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Monday, February 11, 2008

Gopal Swarup Pathak

G.S.Pathak
Vice-President of India

Name : G.S.Pathak
Full Name : Gopal Swarup Pathak
Vice-President of India
August 1969 to August 1974
Date of birth : February 26, 1896
Date of Death : October 4, 1982
Place of birth : Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
Nationality: Indian
Gender: Male

Gopal Swarup Pathak was Vice-President of India from August 1969 to August 1974. Born on February 26, 1896 at Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, he studied law at Allahabad University . He was the judge in Allahabad High Court 1945-46, member of Rajya Sabha 1960-66, Union Minister of Law 1966-67, Governor of Mysore state 1967-69 and Chancellor of Mysore University, Bangalore University and Karnataka University.He died on October 4, 1982.

Presidents of India

Dr.Rajendra Prasad | Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | Dr.Zakir Husain | Varahagiri Venkata Giri | Justice Mohammed Hidayatullah | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | B.D.Jatti | Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy | Giani Zail Singh | R.Venkataraman | Dr.Shanker Dayal Sharma | K. R. Narayanan | A P J Abdul Kalam | Pratibha Patil

Vice Presidents of India

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan |Dr. Zakir Hussain | V.V.Giri | G.S. Pathak | B.D. Jatti | Justice. M. Hitdayatullah | R.Venkataraman | Dr.Shankar Dayal Sharma | K.R.Narayanan | Krishan Kanth | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | Mohammad Hamid Ansari

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Pratibha Patil

Pratibha Patil
12th President of India

Name : Pratibha Patil
Full Name : Pratibha Devisingh Patil
12th President of India
Assumed office : 25 July 2007
Date of birth : 19 December 1934
Place of birth : Nadgaon,Jalgaon, Maharashtra
Nationality: Indian
Gender: Female
Religion : Hindu
Spouse : Devisingh Ransingh Shekhawat
Political party : Indian National Congress

Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil was born on December 19, 1934 in Nadgaon village of Jalgaon District, Maharashtra. Smt. Patil assumed office as the 12th President of India on July 25, 2007. She is India's first female president. She was sworn in as President of India on July 25, 2007 by the Chief Justice of India K. G. Balakrishnan. Pratibha Patil was the Governor of Rajasthan from November 8, 2004 till June 21, 2007.

Pratibha Patil received her early education from RR Vidyalaya, Jalgaon and later obtained her Master’s degree in Political Science and Economics from the Mooljee Jetha College, Jalgaon. Later, she obtained the degree of Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Government Law College, Bombay (Mumbai). While in college, she took active part in sports, excelled in table tennis and won several shields at various Inter-collegiate tournaments.

At the young age of 27 years, she successfully contested her first election to the Maharashtra State Legislature from the Jalgaon Assembly constituency. Subsequently she was continuously elected four times as MLA from the Edlabad (Muktai Nagar) constituency till 1985. Thereafter, she served as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from 1985 to 1990 and later elected as a Member of Parliament to the 10th Lok Sabha in the 1991 General Elections from the Amravati constituency.

Positions held

1967-72 Deputy Minister,N.H.E.A.,Scav, Public Health, Prohibition, Tourism, Housing & Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Maharashtra
1972-74 Cabinet Minister, Social Welfare, Government of Maharashtra
1974-75 Cabinet Minister, Public Health & Social Welfare, Government of Maharashtra
1975-76 Cabinet Minister, Prohibition, Rehabilitation and Cultural Affairs, Government of Maharashtra
1977-78 Cabinet Minister, Education, Government of Maharashtra
July 1979 to February 1980 Leader of Opposition, CDP (I), Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
1982-85 Cabinet Minister, Urban Development and Housing, Government of Maharashtra
1983-85 Cabinet Minister, Civil Supplies and Social Welfare, Government of Maharashtra
November 18, 1986 to November 5, 1988 Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha
1986-88 Chairperson, Committee of Privileges, Rajya Sabha; Member, Business Advisory Committee, Rajya Sabha
1991-96 Chairperson, House Committee, Lok Sabha
November 8, 2004-June 2007 Governor of Rajasthan
July 25, 2007 to date President of India

Presidents of India

Dr.Rajendra Prasad | Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | Dr.Zakir Husain | Varahagiri Venkata Giri | Justice Mohammed Hidayatullah | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | B.D.Jatti | Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy | Giani Zail Singh | R.Venkataraman | Dr.Shanker Dayal Sharma | K. R. Narayanan | A P J Abdul Kalam | Pratibha Patil

Vice Presidents of India

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan |Dr. Zakir Hussain | V.V.Giri | G.S. Pathak | B.D. Jatti | Justice. M. Hitdayatullah | R.Venkataraman | Dr.Shankar Dayal Sharma | K.R.Narayanan | Krishan Kanth | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | Mohammad Hamid Ansari

Saturday, February 9, 2008

A P J Abdul Kalam

A P J Abdul Kalam
President of India

Name : A P J Abdul Kalam
Full Name : Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
President of India July 25, 2002 - July 25, 2007
Date of birth : October 15 1931
Place of birth : Dhanushkodi, Rameswaram,Tamil Nadu
Nationality: Indian
Gender: Male
Religion : Islam

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was the President of India, serving from July 25, 2002 - July 25, 2007. A notable scientist and engineer, he is often referred to as the Missile Man of India for his work and is considered a progressive mentor, innovator and visionary in India. He is also popularly known as the People's President. His term as president ended on July 25, 2007.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam born October 15, 1931, Tamil Nadu, India.After graduating from the Madras Institute of Technology, Kalam played a leading role in the development of India's missile and nuclear weapons programs. He planned a program that produced a number of successful missiles, helping earn him the nickname "Missile Man." Beginning in the early 1990s, he also served as scientific adviser to the government, and his prominent role in India's 1998 nuclear weapons tests established Kalam as a national hero. The Government of India has honored him with the nation's highest civilian honors: the Padma Bhushan in 1981; the Padma Vibhushan in 1990; and the Bharat Ratna in 1997.

Presidents of India

Dr.Rajendra Prasad | Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | Dr.Zakir Husain | Varahagiri Venkata Giri | Justice Mohammed Hidayatullah | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | B.D.Jatti | Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy | Giani Zail Singh | R.Venkataraman | Dr.Shanker Dayal Sharma | K. R. Narayanan | A P J Abdul Kalam | Pratibha Patil

Vice Presidents of India

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan |Dr. Zakir Hussain | V.V.Giri | G.S. Pathak | B.D. Jatti | Justice. M. Hitdayatullah | R.Venkataraman | Dr.Shankar Dayal Sharma | K.R.Narayanan | Krishan Kanth | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | Mohammad Hamid Ansari

K. R. Narayanan

K. R. Narayanan
10th President of India

Name : K. R. Narayanan
Full Name : Kocheril Raman Narayanan
10th President of India July 25, 1997 – July 25 2002
Date of birth : February 4, 1921
Date of Death : November 9, 2005
Place of birth : Uzhavoor, Kerala, India
Place of death : New Delhi, India
Nationality: Indian
Gender: Male
Spouse : Usha Narayanan
Father : Kocheril Raman Vaidyar
Daughter: Chitra
Daughter: Amrita

Kocheril Raman Narayanan was born on 4 February 1921 at Uzhavoor, Kerala and died on 9 November 2005 at New Delhi, India also known as K. R. Narayanan, was the tenth President of the Republic of India. He is the only Dalit and the only Malayali to have held the Presidency.

K.R Narayanan received his education from the University of Travancore where he obtained an M.A. degree in English Literature standing first in the University. Later, he obtained B.Sc (Econ.) degree from the London School of Economics with First Class Honours specialising in Political Science.

K.R Narayanan started his career as a Lecturer in the University of Travancore (1943). Later he took to journalism and worked with The Hindu, Madras and Times of India, Bombay (1944-45). While a student in London, he served as the London Correspondent of "Social Welfare", a weekly from Bombay edited by Shri K.M. Munshi (1945-48). K.R Narayanan joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1949 and served in Indian Embassies in Rangoon, Tokyo, London, Canberra and Hanoi and held different positions in the Ministry of External Affairs. Narayanan also served as India's Ambassador toThailand (1967-69), Turkey (1973-75), the People's Republic of China (1976-78) and Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs (1976).

After completing his term as Indian Ambassador to USA (1980-84), Narayanan entered politics and won three successive General Elections in 1984,1989 and 1991 from his Parliament Constituency of Ottapalam in Kerala. He was Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from 1985 to 1992. During this period he was Union Minister of State for Planning (1985), External Affairs (1985-86) and Science and Technology, Atomic Energy, Space, Electronics and Ocean Development and Vice-President, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (1986-89).

K.R Narayanan was elected Vice-President of India and served in this position from 21st August, 1992 till he assumed the office of the President of India in July 1997.

Presidents of India

Dr.Rajendra Prasad | Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | Dr.Zakir Husain | Varahagiri Venkata Giri | Justice Mohammed Hidayatullah | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | B.D.Jatti | Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy | Giani Zail Singh | R.Venkataraman | Dr.Shanker Dayal Sharma | K. R. Narayanan | A P J Abdul Kalam | Pratibha Patil

Vice Presidents of India

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan |Dr. Zakir Hussain | V.V.Giri | G.S. Pathak | B.D. Jatti | Justice. M. Hitdayatullah | R.Venkataraman | Dr.Shankar Dayal Sharma | K.R.Narayanan | Krishan Kanth | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | Mohammad Hamid Ansari

Friday, February 8, 2008

Shankar Dayal Sharma

Shankar Dayal Sharma

9th President of India

Name : Shankar Dayal Sharma
9th President of India July 25, 1992 - July 25, 1997
Date of birth : August 19, 1918
Date of Death : December 26, 1999
Place of birth : Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Place of death : New Delhi, India
Nationality: Indian
Gender: Male
Political party : Indian National Congress

Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma was born on August 19, 1918 at Bhopal,Madhya Pradesh and died on December 26, 1999 at New Delhi.He was the 9th President of republic of India serving from 1992 to 1997. Sharma served as Vice-President until 1992, when he was elected President. He was also Chief Minister of the erstwhile Bhopal State (1952-1956). Cabinet Minister, Government of Madhya Pradesh, holding the portfolios of Education, Law, Public Works, Industry and Commerce, National Resources and Separate Revenue (1956-1967). Dr. Sharma was the President of the Indian National Congress in 1972-1974. He served cabinet as the minister for Communication from 1974-77. In 1984 he began serving as a governor of Indian states, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Maharashtra.

Dr. Sharma received his education at St. John's College, Agra, Allahabad University, Lucknow University, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University, Lincoln's Inn and Harvard Law School. He took his M.A. Degrees in English Literature, Hindi and Sanskrit standing first in the University. He obtained his LL.M. from Lucknow University once again standing first in the University. He obtained his Ph.D. in Law at Cambridge. Dr. Sharma was awarded the Chakravarti Gold Medal for Social Service by Lucknow University.

Presidents of India

Dr.Rajendra Prasad | Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | Dr.Zakir Husain | Varahagiri Venkata Giri | Justice Mohammed Hidayatullah | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | B.D.Jatti | Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy | Giani Zail Singh | R.Venkataraman | Dr.Shanker Dayal Sharma | K. R. Narayanan | A P J Abdul Kalam | Pratibha Patil

Vice Presidents of India

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan |Dr. Zakir Hussain | V.V.Giri | G.S. Pathak | B.D. Jatti | Justice. M. Hitdayatullah | R.Venkataraman | Dr.Shankar Dayal Sharma | K.R.Narayanan | Krishan Kanth | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | Mohammad Hamid Ansari

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