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Encyclopedia > Naval Kishore Sharma

Shri Nawal Kishore Sharma, born 5 July 1925 in Dausa, Rajasthan, is the current Governor of Gujarat state in India, a position he has held since July 2004.[1] Events Rome acknowledges Cunobelinus, King of the Catuvellauni, as King of Britain. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dausa is a city in Rajasthan state of western India. ... , Rājasthān (DevanāgarÄ«: राजस्थान, IPA: )   is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area but encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert (Thar Desert) which has an edge that parallels the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with... Governors of Gujarat See Also Gujarat Governors of India Links Categories: India-related stubs | Gujarat | Indian politicians | Office-holders | Government of India ... , Gujarat (Gujarati: , IPA:  ) is a state in the Republic of India. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Biography

His father's name was Pandit Mool Chand Sharma.[2] He was married to the late Smt. Munni Devi and has two sons.[3]


He was educated at Maharaja College, Jaipur and Agra University, Agra.[4] , Jaipur   (Hindi: जयपुर, Urdu: جے پور), also popularly known as the Pink City, historically sometimes rendered as Jeypore, is the capital of Rajasthan state, India. ... , Agra   (Hindi: , Urdu: ), (IPA: ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna River in Uttar Pradesh, India. ...


Previous political experience

Prior to his appointment as governor, he was a general secretary of the Indian National Congress Party, a position to which he was appointed in 2003.[5] He was also chairman of the Rajasthan Assembly from 1998 to 2003.[6] The Indian National Congress (also known as the Congress Party) is the largest subscription-based organisation in the world. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... , Rājasthān (DevanāgarÄ«: राजस्थान, IPA: )   is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area but encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert (Thar Desert) which has an edge that parallels the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Literary, artistic and scientific accomplishments

• Editor of ‘Socialist India' and ‘Socialist Bharat'; Columnist • Honoured with Honorary D'Litt for his Gandhian ideology and constructive work by Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth University, Varanasi in 1998. • Has worked as Secretary of Gandhi Smriti (Rajghat) for nearly three years. • Member of the Board of Rural Electrification Corporation, Govt.of India for Jaipur District Rural Electrification which was a pioneer programme for Rajasthan and the success of the programme in this District led to large scale rural electrification in many districts of Rajasthan.


Social and Cultural Activities:


• Upliftment of Adivasi people and removal of untouchability.


• Organised convention for non-resident Rajasthanis living in and outside the country.


• Organised national and international sports events Kavi Sammelan and Mushara to celebrate the golden jubilee celebrations.


Special interests

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Participated in the freedom movement during his student life. He has great interest for development of Khadi and Gramodhyog (village industry) and Cooperative Movement, tribal welfare and is associated with the activities of Rajasthan Adim Jati Sevak Sangh and has also been associated with for long with the activities of Harijan Sevak Sangh which looks after upliftment of Scheduled Castes. He takes keen interest in creating awareness of education amongst the minorities and is associated with a few minority educational institutions. He is concerned with the unemployment problem of the youth more particularly rural and through khadi institutions he wants to encourage village artisan and rural youth to set up of cottage industries. He has been associated with Khadi Movement and constructive work for more than 40-50 years. He holds a responsible position in the Sanchalak Mandal of Kshetriya Khadi Samiti, Dausa for nearly 40 years. This is one of the pioneer khadi institution in the country. He is also an active member of the Sanchalak Mandal of Udyog Mandir, Amber. He has also keen interest in Indian culture and its development and Sanskrit language.


As member of Parliament, he visited various countries of the world including U.K., U.S.A, Argentina, Brazil, Vietnam, Uganda, Egypt, Greece, Spain, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Mauritius, China, South African countries, Cuba, Hungry, Switsarland, Germany and almost all States of former USSR. He attended as the Leader of the Indian delegation in Norway in a conference which was organized by UNESCO and also visited Sweden and Denmark.


References

  1. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/788975.cms
  2. ^ http://www.gujaratindia.com/Government/govt1.htm
  3. ^ http://www.gujaratindia.com/Government/govt1.htm
  4. ^ http://www.gujaratindia.com/Government/govt1.htm
  5. ^ http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030503/main6.htm
  6. ^ http://www.gujaratindia.com/Government/govt1.htm


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Governors of Indian states

Andhra Pradesh: Rameshwar Thakur
Arunachal Pradesh: S.K. Singh
Assam: Ajai Singh
Bihar: R.S. Gavai
Chhattisgarh: E. S. L. Narasimhan
Goa: S.C. Jamir
Gujarat: Naval Kishore Sharma
Haryana: A.R. Kidwai
Himachal Pradesh: V. S. Kokje
Jammu and Kashmir: S. K. Sinha
Jharkhand: Syed Sibtey Razi
Karnataka: T. N. Chaturvedi
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Kerala: R. L. Bhatia
Madhya Pradesh: Balram Jakhar
Maharashtra: S. M. Krishna
Manipur: Shivinder Singh Sidhu
Meghalaya: Banwari Lal Joshi
Mizoram: MM Lakhera
Nagaland: Kateekal Sankaranarayanan
Orissa: Rameshwar Thakur
Punjab: Sunith Francis Rodrigues
Rajasthan: A.R. Kidwai
Sikkim: V. Rama Rao
Tamil Nadu: Surjit Singh Barnala
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Tripura: D. N. Sahay
Uttar Pradesh: T.V. Rajeswar
Uttarakhand: Sudarshan Aggarwal
West Bengal: Gopalkrishna Gandhi
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ANI: Bhopinder Singh
Chandigarh: none
Dadra and Nagar Haveli: R. K. Varma
Delhi: Tejendra Khanna
Daman and Diu: Arun Mathur
Lakshadweep: B.V. Selvaraj
Puducherry: Mukut Mithi
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