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Father's Name
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Late Shri Sanjay Gandhi
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi
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Date of Birth
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13 Mar 1980
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Place of Birth
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New Delhi
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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06 Mar 2011
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Yamini Gandhi
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational
Qualifications
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B.Sc. (Hons) Economics
Educated at London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), London University, U.K.
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Profession
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Writer
Poet
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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) 23719293-94, 09899928051 (M)
Fax : (011) 23354321
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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) 23719293-94, 09899928051 (M)
Fax : (011) 23354321
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Positions Held
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2009
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Elected to 15th Lok Sabha
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31 Aug. 2009
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Member, Standing Committee on Defence
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May, 2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1 Sep. 2014 - 11 Sep. 2014
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Member, Standing Committee on Information Technology
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11 Sep. 2014 - 31 Aug. 2018
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Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs
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1 May 2015 - 30 April 2016
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Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
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1 Sept. 2018 - 25 May 2019
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Member, Standing Committee on Industry
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May, 2019
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Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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13 Sept. 2019 onwards
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Member, Standing Committee on Labour, Textiles and Skill Development
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Electronics and Information & Technology, Ministry of Communications
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Books Published
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"The Otherness of Self", a book of poems published by Rupa Publications, 2000; `Stillness`, Harper Collins,2015; A Rural Manifesto, Rupa Publications, 2018
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Among the most widely read columnists in the Nation, writing regularly for The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Economic Times, The Indian Express, the Hindu as well as over 15 regional papers including Malayalam Manorama, Lokmat, Hindustan, Rajasthan Patrika,Punjab Kesari, Sambad, Siasat, Pratidin among others
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Regularly co-ordinates charitable endeavours to promote physical aid for the handicapped, financial aid for widows and the under-privileged with a particular focus on employment generation amongst the youth and reenergising the co-operative sector
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Special Interests
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Poetry, Modern Indian Art, Philosophy, Economic Theory, World Cinema & Jazz
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading, Chess & Travel
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Sports and Clubs
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Tennis and Squash
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled
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