan'... there is a description where a handkerchief falls off the bridge; I always used to tell him that I could write a complete short story on this one line only.".<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/story/22039.html Kamleshwar, Hindi’s gem..] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226225733/http://www.indianexpress.com/story/22039.html |date=26 February 2008 }} The Indian Express, 29 January 2007.</ref> He won the 1979 [[Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay]] for ''[[Pati Patni Aur Woh]]'', directed by [[B. R. Chopra]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Best Screenplay Award |url=http://recipeguide.indiatimes.com/awards2001/ex_screenplay.htm |publisher=Filmfare Award Official Listings, [[Indiatimes]] |access-date=28 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429080308/http://recipeguide.indiatimes.com/awards2001/ex_screenplay.htm |archive-date=29 April 2014 }}</ref>

=== Television ===
By the late 1970s, he had made his first short TV film the ''"Jamuna Bazar"'', near river Yamuna in Delhi, and soon switched to television scriptwriting, and eventually became the 'Additional Director General' of [[Doordarshan]], India's national television channel, (1980–82), during his tenure, in a matter of 24 months, the entire nation was connected with television network.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070129/nation.htm#3 Kamaleshwar] [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]], 28 January 2007.</ref>

Over the years, he wrote stories in ten TV serials including ''Chandrakanta'', ''Aakash Ganga'', ''Yug'' and ''Betal Pachisi'', as well as popular serials based on literary works such as ''Darpan'' and ''Ek Kahani''.<ref>[http://www.indiaclub.com/shop/AuthorSelect.asp?Author=Kamleshwar Indiaclub.com Collection] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511071311/http://www.indiaclub.com/shop/AuthorSelect.asp?Author=Kamleshwar |date=11 May 2008 }} Kamaleshwar Profile.</ref> He hosted a popular talk show on [[Doordarshan]], ''Parikrama'', started a weekly literary show, ''Patrika'', and also produced and directed several television programs and investigative documentaries on social and political issues for [[Doordarshan]].<ref name=LIB>[https://www.loc.gov/acq/ovop/delhi/salrp/kamleshwar.html Kamleshwar Profile] [[Library of Congress]], New Delhi Office.</ref>

=== Later years ===
He was awarded the 2003 [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for his novel based on the [[Partition of India]] in 1947, ''[[Kitne Pakistan]]'' (literally ''How Many Pakistans?'' but translated in English as ''Partitions''), which explored the way nations fracture, through an allegorical court trial, wherein historical and political figures are present as witnesses,<ref>[http://www.sahitya-akademi.org/sahitya-akademi/awa10301.htm Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955–2005, Official listings] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513055806/http://www.sahitya-akademi.org/sahitya-akademi/awa10301.htm |date=13 May 2008 }} 2003, Kitne Pakistan (Novel).</ref> and the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2005.

He died on 27 January 2007 at [[Faridabad]]<ref>[http://musicmazaa.com/hindi/news/fullstory/1496/Writer+Kamleshwar+is+no+more.html Writer Kamleshwar..] musicmazaa, 29 January 2007.</ref> following a heart attack, after being in poor health for several years.

A collection of his short stories in English translation, ''Not Flowers of Henna'', was released in 2007.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080523094015/http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/26/stories/2007032607950400.htm Katha Book Release] The Hindu, 26 March 2007.</ref>

== Literary works ==
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* ''Aagami Atit''
* ''Aaj Ke Prasiddh Shayar Shaharyar''
* ''Aazadi Mubarak''
* ''Amma''
* ''Anbita Vyatit''
* ''Ankho Dekha Pakistan''
* ''Atmakatha'' (3 Parts)
* ''Bayaan''
* ''Bharatmata Gramvasini''
* ''Chandrakanta'' ( Especially re-written by him for the popular TV serial)
* ''Dak Bangla''
* ''Des-Pardes''
* ''Ek Sarak Sattavan Galiyan''
* ''George Pancham Ki Naak''
* ''Gulmohar Phir Khilega''
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* ''Hindustan Hamara''
* ''Hindustani Gazalein''
* ''Jalti Hui Nadi'' (Part 3)
* ''Jinda Murde''(kahani sangrah)
* ''Jo Maine Jiya'' (Part 1)
* ''Kahani Ki Teesri Duniya''
* ''Kali Aandhi''
* ''Kamleshwar Kee Shreshtha Kahaniyan''
* ''Kasbe Ka Aadmi''
* ''Kashmir Rat Ke Baad''
* ''Katha Prasthan''
* ''Khoyi Hui Dishayein''
* ''Kitne Pakistan''(novel)
* ''Kohra''
* ''Maans Ka Dariya''
* ''Mati Ho Gai Sona''
* ''Mehfil''
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* ''Mere Hamsafar''
* ''Meri Priya Kahaniyan''
* ''Parikrama''
* ''Pati Patni Aur Vah''
* ''Raja Nirbansiya''
* ''Registan''
* ''Samagra Kahaniyan''
* ''Samagra Upanyas'' (All of his 10 novels in one collection)
* ''Samudra Mein Khoya Aadmi''
* ''Solah chaton wala ghar''
* ''Subah Dopahar Sham''
* ''Swatantryottar Hindi Kahaniyan''
* ''Teesra Aadmi''
* ''Tumhara Kamleshwar''
* ''Vahi Baat''
* ''Yadon Ke Chirag'' (Part 2)
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== Bibliography ==
* ''The Street with Fifty-Seven Lanes''
* ''Not Flowers of Henna''
* ''[[Kitne Pakistan]]'', Rajpal & Sons, 2000. (Reprint: 2004, {{ISBN|81-7028-320-5}})
* ''Partitions'', Penguin Books, 2006. {{ISBN|0-14-400099-7}} (Reprint: 2008, {{ISBN|978-0-14-306370-4}}; [http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/section/PENGUIN_CLASSICS/Modern_Classics/Partitions_9780143063704.aspx Presentation])
*"George Pancham ki Naak". [[National Council of Educational Research and Training|NCERT]].

== Filmography ==
* ''[[Sara Akash]]'' (1969) (dialogue)
* ''[[Badnam Basti]]'' (1971) (story)
* ''[[Aandhi]]'' (1975) (story)
* ''[[Mausam (1975 film)|Mausam]]'' (1975) (story)
* ''[[Amanush]]'' (1975) (dialogue)<ref name=abhi/>
* ''[[Chhoti Si Baat]]'' (1975) (dialogue & screenplay)
* ''[[Anand Ashram]]'' (1977) (dialogue)
* ''[[The Burning Train]]'' (1979) (dialogue & screenplay)
* ''[[Ram Balram]]'' (1980) (dialogue & screenplay)
* ''Saajan Ki Saheli'' (1981) (dialogue & screenplay)
* ''Souten'' (1983) (dialogue)
* ''Rang Birangi'' (1983) (story)
* ''Yeh Desh'' (1984) (dialogue)
* ''Laila'' (1984) (dialogue & screenplay)
* ''Preeti'' (1986) (dialogue & screenplay)
* ''Souten Ki Beti'' (1989) (dialogue)

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0436804}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060615200319/http://www.hindu.com/lr/2006/06/04/stories/2006060400110300.htm A literary review of 'Kitne Pakistan', Partition]
* [http://www.anindianmuslim.com/2007/01/kamleshwar-passes-away.html English newspapers ignore literary giant's death]

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Prasanna Acharya

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'''Prasanna Acharya''' (born 8 August 1949) is a politician from [[Odisha, India]] who sits in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the Indian parliament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ws.ori.nic.in/ola/mlaprofile/profilepage.asp|title=''Assembly Member's Information System''|publisher=ws.ori.nic.in|accessdate=2010-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619072646/http://ws.ori.nic.in/ola/mlaprofile/profilepage.asp|archive-date=19 June 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Biju Janata Dal]] (BJD) political party.

== Early life and education ==
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== Career ==
Acharya was a member of the national parliament, the [[13th Lok Sabha|13th]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/lsdeb/ls13/ses1/0620109901.htm|title=''Acharya Member of The 13th Lok Sabha''|publisher=parliamentofindia.nic.in|accessdate=2010-11-19}}</ref> and the [[14th Lok Sabha]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=5|title=''Acharya Member of The 14th Lok Sabha''|publisher=164.100.47.132|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref> of [[India]]. He represented the [[Sambalpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sambalpur]] constituency of Odisha.

In May 2009 Prasanna Acharya stood for election to the Odisha Assembly rather than for the national parliament. He was elected to represent the regional constituency of [[Rairakhol|Redhakhol]] by a majority of around 10,000 votes. In the 2014 Odisha Assembly election, Prasanna Acharya lost to Subal Sahu of Indian National Congress by a margin of 458 votes from Bijepur Assembly. In 2019 Prasanna Acharya lost to Suresh Pujari of BJP Party in Loksabha election.

Acharya also held the post of the Minister of Finance in Odisha.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://loksabha.nic.in/ Parliament of India]
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Narhari Amin

2021-09-16T18:08:00Z

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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|name= Narhari Amin
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| caption = Amin at Gujarati Vishwakosh Trust in 1994
|office1 = [[List of deputy chief ministers of Gujarat|Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat]]
|1blankname1 = Chief Minister
|1namedata1 = [[Chhabildas Mehta]]
| term_start1 = 17 February 1994
| term_end1 = 14 March 1995
| office = Member of Parliament, [[Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start = 22 July 2020
| term_end =
| constituency = [[Gujarat]]
| predecessor = [[Lal Sinh Vadodia]]
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| birth_place = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Bombay State]], [[India]]
| office2 = Member of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2 = 2001
| term_end2 = 2002
| successor2 = Jitendrabhai Patel
| predecessor2 = [[Yatinbhai Oza]]
| constituency2 = [[Sabarmati (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sabarmati]]
| term_start3 = 1990
| term_end3 = 1995
| constituency3 = [[Sabarmati (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sabarmati]]
| successor3 = [[Yatinbhai Oza]]
| predecessor3 = Bharat Ghadavi
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| otherparty = [[Janata Dal]] {{small|(until 1999)}}, [[Indian National Congress]] {{small|(1999-2012)}}
| party= [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] {{small|(2012-present)}}
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'''Narhari Amin''' (born 5 June 1955) is a politician from [[Gujarat]] state of [[India]]. He is a member of the Indian Parliament (MP) affiliated with the [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]. Formerly he was a [[List of deputy chief ministers of Gujarat|Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat]] affiliated to the [[Indian National Congress]] in 1994.<ref name="indianexpress.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/next-gu-vc-former-dy-cm-others-smell-foul-play-plea-guv/907392/|title=Next GU V-C: Former Dy CM, others smell foul play, plea Guv|newspaper=Indian Express.com|date=2012-02-03|accessdate=2012-03-23}}</ref> He left the [[Indian National Congress]] on 5 December 2012 after he was denied a ticket to contest the [[2012 Gujarat legislative assembly election|December 2012 state legislative assembly election]].<ref name="indianexpress.com2">{{cite news|title=Pre-poll blow to Congress as former Gujarat Dy CM Narhari Amin quits |date= 4 December 2012 |work= [[The Indian Express]] |url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/prepoll-blow-to-congress-as-former-gujarat-dy-cm-narhari-amin-quits/1040375/ |accessdate= 2012-02-05}}</ref> On 6 December 2012, he joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name="ndtv.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/assembly-polls/gujarat-elections-blow-to-congress-as-narhari-amin-joins-bjp-301684?pfrom=home-lateststories|title= Blow to Congress as Narhari Amin joins BJP| date= 6 December 2012}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Amin gained early experience in the [[Navnirman Andolan]] of 1974. The movement was so successful that [[Jayprakash Narayan]] was said to have been inspired by its force and success. Amin was one of the most identifiable faces of that movement and its success could be gauged from its ability to topple the government of the then Gujarat CM [[Chimanbhai Patel]].

==Political career==

Amin had won the assembly election in 1990 from [[Sabarmati (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sabarmati]] on [[Janata Dal]] ticket defeating Natver Patel of BJP by 9444 votes.

Subsequently Amin lost two consecutive elections in 1995 and 1998 with over 21000 votes to Yatin Ojha of the BJP.

In a by-election in 2001, Amin had then defeated BJP's Babu Patel with a margin of over 18000 votes. The seat had fallen vacant after the sitting BJP MLA [[Yatinbhai Oza]] had joined Congress.

He again faced a defeat from BJP's Jitendra Patel in the 2002 election with a huge margin of 59190 votes.

His last electoral defeat came in 2007, when he lost to young Congress turncoat Devusingh Chauhan who defeated him in Matar with 7799 votes.

On 5 December 2012 after he was denied a ticket to contest the [[2012 Gujarat legislative assembly election|December 2012 state legislative assembly election]] he left the [[Indian National Congress]] and joint the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2012/gujarat/story/gujarat-assembly-polls-2012-congress-leader-narhari-amin-joins-bjp-123460-2012-12-06|title = Former-Gujarat deputy CM leaves Congress for BJP over denial of ticket, Modi seems happy}}</ref>

On 29 October 2013 he was made the vice president of the Planning Commission Of Gujarat. He has held the post of deputy chief minister of the Gujarat state in his tenure for the Indian National Congress.<ref name="indianexpress.com2" /> He has thus been a recipient of various portfolios. He was also president of [[Gujarat Cricket Association]] and former vice-president of [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]]. He is also the director of Hiramani School at [[Ahmedabad]].

He was elected to Rajya Sabha in [[2020 Indian Rajya Sabha elections]].<ref><nowiki> {{cite news|URL=</nowiki>https://www.news18.com/news/politics/as-bjp-disturbs-equilibrium-by-picking-narhari-amin-for-rs-polls-a-look-at-how-the-numbers-add-up-2537175.html|title= As BJP Disturbs Equilibrium by Picking Narhari Amin for RS Polls, A Look at How the Numbers Add Up|website=News18</ref> During the election the first two candidates of BJP and first candidate of INC got 36 votes each. Amin received 32 first preference votes compared to 30 received by the second candidate of INC. Amin won with 35.98 votes after the addition of second preference votes (the other candidate got 31.99).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rajya-sabha-election-results-bjp-wins-seats-congress-in-gujarat-1690831-2020-06-20|title=Rajya Sabha election results: BJP wins 3 seats, Congress 1 in Gujarat}}</ref>

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Hari Singh Gour

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'''Sir Hari Singh Gour''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KBE|FRSL}} (26 November 1870 – 25 December 1949) was a distinguished lawyer, [[jurist]], [[educationist]], [[social reformer]], poet, and novelist. Gour was the First [[Vice-Chancellor]] of the [[University of Delhi]] and [[Nagpur University]], founder and Vice-Chancellor of the [[University of Sagar]], Deputy President of the [[Central Legislative Assembly]] of [[British India]], an Indian Delegate to the [[Joint Parliamentary Committee]], a Member of the Indian Central Committee associated with the [[Royal Commission]] on the [[Indian Constitution]] (popularly known as the [[Simon Commission]]),<ref>{{cite book|author=A. S. Iyengar|title=Role of Press and Indian Freedom Struggle: All Through the Gandhian Era|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pAJDpBQhBlcC&pg=PA67|year=2001|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=978-81-7648-256-1|pages=67–}}</ref> and a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Literature]].<ref>[http://dhsgsu.ac.in/founder.html About Hari Singh Gour] ''[[University of Sagar]]''.</ref>
 


== Early years ==

Hari Singh Gour was born on 26 November 1870 to a poor family near [[Sagar, Madhya Pradesh|Sagar]], in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The family had to be supported by Hari Singh's eldest brother who provided an allowance of 50 [[rupees]] per month. Hari Singh's father was a [[carpenter]],and a [[farmer]] but the young boy did not have an interest in this trade. At the age of ten, Hari Singh won a scholarship of two [[rupees]] per month which enabled him to attend a night school in [[Sagar, Madhya Pradesh|Sagar]]. Later, with the help of another scholarship he went to [[Jabalpur]] to undertake further studies. Mathematics was his favourite subject and for this he received a special prize. In Jabalpur, he went for his matriculation but he failed in the first time as he was deeply disturbed as someone stole his gold ring which he brought by saving 10 rupees from all his scholarships. But the second time he passed out with good marks. He passed his Intermediate examination from [[Hislop College]], [[Nagpur]], a free church institution, standing first in the whole province.

== Education ==

When he was 18 years old, Hari Singh Gour went to the [[University of Cambridge]] in England where he took [[Moral Sciences]] [[Tripos]] and Law [[Tripos]]. Unfortunately, the young Hari Singh experienced a great deal of racism as a student and throughout his life. He participated in a mathematics competition, of which the results were not declared. Some years after obtaining his [[LL.D.]] he learned that the scholarship which the competition awarded was not given to foreigners, especially "blacks," as Indians were referred to by the British. Since Hari Singh came first in the competition, the scholarship ended up not being awarded to any one. He faced similar treatment in other situations and academic competitions, however he never let this unfair treatment by the British discourage him. Instead, he began to write poetry. In fact, while in England he came to be known in literary circles as a promising poet, becoming acquainted with the likes of [[George Bernard Shaw]]. He wrote a book of poetry entitled ''Stepping Westward and Other Poems'' due to which he became somewhat of a celebrity and was thereby selected a Member of the [[Royal Society of Literature]].

He was admitted as a [[pensioner]] at [[Downing College, Cambridge]] on 5 June 1889. Gour received his BA in 1892; the [[Master of Arts|MA]] in 1896; [[LL.M.]] in 1902; and finally the [[LL.D.]] in 1908.<ref>{{acad|id=GR889HS|name=Gour, Harpasad Singh}}</ref> After his time at [[Cambridge]], he read for the [[D.Litt.]] and [[LL.D.]] at [[Trinity College, Dublin]]. He received an [[honorary degree|honorary]] [[D.Litt.]] from the [[University of Delhi]], where he served as the institution's first [[Vice-Chancellor]].

== Career ==

On his return to India he became a successful lawyer in [[Raipur]]. He was called to the [[bar association|Bar]], [[Inner Temple]] on 26 November 1872. Gour practised in the [[High Courts of India]], including the [[Central Provinces]], [[Calcutta]], and [[Allahabad]]. He wrote two monumental works, ''The Law of Transfer in British India'' and ''The Penal Law of India''. Another book entitled ''Hindu Law Code'' published later added to his reputation as a great jurist. In the [[Central Legislative Assembly]] in 1921, Gour denounced the sequestration and suppression of women. He was also a great [[social reformer]] and was successful in getting an [[Act of Parliament|act]] passed to enable women to be enrolled as lawyers, while his [[Civil Marriage]] [[Bill (proposed law)|Bill]] of 1923 showed him to be a reformer thinking ahead of his time. Gour was not only a [[Progressivism|progressive]] scholar; he demonstrated such forward thinking in his personal life as well. He married Olivia D/o Balwant Singh of Bhandara. Hari Singh Gour was [[knight]]ed in 1925. The first bill for the abolition of untouchability was introduced in 1921 by Hari Singh Gour.

By his determination and industry combined with a gift of oratory, Sir Hari Singh Gour rose to an eminent position in the political scene. He became a Leader of the [[Opposition (parliamentary)|Opposition]] and of the Nationalist Party in the Indian Legislative Assembly from 1921 to 1934. Gour was also President of the [[High Court Bar Association]] in [[Nagpur]] and President of the [[Hindu Association]]. He was an Indian Delegate to the [[Joint Parliamentary Committee]] on the [[Government of India]] [[Bill (proposed law)|Bill]] in 1933.
He was a Member of the [[Constituent Assembly]] that framed India's Constitution.
=== On good governance ===

Being an academic par excellence, Gour focused on the importance of skill Administration and good governance and it could very well be reflected not only in his writings but in his conduct as well. As a lawyer and revenue officer in Jabalpur District Court in 1893, he successfully managed to dispose of 300 pending cases in one year only. His book on Hindu law references 500 books and more than 7,000 cases.

=== Indian Penal Code ===

The [[Indian Penal Code]] was passed by the [[Council of India|Legislative Council of India]] on 6 October 1860 on which date it received the assent of the [[Governor-General]]. Since that time, the [[Indian Penal Code]] had come to be the law of the land, with its amendments and modifications. However, the [[Indian Penal Code]] retained very severe means of [[punishment]]. Sir Hari Singh Gour vehemently opposed such measures, stating:

{{cquote|No civilized country today imposes such heavy sentences as does the [Indian] Penal Code. Heavy sentences have long gone out of fashion in England and the order of sanctity and perfection attaching to the Penal Code should not deter indigenous legislatures to thoroughly revise the sentences, bringing them into conformity with modern, civilized standards.|[[Sir Hari Singh Gour]]|''Legislative Assembly''}}

The [[Indian Penal Code]] was "draconian in its severity with regard to punishment," according to Gour, who firmly believed that [[solitary confinement]] as a form of [[punishment]] under [[Section 73]] of the [[Indian Penal Code]] lacked rational basis. [[Solitary confinement]] had been abolished in England and Gour claimed that it would be in keeping with the civilised culture of India to wipe out this kind of punishment—an inhumane mark ironically left by the British [[colonialists]] themselves in the [[Penal Code]].

=== Age of Consent Bill ===

The 1891 [[1891 Age of Consent Act|Age of Consent]] [[Act of Parliament|Act]] had established that the minimum [[age of consent]] within marriage for girls should be 12 years. In 1922, [[Rai Bahadur Bakshi Sohan Lal]] proposed that the [[age of consent]] should be raised from 12 to 14. This motion was defeated. Then in 1924 Sir Hari Singh Gour brought the [[age of consent]] issue back into the Legislature with a similar proposal to raise the minimum age from 12 to 14 years for girls. After amendments and the appointment of a select committee, Gour's [[Bill (proposed law)|Bill]] was passed to raise the [[age of consent]] within marriage to 13 for girls in 1925.

In March 1928, Gour, who had always been a steadfast proponent of [[age of consent]] bills, appealed to the importance of realising standards of modern [[clinical psychology]] and pointed out the emotional problems of early marriage, such as the incidence of [[polygamy]] as grooms grew up and decided they desired more compatible partners, possible occurrence of suicide and early death, and generally marital unhappiness for both partners.

In 1929 his book titled "Sprit of Buddhism" published and had a great impact on several buddhist countries such as Japan and Sri Lanka. Dr. Gour honoured as Dharm Guru in Japan. It is also been talked that Dr. Ambedkar also got inspired by this book.

 

== Legacy ==
[[File:Hari Singh Gour 1976 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|Hari Singh Gour on a 1976 stamp of India]]
Besides being a great lawyer and [[jurist]], Dr. Gour was also a great [[educationist]]. He organised the [[University of Delhi]] as its first [[Vice-Chancellor]] and was Vice-Chancellor of [[Nagpur University]] for two successive terms. Of his most important contributions was the founding of the [[University of Sagar]], now officially known as [[Dr. Hari Singh Gour University]], the oldest university in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]], in 1946 for which he made a munificent [[donation]]. He started the [[University of Sagar]] with 2 million and gave about two [[crores]] in property as a [[donation]] to the University. He became the first Vice-Chancellor of the [[University of Sagar]] and occupied this position until he died on 25 December 1949. He bequeathed the greater part of his life's savings, a large fortune, to the [[University of Sagar]]. The new campus of this university, laid out on the summit of the [[Patharia Hills]] with a panoramic view of the town and lake, has been built largely through the benefaction of Hari Singh Gour.

He accomplished much, overcoming initial poverty and lasting discrimination. For example, in 1941 Gour was turned away by a hotel in England on account of his race. The [[Indian Post Office|Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department]] issued a commemorative stamp of Dr. Hari Singh Gour on 26 November 1976. Madhya Pradesh Council of science and technology provide Dr. Hari Singh Gour state award in the field of social science.<ref>[http://mpcost.nic.in/Center/123_3_NationalStateAwards.aspx "National & State Awards"]. mpcost.nic.in</ref>

== Selected works ==
* ''The Transfer of Property in British India: Being an Analytical Commentary on the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 as Amended ...'', Published by Thacker, Spink, 1901.
*''The Law of Transfer in British India'', Vol. 1–3 (1902)
*''The Penal Law of India'', Vol. 1–2 (1909)
*''Hindu Code'' (1919)
*''India and the New Constitution'' (1947)
*''Renaissance of India'' (1942)
*''The Spirit of Buddhism'' (1929)
*''His only Love'' (1929)
*''Random Rhymes'' (1892)
*''Facts and Fancies'' (1948)
*''Seven Lives'' (1944)
*''India and the New Constitution'' (1947)
*''Letters from Heaven''
*''Lost Soul''
*''Passing Clouds''

==See also==
{{portal|Poetry}}
*[[University of Sagar]]
*[https://www.janoisko.com/2020/12/blog-post.html डॉ हरी सिंह गौर विद्यालय की स्थापना की कहानी]
*[[Sagar, Madhya Pradesh|Sagar]]

==Further reading==
* ''The Great Indian Patriots'', by P. Rajeswar Rao. Published by Mittal Publications, 1991. v.1. {{ISBN|81-7099-280-X}}. ''Page 251''

==References==
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== External links ==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100724215157/http://www.bundelkhanddarshan.com/ Bundelkhand Darshan]
*[https://www.janoisko.com/2020/12/blog-post.html डॉ हरी सिंह गौर विद्यालय की स्थापना की कहानी]
*[http://www.dhsgsu.ac.in/ Dr. Hari Singh Gour University: University of Sagar Website]

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Krishna Tirath

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'''Krishna Tirath''' (born 3 March 1955) is an [[Indian politician]] from [[Indian National Congress|INC]]. She was a member of the [[15th Lok Sabha]] of [[India]] representing the [[North West Delhi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|North West Delhi]] constituency of [[Delhi]]. She was [[Minister of State (Independent Charge)]] in [[Ministry of Women and Child Development]] in the [[second Manmohan Singh ministry]]. She left the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) political party, and on 19 January 2015 she joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). Later on in March 2019 she rejoined the [[Indian National Congress]].

She began her political career as a M.L.A in Delhi and was a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly between 1984–2004. In 1998, she became the Minister for Social Welfare, SC & ST and Labour & Employment in the [[Sheila Dikshit]]-led Delhi government. The Chief Minister saw her as a part of the dissident group and forced to resign from her post by dissolving her entire Cabinet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20011206/edit.htm|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Editorial|website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref> On her resignation in 2003, she became Deputy Speaker of the Delhi Assembly.

In the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 elections]] she beat [[Anita Arya]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and was elected to parliament. In [[2009 Indian general election|2009 elections]], she was again elected from [[North West Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|North West Delhi]] by defeating Meera Kanwaria of BJP.<ref name=ibn>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090519181152/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionresults/constituency/30/30/northwestdelhi.html 2009 Lok Sabha Results North West Delhi]</ref>

==Minister of Women and Child Development==
As Minister for Women and Child Development, Tirath stated that the government's priorities would be to "support holistic empowerment of women, ensure adequate and universal availability of supplementary nutrition for children, adolescent girls and expectant mothers and build a protective environment for children where they can develop and flourish as responsible and happy citizens of the society."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nvonews.com/2009/05/30/krishna-tirath-assumes-charge-as-minister-for-women-child-development/|title=Error|website=nvonews.com}}</ref>

Tirath has proposed that working Indian husbands pay a portion of their income to their wives. The goal is to calculate the value of housework, and to socially empower women for the work they do at home.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

In a 2012 meeting with United States Secretary of Health and Human Services [[Kathleen Sebelius]], Tirath stated her concern for malnutrition among children in India. She emphasized the importance of agencies like Integrated Child Development Services for implementing improvements in education, immunization and supplementary nutrition, to alleviate child mortality.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=84846|title=Press Information Bureau|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>

==National Girl Child Day photograph==
On 24 January 2010 a photograph of former Pakistan Air Chief Marshal [[Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed]] in uniform appeared along with those of Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] and Congress president [[Sonia Gandhi]] in a full-page newspaper advertisement (see External Links below) given by Ministry of Women and Child Development to mark the [[National Girl Child Day]]. Initially Mrs.Tirath refused to accept the error on behalf of her ministry, accused the media of hair-splitting, and stated, "[the] message is more important than the image. The photograph is only symbolic. The message for the girl child is more important. She should be protected."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.rediff.com/report/2010/jan/24/advt-goof-up-pmo-apologises-orders-probe.htm|title=Advt goof-up: PMO apologises, orders probe|website=Rediff}}</ref> She later apologised on behalf of her ministry for publishing a photograph of a former Pakistan Air Force chief in a government advertisement and said an inquiry will bring out who was responsible for it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/tirath-apologises-for-botched-up-ad-65711-2010-01-24|title=Tirath apologises for botched up ad|first1=Headlines Today Bureau New|last1=DelhiJanuary 24|first2=2010UPDATED|last2=January 25|first3=2010 11:14|last3=Ist|website=India Today}}</ref> The former air marshal, upon learning of the publication, "..wasn't aware about this [and felt it was] an innocent mistake."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100128111007/http://www.ptinews.com/news/483678_Former-PAF-chief-surprised-over-his-photo-in-Indian-govt-advertisement]</ref>

==Controversy over misuse of power==

On 13 September 2010, Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) cancelled the appointment of Krishna Tirath's daughter Yashvi Tirath<ref>{{cite news|title=CAT quashes DD selection of minister's kin|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-14/india/28260251_1_selection-merit-list-interview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103105427/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-14/india/28260251_1_selection-merit-list-interview|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 November 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=14 September 2010|first1=Abhinav|last1=Garg|date=14 September 2010}}</ref> for the post of anchor-cum-correspondent in state run telecaster Doordarshan News.

A tribunal, headed by chairman V K Bali, cancelled the selection of the journalists working with DD News, finding "misuse of marks in the interview" and "irregularities having vitiated the whole process."

==Joining BJP ==
On 19 January 2015, she formally joined the BJP after meeting Mr Amit Shah - the BJP President.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/former-upa-minister-krishna-tirath-joins-bjp/articleshow/45938329.cms|title=Former UPA minister Krishna Tirath joins BJP | India News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> She contested from [[Patel Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)]] as a BJP candidate for the [[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]] and was defeated by Hazari Lal Chauhan of AAP by a margin of 34,638 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/delhi/patel-nagar-mla-results|title=PATEL NAGAR Election Result 2020, Winner, PATEL NAGAR MLA, Delhi|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
She left the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in March 2019 and rejoined [[Indian National Congress]].

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://wcd.nic.in/moswcd.htm Profile on the Ministry of Women & Child Development website]

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Uma Shankar Dikshit

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'''Uma Shankar Dikshit''' (12 January 1901 – 30 May 1991) was an [[India]]n politician, cabinet minister and [[Governor of West Bengal]]<ref name="wb">{{cite web|url=http://rajbhavankolkata.gov.in/html/pastgov1912_new.htm|title=Governors >> Governors of Bengal from 1912 up to the present day|publisher=[[Governor of West Bengal]] website|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109072725/http://rajbhavankolkata.gov.in/html/pastgov1912_new.htm|archive-date=9 November 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and [[Governor of Karnataka]].<ref name=ka>[http://rajbhavan.kar.nic.in/governors/UmaShankarDikshit.htm Governors] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317175628/http://rajbhavan.kar.nic.in/governors/UmaShankarDikshit.htm |date=17 March 2012 }} [[Governor of Karnataka]] website.</ref>
Born on 12 January 1901 at village Ugu of [[Unnao]] district, he got his education from Kanpur. Since his student life he joined the freedom movement and was the Secretary of the District Congress Committee Kanpur during the period when Sh. [[Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi]] was the President of the Committee. 
He served the Country as the Home Minister, Health Minister and Governor of [[Karnataka]] & [[West Bengal]]. He also served as treasurer of All India Congress Committee, and Managing Director of Associated Journals at Lucknow. He founded a Girls Intermediate College at his village Ugu in the memory of his mother.<ref name="nic">{{cite web |url=http://unnao.nic.in/Personali.htm |title=Famous Personalities - Profile|publisher=Unnao Nic |access-date=21 October 2012}}</ref> 
He was awarded [[Padma Vibhushan]], the second highest civilian award in India in 1989, by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmavibhushan_awards_list1.php|title=Padma Vibhushan Awardees|publisher=[[Govt. of India]] website}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Born in Ugu in [[Unnao district]] ([[Unnao]]) of [[Uttar Pradesh]] state, to Ram Sarup and Shiv Pyari, he later studied at the [[Christ Church College, Kanpur]].<ref name=ka/>

==Career==
Uma Shankar Dikshit started his political career when he joined the [[Indian freedom movement]], during which he was imprisoned four times.

Post-Independence he remained close to Nehru and later sided with Indira Gandhi during the 1969 split in [[Indian National Congress]]. He joined the Indira Gandhi cabinet in 1971, thereafter he remained Minister for Works and Housing, Govt. of India, 1971-72 later given additional charge of Health and Family Planning, Minister for Home Affairs, 1973–74 and Minister for Shipping and Transport, 1975. He also remained Treasurer, [[All India Congress Committee]] (AICC), 1970-75.<ref name=ka/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Dikshit-scripts-history-swornin-as-CM-for-third-time/399571/|title=Dikshit scripts history, sworn-in as CM for third time|date=17 December 2008|work=Indian Express}}</ref>

He remained the [[Governor of Karnataka]], 1976–77 and [[Governor of West Bengal]] 1984-1986.

He died at New Delhi on 30 May 1991 after a prolonged illness at the age of 90 years.

==Family==
His son Vinod Dikshit was a member of the [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS), who married [[Sheila Dikshit]], later [[Chief Minister of Delhi]] for three consecutive terms starting from 1998 until 2013. His grandson, [[Sandeep Dikshit]], was a member of parliament from East Delhi for Congress and granddaughter is Latika Syed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=26734|title=Sheila Dikshit: Profile|date=10 December 2003|work=Indian Express}}</ref><ref name="itd">{{cite magazine|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/article/past+tense+future+perfect/1/123577.html|title=Story: Past Tense, Future Perfect|date=27 December 2010|magazine=[[India Today]]}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Padma Vibhushan Awards}}

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Dhiraj Deshmukh

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Dhiraj Deshmukh
| birth_name = Dhiraj Vilasrao Deshmukh
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|df=y|6 April 1980}}
| birth_place = [[Latur]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| residence = [[Babhalgaon]], Latur
| office = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Latur Rural (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Latur Rural]], [[Maharashtra]]
| termstart = 28 November 2019
| predecessor = [[Trimbakrao Shrirangrao Bhise]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = [[Deepshikha Deshmukh]]
| relatives = [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]](father) 
[[Amit Deshmukh]] (brother) [[Riteish Deshmukh]] (brother) [[Genelia D' Souza]] (sister-in-law) [[Jackky Bhagnani]] (brother in-law)
| occupation = Politician
| nationality = 
| parents = [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]] (father) Vaishali Deshmukh (mother)
| children = 2
}}

'''Dhiraj Vilasrao Deshmukh''' (born 6 April 1980) is an Indian politician and an MLA of [[Indian National Congress]], and son of [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]. He was elected from the [[Latur Rural (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] to the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] in 2019 as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/elections/riteish-deshmukh-pens-emotional-note-on-amit-and-dhirajs-election-wins.html | title=Riteish Deshmukh Pens Emotional Note On Amit & Dhiraj's Election Wins | publisher=Republic World | date=24 October 2019 | accessdate=25 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/actor-riteish-raises-poll-fever-turns-crowd-puller-for-his-brothers-in-latur/articleshow/71547356.cms | title=Actor Riteish Deshmukh raises poll fever, turns crowd puller for this Brothers in Latur | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=12 October 2019 | accessdate=25 October 2019}}</ref> He won by a margin of 121482 which is third largest in terms of votes in [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}

==Early life==
He was born as third & last son of [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]. He's also the younger brother of Minister [[Amit Deshmukh]] & actor [[Riteish Deshmukh]].

==Political career==
* District President- [[Indian Youth Congress]]
* 2017: Member- Z.P. Latur

==Personal life==
He is married to [[Deepshikha Deshmukh]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dheeraj Deshmukh and Deepshikha Wedding Ceremony Photos - FilmiBeat|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/photos/bollywood-events/dheeraj-deshmukh-deepshikha-wedding-ceremony-39046.html|url-status=live|access-date=4 June 2021|website=Filmibeat}}</ref> The couple has two children.<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 November 2015|title=Dhiraj V Deshmukh and Honey Bhagnani with their children during Aaradhya Bachchan's birthday party held at Pratiksha in Mumbai - Photogallery|url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/events/mumbai/aaradhya-bachchans-bday-party/articleshow/49812544.cms|url-status=live|access-date=4 June 2021|website=photogallery.indiatimes.com}}</ref>

==Positions held==
* 2017: Member, Latur Zilla Parishad
* 2019–present: member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
* 2021 : General Secretary, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress committee

==See also==
* [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
* [[Amit Deshmukh]]
* [[Latur Rural (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Latur rural]] constituency

==References==
{{reflist}}

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Muzaffar Ali

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{{Short description|Indian film producer}}
{{BLP sources| date= June 2020}}
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| name = Muzaffar Ali
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|10|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Lucknow]], [[United Provinces (1937–50)|United Provinces]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| title = [[Padma Shri]] (2005)
| spouse = Geeti Sen (divorced) [[Subhashini Ali]] (estranged) Meera Ali
| children = Murad Ali (with Geeti) [[Shaad Ali]] (with Subhashini) Sama Ali (with Meera)
}}

'''Muzaffar Ali''' (born 21 October 1944) is an Indian filmmaker, fashion designer, poet, artist, cultural revivalist, and social worker.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-21|title=Muzaffar Ali — Opulent Decadence {{!}} FCCI journal|url=https://filmcriticscircle.com/journal/muzaffar-ali-opulent-decadence/|access-date=2020-11-10|website=Journal of Indian Cinema|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-17/news-interviews/28082867_1_artistes-bollywood-smita-patil |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103193652/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-17/news-interviews/28082867_1_artistes-bollywood-smita-patil |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-11-03 |title=Bollywood has lost the plot: Muzaffar Ali |work=[[The Times of India]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=2009-09-17 |access-date=2014-05-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200802042069.htm |title=Muzaffar Ali deplores MNS stand against North Indians, Bachchan |work=[[The Hindu]]|publisher=[[The Hindu Group]]|date=2008-02-04 |access-date=2014-05-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-04/others/28293586_1_tourism-hub-la-martiniere-cii |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103193645/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-04/others/28293586_1_tourism-hub-la-martiniere-cii |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-11-03 |title=Muzaffar Ali in Lucknow|work=[[The Times of India]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=2010-08-04 |access-date=2014-05-07}}</ref>

==Biography==
Ali was born in [[Lucknow]] in 1944.<ref name="Ashish99">{{cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |date=1999 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=1579581463 |url= {{GBurl| rF8ABAAAQBAJ |p=1929|dq=|q=}} |pages= 1929–1930 |format=Ebook}}</ref>
The eldest son of Raja Syed Sajid Husain Ali, the ruling prince of the principality of Kotwara in [[Awadh]], Muzaffar Ali attended [[La Martiniere Lucknow|La Martiniere]], Lucknow,<ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Muzaffar-Ali-If-I-could-make-Rekha-look-beautiful-I-could-also-make-other-women-look-beautiful/articleshow/48361485.cms|title=Muzaffar Ali: If I could make Rekha look beautiful, I could also make other women look beautiful|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=2016-08-06|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref> and graduated in science from [[Aligarh Muslim University]].<ref name="Ashish99" /> Ali worked in advertising before turning to film.<ref name="Ashish99" /> His first films were ''[[Gaman]]'' (1978) and ''[[Umrao Jaan (1981 film)|Umrao Jaan]]'' (1981), and he also made and starred in the TV series ''Jaan-e-Alam''.<ref name="Ashish99" /> He later became a fashion designer, creating a fashion label with his wife, Meera, in 1990.<ref name="Ashish99" /><ref name=":0" />

Muzaffar Ali is presently married to Meera Ali, a fashion designer, with whom he has a daughter Sama, who is also a fashion designer.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/relative-value-heritage-after-a-fashion/articleshow/57105008.cms|title=Relative value: Heritage, after a fashion|work=[[Mumbai Mirror]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=2017-02-12|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref> He had two previous marriages, the first of which was to the art historian Geeti Sen, with whom he has a son Murad Ali, a film actor.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> His second marriage was to the communist politician [[Subhashini Ali]], with whom he has a son [[Shaad Ali]], a film director.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

==Filmography==

* 2015: ''[[Jaanisaar]]'' (also actor)
* 1986: [[Anjuman (1986 film)|''Anjuman'']] (also producer)
* 1982: ''[[Aagaman]]''
* 1981: ''[[Umrao Jaan (1981 film)|Umrao Jaan]]'' (also producer)
* 1978: ''[[Gaman]]'' (also producer)
*Unreleased: ''[[Zooni]]'' (also producer)<ref>{{cite web|title=Guftagoo with Muzaffar Ali Rajya Sabha TV|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-xylBciDnA|publisher=youtube|access-date=2014-05-21}}</ref>

==Awards==
* [[Padma Shri]] (2005)<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref>
{{National Film Award Special Mention feature film}}
{{FilmfareAwardBestDirector}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0019464}}
* [http://www.the-south-asian.com/Jan2002/Muzaffar-Ali.htm A man for all arts]

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}

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