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FATHER'S
NAME
|
LATE SHRI PADMA PRABHA GOUNDER |
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DATE
OF BIRTH
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15 AUGUST 1937 |
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PLACE
OF BIRTH
|
KALPETTA IN DISTT. WAYANAD
(KERALA) |
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MARITAL
STATUS
|
MARRIED ON 2 JUNE 1959 |
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SPOUSE'S
NAME
|
SMT. USHA VEERENDRA KUMAR |
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CHILDREN
|
ONE SON AND THREE DAUGHTERS |
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EDUCATIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS
|
M.A. (PHIL.), M.B.A.
EDUCATED AT ZAMORIN COLLEGE, KOZHIKODE; VIVEKANANDA COLLEGE, MADRAS (TAMIL NADU)
AND CINCINATTI UNIVERSITY (U.S.A.) |
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PROFESSION
|
POLITICAL AND SOCIAL WORKER, WRITER AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT |
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PERMANENT
ADDRES
|
PULIYARMALA ESTATE, P.O. KALPETTA NORTH,
DISTT. WAYANAD-673122 (KERALA) TEL 04931602355,602344,602484 |
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POSITIONS
HELD
|
|
|
1968-70
|
ALL INDIA TREASURER, SAMYUKTHA SOCIALIST PARTY |
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SINCE 1970
|
MEMBER, NATIONAL EXECUTIVE, SOCIALIST PARTY, S.S.P., J.P. AND J.D. |
|
1974
|
NATIONAL SECRETARY, SOCIALIST PARTY |
|
1975
|
CONVENOR, OPPOSITION UNITED FRONT, KERALA |
|
1977
|
SECRETARY, J.P., KERALA |
|
1983
|
VICE-PRESIDENT, J.P., KERALA |
|
1987-91
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MEMBER, KERALA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY |
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1987
|
MINISTER OF FORESTS, KERALA |
|
1988
|
CHAIRMAN, POLICY PLANNING COMMITTEE, J.D., KERALA |
|
1993
|
PRESIDENT, J.D., KERALA |
|
1993
|
PRESIDENT, J.D., KERALA |
|
1996
|
ELECTED TO LOK SABHA (ELEVENTH) |
|
21 FEB.-9 JUNE 1997
|
MINISTER OF STATE, FINANCE (DEPTT. OF EXPENDITURE) |
|
10 JUNE 1997
|
ONWARDS MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) WITH ADDITIONAL CHARGES AS MINISTER OF STATE, URBAN AFFAIRS & EMPLOYMENT (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS |
|
2004
|
ELECTED TO LOK SABHA
14TH |
|
BOOKS PUBLISHED
:
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(I)
"SAMNUAYATHINTE VASAMTHAM"
(II) "BUDHANTE CHIRI"
(III) "GATTUM KANACHARADUKALUM"
(IV) "RAMANTE DUKHAM"
(V) "ATMAVILEKKORU TERDHAYATRA" (ALL IN MALAYALAM) |
|
LITERARY, ARTISTIC AND SCIENTIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS
|
AWARDED (I) KERALA SAHITYA ACADEMY-C.B. KUMAR (III) G. SANKARAKURUP LITERARY AWARD, (IV) DARSANA AWARD; (V) BHARAT SOORYA AWARD; AND (VI) DUBAI MALAYALEE ASSOCIATION AWARD |
|
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
|
PRESIDENT (I) A.K.P. JAIN BOARDING TRUST; AND (II) A.K.P.
JAIN TEMPLE TRUST |
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SPECIAL INTERESTS
|
ENVIRONMENT AND NEWSPAPER MANAGEMENT
|
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OTHER INFORMATION
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DEPUTY SPEAKER, STUDENTS UNION, ZAMORIN'S COLLEGE, KOZHIKODE, 1953; CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, 'MATHRUBHUMI', SINCE 1979; CHAIRMAN, PRESS TRUST OF INDIA, 1988; DIRECTOR, P.T.I.; VICE-PRESIDENT, INDIA NEWS PAPER SOCIETY MEMBER; (I) INTERNATIONAL PRESS INSTITUTE; AND (II) COMMONWEALTH PRESS UNION |
