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Father's Name
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Late Lt. Col. T.S. Anand
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Mother's Name
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Late Smt. Amteshwar Anand
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Date of Birth
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26 Aug 1956
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Place of Birth
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New Delhi
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Marital Status
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Widow
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Date of Marriage
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29 Sep 1974
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Spouse's Name
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Late Shri Sanjay Gandhi
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No. of Sons
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1
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Educational
Qualifications
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I.S.C.
Educated at The Lawrence School, Sanawar, Himachal Pradesh
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Profession
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Writer
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Permanent Address
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14, Ashoka Road,
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New Delhi -110 001
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Tel : (011) 23357088
09868180604 (M)
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Present Address
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14, Ashoka Road,
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New Delhi - 110 001
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Tel : (011) 23357088
09868180604 (M)
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Positions Held
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1988-89
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General-Secretary, Janata Dal (J.D.)
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1989
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Elected to 9th Lok Sabha
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1989-91
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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Environment and Forests
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Jan.-April 1990
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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Programme Implementation
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1996
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Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1996-97
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Member, Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests
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1998-99
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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1998-99
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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Social Justice and Empowerment
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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13 Oct. 1999- 1 Sept. 2001
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Union Minister of State,(Independent Charge) Social Justice and Empowerment
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1 Sept. 2001- 18 Nov. 2001
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Union Minister of State, Culture with additional charge of Animal Care (Independent Charge)
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18 Nov.2001- 30 June 2002
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Union Minister of State, (Independent Charge) Programme Implementation and Statistics with additional charge of Animal Care
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2002-2004
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Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha ( 5th term)
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Member, Standing Committee on Health & Family Welfare
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment and Forests
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5 Aug. 2007
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Member, Standing Committee on Health & Family Welfare
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (6th term)
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31 Aug. 2009
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Member, Standing Committee on Railways
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23 Sep. 2009
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Chairperson, Committee on Government Assurances
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19 Oct. 2009
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Member, General Purposes Committee
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May, 2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (7th term)
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27 May 2014 - 25 May 2019
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Union Cabinet Minister, Women and Child Development
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May, 2019
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Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (8th term)
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13 Sept. 2019 onwards
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Member, Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries
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Books Published
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(i) Sanjay Gandhi, (ii) The Rainbow and Other Stories; (iii) 1001 Animal Quiz, (iv) Penguin Book of Hindu Names;
(v) Complete Book of Parsi and Muslim Names; (vi) Brahma`s Hair (on the Mythology of Indian plants), (vii) Heads and Tails ( Enviornment & Animal welfare articles);
(viii) Animal Laws of India; (ix) First Aid for Animals; (x) Natural Health for Your Dog; (xi) Wise and Wonderful Animal Alphabet Quiz (xii) Fish Quiz (xiii) Bird Quiz and (xiv) Insect Quiz (xv) There`s a Monster Under My Bed and Other Terrible Terrors
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Publisher/author of Etymological Directories; Plant Mythology; Animal Activism and Laws; Editor, Surya, 1976-80; widely read columnist: writer on animal welfare and
environment; creator and presenter of weekly T.V. shows on animals and environment in English
and Hindi
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Chairperson, (i) People for Animals; (ii) RUGMARK; Managing-Trustee,
Ruth Cowell Foundation (Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Shelter and Hospital)
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Special Interests
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Writing, animal welfare and protection
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading and Gardening
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled
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Other Information
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Recipient of the prestigious (i) Lord Erskine Award from the RSPCA, 1992; (ii) Environmentalist and Vegetarian of the year 1994; (iii) Prani Mitra
Award, 1996; (iv) Maharana Mewar Foundation Award, 1996 for Environmental work;
(v) Marchig Animal Welfare Trust Prize, Switzerland, 1997; (vi) Venu Menon Animal Allies Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, 1999, (vii) Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation Award for Excellence in the sphere of Truth, Non-violence and Vegetarianism, 1999; (viii) Ahimsa and Sadbhawna Award, 1999; (ix) Dewaliben Charitable Trust Award, 1999; (x) International Women`s Association Woman of the Year Award, Chennai, 2001 and (xi) Dinanath Mangeshkar Aadishakti Puraskar in the field of Environment and animal welfare, 2001;
Delivered the Schumacher Address in
U.K., 1995; Key-note Speaker at the National Alliance for Animals in Washington,
1996; Member of 5 person (UNEP) SASAKAWA Environment Prize Selection Committee; Special Invitee to Peace in Peacetime, International Conference on Peace and Development, Puerto Rico, 2002; Chairperson, International Jury of Energy Globe Foundation, 2012; FOSAAC Award in Los Angeles for Humanitarian Services; Supreme Master Ching Hai The Shining World Compassion Award, 2010
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