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Social And Cultural Activities |
Upliftment of the weaker sections of the society and rural development |
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Special Interests |
Travelling, social service, music and acquisition and study of books on various subjects |
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
Swimming |
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Sports and Clubs |
Hockey, football, badminton and P.T. Captain, S.A.V. Inter College, Bharthana, Etawah, 1957, Member; National Sports Club, Delhi |
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Countries Visited |
Widely travelled; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to (i) Yugoslavia, 1986; and (ii) Turkey, 1992 and 1998; inaugurated (i) 5th International Conference of Resident and Non-Resident Indians, 1992, and (ii) 6th International India-NRI Conference, Bangkok, 1992; participated, (i) 14th International Marble and Machinery Equipment Exhibition, Carrara, Italy; visited, (i) Austria, Malaysia and Singapore for presenting keynote address in 2nd Annual Asian Mining Conference, 1994; (ii) France, Canada, Switzerland for presenting keynote address at the Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Association of Mining Equipment and Service for Export, 1994; (iii) Bulgaria, Netherlands, Australia and Switzerland to attend 16th World Mining Congress, 1994; (iv) Uzbekistan, Kazakhistan, Moscow to meet major mining companies, 1995; and (v) Turkey as a member of Indian Parliamentary Delegation, 1998; and also visited Nepal and Czechoslovakia; visited Japan in 2000 |
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Other Information |
Chairman, (i) Uttar Pradesh Mandi Parishad Ltd.; and (ii) Uttar Pradesh Agro-Industrial Corporation Ltd. Lucknow, 1980-82; Senior Deputy Chairman, Uttar Pradesh Youth Welfare Board; Director, (i) Cooperative Marketing Society, Bharthana, Etawah, 1960; (ii) District Cooperative Development Federation Ltd., Etawah, 1962-70; and (iii) District Cooperative Bank Ltd., Etawah, 1964-70; President, Large Size Cooperative Society Ltd., Usrahar, Etawah, 1960; Senior Vice-President, Yuva Kalyan Board, Uttar Pradesh, 1982-84; Vice-President, 20-point Programme Committee, Uttar Pradesh, 1988-89; Manager, (i) Smt. Indira Gandhi Inter-College, Kharagpur Saraiya, Etawah; and (ii) Dehati Inter-College Nevil Ganj Achhalda, Etawah, 1969 onwards; Congress (I) Party Observer for holding party elections, (i) Madhya Pradesh, 1982; (ii) Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, 1985 (iii) Himachal Pradesh, 1990 and 1997; (iv) West Bengal for Rajya Sabha Elections, 1994; (v) Karnataka for selection of candidate for Chief Minister, 1993; (vi) Arunachal Pradesh for selection of Chief Minister, 1995; (vii) Orissa Assembly Elections, 1994; (viii) Returning Officer for election of Pradesh Congress Committee (P.C.C.); (ix) Convenor for resolving organisational disputes in P.C.C. Rajasthan; and (x) Member of the 3-Men Committee for resolving disputes of Congress Legislature Party, Arunachal Pradesh; elected Education Minister, Students Union S.A.V. Inter-College, Bharthana, Etawah, 1957, Member, Proctorial Board, K.K. Degree College, Etawah, 1962; and imprisoned several times, (i) during Janata Party regime, 1977-79; and (ii) while participating in agitation against the atrocities on the Harijans and weaker sections of the society during Janata Dal regime, 1990 |
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