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'''Dr. Faguni Ram''' (2 January 1945 – 25 February 2018) was an [[India]]n politician. He was a minister of state, Bihar and member of the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the [[Parliament of India]] representing [[Bihar]] as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] for three terms. He was made in-charge of several states like Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, UT Chandigarh, Maharashtra, Goa, and Gujarat | '''Dr. Faguni Ram''' (2 January 1945 – 25 February 2018) was an [[India]]n politician. He was a minister of state, Bihar and member of the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the [[Parliament of India]] representing [[Bihar]] as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] for three terms. He was made in-charge of several states like Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, UT Chandigarh, Maharashtra, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Gujarat. | ||
Dr. Faguni Ram, whose father was Baijnath Ram (Freedom Fighter), was born on 2 January 1945. He obtained BA and MA degrees in Geography, as well as a PhD, and married Dr. Sushila Das. He obtained another MA in Sanskrit. He was one of the few parliamentarian who could converse in Sanskrit language. He took his oath in Sanskrit. <ref name=" Rajya bio">{{cite web | url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/f.pdf | title=RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 – 2003 | publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]] | accessdate=26 October 2015}}</ref> | He worked closely with Shri Rajeev Gandhi (Hon. Prime Minister of India) and helped in providing platform to many politicians who are prominent leaders today, like Ms. shailja. He believed in letting work speak for itself and did not use social media much. His work experience, life journey and education makes him one of the tallest schedule caste leader in pan India. He was self made in truest sense. | ||
Dr. Faguni Ram, whose father was Sh. Baijnath Ram (Freedom Fighter), was born on 2 January 1945. He obtained BA and MA degrees in Geography, as well as a PhD, and married Dr. Sushila Das. He obtained another MA in Sanskrit. He was one of the few parliamentarian who could converse in Sanskrit language. He took his oath in Sanskrit. <ref name=" Rajya bio">{{cite web | url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/f.pdf | title=RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 – 2003 | publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]] | accessdate=26 October 2015}}</ref> | |||
Dr. Ram was a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Bihar]] between 1972–77 and served as a minister of state in the [[Government of Bihar]] in 1972. He was youngest person to hold a ministerial position.He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1985–1988, 1988–1994 and from 2000.<ref name="Rajya bio"/> | Dr. Ram was a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Bihar]] between 1972–77 and served as a minister of state in the [[Government of Bihar]] in 1972. He was youngest person to hold a ministerial position.He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1985–1988, 1988–1994 and from 2000.<ref name="Rajya bio"/> | ||
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[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Bihar]] | [[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Bihar]] | ||
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Bihar]] | [[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Bihar]] | ||
[[Category:2018 deaths]] | [[Category:2018 deaths]] | ||
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