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'''Derek O’Brien''' (born 13 March 1961) is an Indian politician. He is also a quiz master.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/state/not-only-movies-generation-ext-are-also-conscious-about-sabuj-sathi-and-kanyashree-1.574372?ref=hm-new-stry|title=বাংলাতেই ভরসা, জানাল বই-আড্ডা|last=বসু|first=ঋজু|work=Anandabazar Patrika|access-date=2017-03-11|language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://derek.in/pages/in_schools_students_01publications.aspx|title=DEREK|website=derek.in|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://derek.in/pages/in_schools_students_02tvshows.aspx|title=DEREK|website=derek.in|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/derek-o-brien.html|title=Derek O Brien Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history|website=www.elections.in|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref> He is Member of Parliament in the [[Rajya Sabha]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://164.100.47.5/newmembers/Website/Main.aspx|title=Members Page|website=164.100.47.5|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref> (Upper House of India's Parliament) from [[West Bengal]]. He is also a member of the [[All India Trinamool Congress]] Party.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://derek.in/pages/meet_derek.aspx|title=DEREK|website=derek.in|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://derek.in/pages/in_parliament.aspx|title=DEREK|website=derek.in|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref> He is the leader of the [[All India Trinamool Congress]] Parliamentary party in the [[Rajya Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/derek-obrien-appointed-trinamool-congress-chief-national-spokesperson/articleshow/46623083.cms|title=Derek O'Brien appointed Trinamool Congress chief national spokesperson|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref> Other than to his Parliamentary career, he became well known as the quizmaster for the Bournvita Quiz Contest and other shows.
'''Derek O’Brien''' (born 13 March 1961) is an Indian politician. He is also a quiz master.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/state/not-only-movies-generation-ext-are-also-conscious-about-sabuj-sathi-and-kanyashree-1.574372?ref=hm-new-stry|title=বাংলাতেই ভরসা, জানাল বই-আড্ডা|last=বসু|first=ঋজু|work=Anandabazar Patrika|access-date=2017-03-11|language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://derek.in/pages/in_schools_students_01publications.aspx|title=DEREK|website=derek.in|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://derek.in/pages/in_schools_students_02tvshows.aspx|title=DEREK|website=derek.in|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/derek-o-brien.html|title=Derek O Brien Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history|website=www.elections.in|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref> He is Member of Parliament in the [[Rajya Sabha]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://164.100.47.5/newmembers/Website/Main.aspx|title=Members Page|website=164.100.47.5|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref> (Upper House of India's Parliament) from [[West Bengal]]. He is also a member of the [[All India Trinamool Congress]] Party.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://derek.in/pages/meet_derek.aspx|title=DEREK|website=derek.in|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://derek.in/pages/in_parliament.aspx|title=DEREK|website=derek.in|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref> He is the leader of the [[All India Trinamool Congress]] Parliamentary party in the [[Rajya Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/derek-obrien-appointed-trinamool-congress-chief-national-spokesperson/articleshow/46623083.cms|title=Derek O'Brien appointed Trinamool Congress chief national spokesperson|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref> Other than to his Parliamentary career, he became well known as the quizmaster for the Bournvita Quiz Contest and other shows.
==Personal background==
O’Brien comes from an [[Irish people|Irish]] family and can trace his paternal origins to an Irish soldier who came to India in the early 1860s and whose descendants married into the [[Bengalis|Bengali community]]. O’Brien is based in Kolkata and speaks, reads and writes [[Bengali language|Bengali]]. O’Brien's grandfather, Amos O’Brien, was the first Christian to serve as head of the Department of English, [[Banaras Hindu University]], and also taught at [[Ravenshaw College]] in [[Cuttack]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://quizderek.blogspot.in/2012/08/the-obriens-of-india-and-pakistan_13.html|title=<img src="http://www.derek.in/Blogpost%20Numbers/Blogpost10.jpg" style="margin-bottom:-6px">The O'Briens of India and Pakistan|website=quizderek.blogspot.in|access-date=2017-04-03}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Derek O’Brien (born 13 March 1961) is an Indian politician. He is also a quiz master.[1][2][3][4] He is Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha [5] (Upper House of India's Parliament) from West Bengal. He is also a member of the All India Trinamool Congress Party.[6][7] He is the leader of the All India Trinamool Congress Parliamentary party in the Rajya Sabha.[8] Other than to his Parliamentary career, he became well known as the quizmaster for the Bournvita Quiz Contest and other shows.

Personal background

O’Brien comes from an Irish family and can trace his paternal origins to an Irish soldier who came to India in the early 1860s and whose descendants married into the Bengali community. O’Brien is based in Kolkata and speaks, reads and writes Bengali. O’Brien's grandfather, Amos O’Brien, was the first Christian to serve as head of the Department of English, Banaras Hindu University, and also taught at Ravenshaw College in Cuttack.[9]

References

  1. ↑ বসু, ঋজু. "বাংলাতেই ভরসা, জানাল বই-আড্ডা". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  2. ↑ "DEREK". derek.in. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  3. ↑ "DEREK". derek.in. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  4. ↑ "Derek O Brien Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history". www.elections.in. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  5. ↑ "Members Page". 164.100.47.5. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  6. ↑ "DEREK". derek.in. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  7. ↑ "DEREK". derek.in. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  8. ↑ "Derek O'Brien appointed Trinamool Congress chief national spokesperson". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  9. ↑ "<img src="http://www.derek.in/Blogpost%20Numbers/Blogpost10.jpg" style="margin-bottom:-6px">The O'Briens of India and Pakistan". quizderek.blogspot.in. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
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