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'''Viresh Pratap Chaudhry''' was an Indian social worker, politician<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/noted-social-worker-v-p-chaudhry-dead/article5102832.ece | title=The Hindu | publisher=The Hindu | date=7 September 2013 | access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> and the president of ''Arya Anthyalay'',<ref name="Arya samaj">{{cite web | url=http://www.thearyasamaj.org/detailtopstories?topstoryid=283&topstorypage=topstories | title=Arya samaj | publisher=Arya samaj | date=2013 | access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> a [[non governmental organization]].<ref name="Arya Anthyalay">{{cite web | url=http://www.ngoreporter.com/arya-anathalaya/ | title=Arya Anthyalay | publisher=NGO Reporter | date=2015 | access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref>  He was born in 1938 in Delhi<ref name="Arya samaj" /> and after joining [[Indian National Congress]], he became the general secretary of [[Indian Youth Congress]].<ref name="The Hindu" /> He left the party to join [[Janata Dal]] and became the president of the Delhi Pradesh unit. Later he quit Janata Dal and became a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name="The Hindu" /> He was involved in many social activities, primarily under the aegis of ''Arya Anthyalay'' of which he was the president of the Delhi Pataudi House unit.<ref name="Arya samaj" /> Chaudhry was honored by the [[Government of India]], in 2002, with the fourth highest [[Indian honours system|Indian civilian award]] of [[Padma Shri]]<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Padma Awards | date=2015 | access-date=11 November 2014}}</ref> He died on 5 September 2013<ref name="Obituary">{{cite web | url=http://www.thearyasamaj.org/obituarydetail?obi=5 | title=Obituary | publisher=Obituary | date=2015 | access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> at Delhi,<ref name="Arya samaj" /> leaving behind his wife, Bala, and daughter Sangeeta and son, Nitinjya.<ref name="The Hindu" />
'''Viresh Pratap Chaudhry''' was an Indian social worker, politician<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/noted-social-worker-v-p-chaudhry-dead/article5102832.ece | title=The Hindu | publisher=The Hindu | date=7 September 2013 | access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> and the president of ''Arya Anthyalay'',<ref name="Arya samaj">{{cite web | url=http://www.thearyasamaj.org/detailtopstories?topstoryid=283&topstorypage=topstories | title=Arya samaj | publisher=Arya samaj | date=2013 | access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> a [[non governmental organization]].<ref name="Arya Anthyalay">{{cite web | url=http://www.ngoreporter.com/arya-anathalaya/ | title=Arya Anthyalay | publisher=NGO Reporter | date=2015 | access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref>  He was born in 1938 in Delhi<ref name="Arya samaj" /> and after joining [[Indian National Congress]], he became the general secretary of [[Indian Youth Congress]].<ref name="The Hindu" /> He left the party to join [[Janata Dal]] and became the president of the Delhi Pradesh unit. Later he quit Janata Dal and became a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name="The Hindu" /> He was involved in many social activities, primarily under the aegis of ''Arya Anthyalay'' of which he was the president of the Delhi Pataudi House unit.<ref name="Arya samaj" /> Chaudhry was honored by the [[Government of India]], in 2002, with the fourth highest [[Indian honours system|Indian civilian award]] of [[Padma Shri]]<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Padma Awards | date=2015 | access-date=11 November 2014}}</ref> He died on 5 September 2013<ref name="Obituary">{{cite web | url=http://www.thearyasamaj.org/obituarydetail?obi=5 | title=Obituary | publisher=Obituary | date=2015 | access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> at Delhi,<ref name="Arya samaj" /> leaving behind his wife, Bala, and daughter Sangeeta and son, Nitinjya.<ref name="The Hindu" />


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Viresh Pratap Chaudhry
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Born1938
Delhi, India
Died5 September 2013
New Delhi, India
OccupationSocial worker
Known forSocial service
Spouse(s)Bala
Children2 children
AwardsPadma Shri

Viresh Pratap Chaudhry was an Indian social worker, politician[1] and the president of Arya Anthyalay,[2] a non governmental organization.[3] He was born in 1938 in Delhi[2] and after joining Indian National Congress, he became the general secretary of Indian Youth Congress.[1] He left the party to join Janata Dal and became the president of the Delhi Pradesh unit. Later he quit Janata Dal and became a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1] He was involved in many social activities, primarily under the aegis of Arya Anthyalay of which he was the president of the Delhi Pataudi House unit.[2] Chaudhry was honored by the Government of India, in 2002, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri[4] He died on 5 September 2013[5] at Delhi,[2] leaving behind his wife, Bala, and daughter Sangeeta and son, Nitinjya.[1]


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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "The Hindu". The Hindu. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Arya samaj". Arya samaj. 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  3. "Arya Anthyalay". NGO Reporter. 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  4. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  5. "Obituary". Obituary. 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.