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	'''Shiv Khera ''' is an Indian author, [[activist]] and [[motivational speaker]]. He launched a movement against [[caste]]-based reservation in India, founded an organization called Country First Foundation<ref name=times>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Blame-courts-for-corruption-Shiv-Khera/articleshow/14921465.cms</ref><ref name="TheHindu1">{{cite news\|last1=Shah\|first1=Shalini\|title=No ~~‘guru~~' this\|~~URL~~=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/No-lsquoguru-this/article15709556.ece\|accessdate=13 December 2016\|~~publisher~~=[[The Hindu]]\|date=24 April 2010}}</ref><ref name=Deccan>{{cite news\|title=Shiv Khera to file PIL against former CJIs\|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/282156/shiv-khera-file-pil-against.html\|accessdate=15 January 2016\|publisher=[[Deccan Herald]]\|date=1 October 2012}}</ref>		'''Shiv Khera ''' is an Indian author, [[activist]] and [[motivational speaker]], best known for his book—You Can Win.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=You Can Win\|url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/700965-you-can-win\|access-date=2021-09-22\|website=www.goodreads.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Gupta\|first=Soumyabrata\|date=2018-08-17\|title=Achievers achieve in spite of problems not in absence of them: Author Shiv Khera\|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/books-and-art/170818/achievers-achieve-in-spite-of-problems-not-in-absence-of-them-author.html\|access-date=2021-09-22\|website=Deccan Chronicle\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Shiv Khera – Business & Leadership Coach\|url=https://shivkhera.com/\|access-date=2021-09-22\|language=en-US}}</ref> He launched a movement against [[caste]]-based reservation in India, founded an organization called Country First Foundation<ref name=times>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Blame-courts-for-corruption-Shiv-Khera/articleshow/14921465.cms</ref><ref name="TheHindu1">{{cite news\|last1=Shah\|first1=Shalini\|title=No 'guru' this\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/No-lsquoguru-this/article15709556.ece\|accessdate=13 December 2016\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|date=24 April 2010}}</ref><ref name=Deccan>{{cite news\|title=Shiv Khera to file PIL against former CJIs\|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/282156/shiv-khera-file-pil-against.html\|accessdate=15 January 2016\|publisher=[[Deccan Herald]]\|date=1 October 2012}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
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	==Activism and politics==		==Activism and politics==
	Khera founded Country First Foundation, a social activism organisation whose mission is "to ensure freedom through education and justice".<ref name="TheHindu1"/> In 2004, he stood as an independent candidate from the South Delhi constituency in Indian general elections and "lost badly".<ref name="TheHindu1"/> In 2008, he started the Bharatiya Rashtravadi Samanata Party.<ref>{{citation\| title=Shiv Khera launches Bhartiya Rashtravadi Samanta Party \| date=14 July 2008 \| ~~publisher~~=[[Oneindia]] \| url=http://news.oneindia.in/2008/07/14/shiv-khera-launches-bhartiya-rashtravadi-samanta-party-1216030001.html}}</ref> During 2014 polls in India, he supported the Bhartiya Janata Party and campaigned for [[L. K. Advani\|Lal Krishna Advani]], a senior member of the party.<ref name=BJP>{{citation\|title=Motivational speaker Shiv Khera campaigns for Advani \| author=Piyush Mishra \|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] \| date=28 April 2014 \| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/news/Motivational-speaker-Shiv-Khera-campaigns-for-Advani/articleshow/34328967.cms?}}</ref> Khera has also filed several [[public interest law]]suits in the Indian Supreme Court, and he unsuccessfully contested the 2009 general election in India on an anti-corruption platform.<ref name=times/><ref name="TheHindu1"/><ref name=Deccan/>		Khera founded Country First Foundation, a social activism organisation whose mission is "to ensure freedom through education and justice".<ref name="TheHindu1"/> In 2004, he stood as an independent candidate from the South Delhi constituency in Indian general elections and "lost badly".<ref name="TheHindu1"/> In 2008, he started the Bharatiya Rashtravadi Samanata Party.<ref>{{citation\| title=Shiv Khera launches Bhartiya Rashtravadi Samanta Party \| date=14 July 2008 \| work=[[Oneindia]] \| url=http://news.oneindia.in/2008/07/14/shiv-khera-launches-bhartiya-rashtravadi-samanta-party-1216030001.html}}</ref> During 2014 polls in India, he supported the Bhartiya Janata Party and campaigned for [[L. K. Advani\|Lal Krishna Advani]], a senior member of the party.<ref name=BJP>{{citation\|title=Motivational speaker Shiv Khera campaigns for Advani \| author=Piyush Mishra \|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] \| date=28 April 2014 \| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/news/Motivational-speaker-Shiv-Khera-campaigns-for-Advani/articleshow/34328967.cms?}}</ref> Khera has also filed several [[public interest law]]suits in the Indian Supreme Court, and he unsuccessfully contested the 2009 general election in India on an anti-corruption platform.<ref name=times/><ref name="TheHindu1"/><ref name=Deccan/>

			Shiv Khera was one of the speakers in [[Bhagavad Gita]] Summit (from 10th - 14th December 2021) during [[Gita Jayanti]] at [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], US along with other notable personalities such as [[Mukundananda\|Swami Mukundananda Ji]], [[Menas Kafatos\|Dr. Menas Kafatos]], [[Kiran Bedi]], [[Gloria Arieira\|Brahmacharini Gloria Arieira]] and others.<ref>{{cite web \|title=JKYog Bhagavad Gita Summit {{!}} RKTemple \|url=https://www.radhakrishnatemple.net/jkyog-bhagavad-gita-summit \|website=adhakrishnatemple.net \|publisher=[[Radha Krishna Temple]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Renowned speakers from all over world to attend JKYog Bhagavad Gita Summit \|url=https://www.business-standard.com/content/press-releases-ani/renowned-speakers-from-all-over-world-to-attend-jkyog-bhagavad-gita-summit-121121000554_1.html \|website=www.business-standard.com}}</ref>

			== Books ==
			You Can Win: Empower Yourself And Grow

			You Can Achieve More: Become Unstoppable And Achieve More

			You Can Sell: Grow By Mastering The Art Of Selling With Integrity<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Shiv Khera – Business & Leadership Coach\|url=https://shivkhera.com/\|access-date=2021-09-22\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Shiv Khera\|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/132676.Shiv_Khera\|access-date=2021-09-22\|website=www.goodreads.com}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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{{short description|Indian author, activist, and motivational speaker}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Shiv Khera
| image = ShivKhera.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|11|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Dhanbad]], [[Jharkhand]], India
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Author, [[motivational speaker]]
| website = {{URL|shivkhera.com}}
| awards =
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'''Shiv Khera ''' is an Indian author, [[activist]] and [[motivational speaker]]. He launched a movement against [[caste]]-based reservation in India, founded an organization called Country First Foundation<ref name=times>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Blame-courts-for-corruption-Shiv-Khera/articleshow/14921465.cms</ref><ref name="TheHindu1">{{cite news|last1=Shah|first1=Shalini|title=No ‘guru' this|URL=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/No-lsquoguru-this/article15709556.ece|accessdate=13 December 2016|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|date=24 April 2010}}</ref><ref name=Deccan>{{cite news|title=Shiv Khera to file PIL against former CJIs|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/282156/shiv-khera-file-pil-against.html|accessdate=15 January 2016|publisher=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=1 October 2012}}</ref>

==Early life==
Khera was born in a business oriented family that operated coal mines, which were eventually nationalized by the Indian government. In his early years, he worked as a car washer, a life insurance agent, and a franchise operator before becoming a motivational speaker.<ref>{{cite web|title=bio of Mr Shiv khera|url=http://www.in.com/shiv-khera/biography-254161.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310183236/http://www.in.com/shiv-khera/biography-254161.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-03-10}} </ref> While working in the [[United States]], he was inspired by a lecture delivered by [[Norman Vincent Peale]] and claims to follow Peale's motivational teachings.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

When ''Freedom Is Not Free'' was published, Amrit Lal, a retired Indian [[Indian Civil Service|civil servant]], accused Khera of plagiarism, alleging that content from that book directly came from his own book ''India Enough Is Enough'', published 8 years earlier.<ref name=Lal>{{cite web | url = http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?224620 | title = You Can Steal & Win | publisher = [[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] | author = Sheela Reddy | date = 26 July 2004 | accessdate = 11 February 2011}}</ref> Additionally, he found that numerous anecdotes, jokes and quotes in Khera's other books were also used without acknowledging proper sources. Khera countered that he took notes and inspirations from numerous sources, and that he was unable to keep track of all of them. Lal finally accepted an out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed sum of money (reputed to be 25 [[lakh]] according to Khera), which he said he would donate to the [[Missionaries of Charity]].<ref name=Lal/>

==Activism and politics==
Khera founded Country First Foundation, a social activism organisation whose mission is "to ensure freedom through education and justice".<ref name="TheHindu1"/> In 2004, he stood as an independent candidate from the South Delhi constituency in Indian general elections and "lost badly".<ref name="TheHindu1"/> In 2008, he started the Bharatiya Rashtravadi Samanata Party.<ref>{{citation| title=Shiv Khera launches Bhartiya Rashtravadi Samanta Party | date=14 July 2008 | publisher=[[Oneindia]] | url=http://news.oneindia.in/2008/07/14/shiv-khera-launches-bhartiya-rashtravadi-samanta-party-1216030001.html}}</ref> During 2014 polls in India, he supported the Bhartiya Janata Party and campaigned for [[L. K. Advani|Lal Krishna Advani]], a senior member of the party.<ref name=BJP>{{citation|title=Motivational speaker Shiv Khera campaigns for Advani | author=Piyush Mishra |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | date=28 April 2014 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/news/Motivational-speaker-Shiv-Khera-campaigns-for-Advani/articleshow/34328967.cms?}}</ref> Khera has also filed several [[public interest law]]suits in the Indian Supreme Court, and he unsuccessfully contested the 2009 general election in India on an anti-corruption platform.<ref name=times/><ref name="TheHindu1"/><ref name=Deccan/>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.shivkhera.com Official website]

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