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Ramkrishnan
Suryabhan Gavai
Sri. Ramakrishnan Suryabhan Gavai is the 15th
Governor of Kerala State. He is a veteran
from Maharashtra (Darapur village at Amaravati)
and is a known social activist and a reputed
writer. He is the author of several books.
He was a member of the Maharashtra Legislative
Council from 1964 to 1994, its deputy chairman
from 1968 to 1978 and chairman from 1978 to
1984. In 1998 he was elected to the 12th Lok
Sabha. Sri. R. S. Gavai was conferred the
National Integration awards for peace and
harmony and was the recipient of the prestigious
Kusta Mitra Award. |
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| Profile |
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| Father's
Name |
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Shri
Suryabhanji Gavai |
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| Date
of Birth |
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30th
October, 1929. |
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| Place
of Birth |
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Village
- Darapur, District
- Amravati,
State - Maharashtra. |
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| Marital
Status |
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Married. |
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| Date
of Marriage |
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29th
November, 1959. |
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| Spouse's
Name |
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Smt.
Kamaltai Gavai. |
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| No.
of Sons |
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Two |
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| No.
of Daughters |
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One |
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| Educational
Qualifications |
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B.A.
Vidarbha
Mahavidyalay,
Nagpur
University, Amravati,
Maharashtra.
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| Profession |
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Agriculturist. |
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| Permanent Address |
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44,
Kamalpushpa, Congress
Nagar, Amravati,
Maharashtra - 444601. |
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| Present
Address |
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Raj
Bhavan, Vellayambalam
,Trivandrum.
695099 |
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| Positions Held |
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| 1964-94 |
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Member,
Maharashtra Legislative
Council. |
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| 1968-78 |
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Deputy
Chairman, Maharashtra
Legislative Council. |
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| 1978-84 |
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Chairman,
Maharashtra Legislative
Council. |
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| 1986-88 |
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Leader
of Opposition, Maharashtra
Legislative Council. |
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| 1998 |
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Elected
to 12th Lok Sabha. |
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| 1998-99 |
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Member,
Committee on Urban and Rural Development.
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Agriculture. |
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| 06-2006to
07-2008 |
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Governor
of Bihar |
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Books
Published :
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5-Year
Plan in relation to the Scheduled Castes and
Schedule Tribes. |
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Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes .. Their Service
Privileges. |
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The
Caste war over Reservation ... A case before
the Peoples Bar. |
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Facilities
to Buddhists converted from Scheduled Castes. |
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Dr.
Babasaheb Ambedkar...
Deserved the thanks of the country. |
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Dr.
Babasaheb Ambedkar
Marathwada Vidyapeeth
... Petition before the People of Marathwada. |
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Report
for Eradication of Leprosy |
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Reports
on Employment Guarantee. |
Literary,
Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments:
Conferred
National Integration awards for peace and harmony
Recipient of Kusta Mitra
Award.
Special
Interests:
Reading.
Social
and Cultural Activities:
President
of -
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Dr.
Babasaheb Ambedkar
Smarak Samiti,
Deeksha Bhoomi,
Nagpur |
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Dr.
Babasaheb Ambedkar
Shiksha Prasarak
Mandal, Amravati;
Running various colleges (Arts, Commerce,
Science, Law & M.B.A.), High Schools and
Hospitals. |
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Wrestling,
Swimming and Running. |
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Western
India
Football Association, Mumbai. |
Countries
Visited:
Widely
travelled and Member of:
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15th
and 20th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference
held at Trinidada
and Tobago in 1969 and
at Colombo
in 1974 and at Lusaka
1978. |
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Asian
Conference for Family Planning and Women,
Child Welfare, Peking
(China)
1980. |
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13
to 19 General Conferences of World Fellowship
of Buddhists held in Thailand, Sri Lanka,
Nepal, U.S.A., Korea, Taiwan and Bangkok,
and |
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20th
Conference of World Fellowship of Buddhists,
Sydney
(Australia)
1998. |
Other
Information:
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Participated
in freedom struggle. |
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Vice-President
and Member of Executive Committee of World
Fellowship of Buddhists
Member,Maharashtra Branch
of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. |
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