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Name |
Lal Kishenchand/Krishna Advani |
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Lovingly called |
L.K.Advani |
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Profession |
Indian Politician, Journalist, Lawyer |
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Date
of Birth |
8th November 1927
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Birth
Place |
Parsi Colony,
Karachi, Pakistan
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Nationality |
Indian |
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Sun Sign |
Scorpio |
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Moon Sign |
Aries |
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Family |
Father – Kishichand. D. Advani
Mother – Gyani Devi
Wife – Shrimati Kamla Advani
Daughter – Pratibha Advani
Son – Jayant Advani
Daughter-in-law -
Geetika Advani. |
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Marriage Date |
February 25, 1965 |
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Education |
* Primary education at St.Patrick's, Karachi
* Higher education at D.G. National College, Pakistan
* Master's Degree from Mumbai University-Sociology
* Graduation in Law from Bombay University.
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Constituency |
Gandhinagar(Gujarat ) |
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Party Name |
Bharatiya Janata
Party(BJP) |
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Positions held |
*
5 August
2006- onwards Member,
Committee on Home Affairs
* 2004 - Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha(
5th term) Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha
* 29 Jan. 2003 - 21May 2004 Union Cabinet
Minister, Personnel, Pensions and Public
Grievances(Additional Charge)
* 1 July 2002 - 25 Aug. 2002 Union
Cabinet Minister, Coal and Mines
* 29 June 2002 - May 2004 Deputy Prime
Minister
*13 Oct. 1999 - May 2004 Union Cabinet
Minister, Home Affairs
*1999 - Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th
term)
*1998-99 - Union Cabinet Minister, Home
Affairs Chairman,Committee on Official Language
*1998 - Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd
term)
*1993-98 - President, Bharatiya Janata
Party
*1991-93 - Leader of Opposition, Lok
Sabha
*1991 - Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd
term)
*April-May 1990 - Chairman, Committee of
Parliament appointed to advise the structure of
pay and allowances and other terms & conditions
of service for the post of Secretaries-General
of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
*1990-91 - Chairman, Committee to Review
the Lok Sabha Secretariat (Recruitment and
Conditions of Service Rules, 1955)
*1989-91 - Leader, B.J.P. Parliamentary
Party, Lok Sabha
Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha
*1989 - Elected to 9th Lok Sabha
*1988 - Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (4th
term)
*1986-91 - President, B.J.P.
*1982 - Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (3rd
term)
*1980-86 - General-Secretary, Bharatiya
Janata Party (B.J.P.)
Leader, B.J.P., Rajya Sabha
*Jan.-April 1980 - Leader of Opposition,
Rajya Sabha
*1977-79 - Union Cabinet Minister,
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Leader
of the House, Rajya Sabha
*1977-80 - General-Secretary, Janata
Party
*1976 - Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd
term)
*1974-76 - Leader, B.J.S., Rajya Sabha
*1973-77 - President, B.J.S.
*1970 - Elected to Rajya Sabha
*1970-72 - President, Bhartiya Jana Sangh,
Delhi
*1967-70 - Chairman, Metropolitan
Council, Delhi
*1966-67 - Leader, Bharatiya Jana Sangh (B.J.S.),
Interim Metropolitan Council
*1947 - Secretary, Rashtriya Swayamsewak
Sangh (R.S.S.), Karachi |
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Authored |
* A Prisoner`s
Scrap Book (an account of unfolding of events of
the Internal Emergency imposed on the country as
seen from a prison house)
* The People Betrayed (an account of the rise
and fall of the Janata Government headed by Shri
Morarji Desai) |
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Personality |
Known for his
organizing skills |
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Award |
Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the year 1999.
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Precious possession |
His collection of Books.
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Ayodhya |
* 1990 - He
travelled across India , whipping up support for
a campaign to build a temple on the site of a
mosque in the northern town of Ayodhya.
* 1992 - This later led to violent scenes
with the destruction of the 16th century Babri
mosque by Hindu hardliners, followed by some of
India's worst religious violence since
partition. |
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Pakistan |
* His family moved to India just before partition in 1947.
* In his early days he used to watch Pakistan television dramas.
* He had lived for 20 years in Karachi.
*
His
landmark trip returning to Pakistan in June 2005
was seen as an attempt to reposition himself
politically and cast off his hawk's clothing
*Was presented a Latif jo Ganj — a book of Shah
Abdul Latif’s poetry by the Hindu Panchayat on
his visit to Pakistan |
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Special interest |
Electoral reforms
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Favourites |
* Pakistani Singer - Malika Pukhraj
* TV Actress - Marina Khan
* Hobbies - Reading, films, sports and music
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Food: strict
vegetarian and loves sweets
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Movies: all Bollywood movies
* Exercise: likes to walk one hour
everyday in the morning
* Friend: Atal Behari Vaypayee
* Book: Alvin Toffler's 'Future Shock' |
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Facts |
* He was a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Hindu nationalist
organization from which the BJP draws its ideological roots.
* He is the only Indian politician to undergo three major political yatras at an interval of seven years.
* He was also a journalist.
* Though he was not a practicing lawyer, he argued on behalf of his party in 1974 before the Supreme Court. |
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Countries visited |
* Czechoslovakia
* Australia
* Kuala Lumpur
* Austria
* France
* Israel
* Italy
* Pakistan
* Switzerland
* U.K.
* U.S.A.
* U.S.S.R.
* Yugoslavia
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Press about him |
Times of India :
"Not only did Advani release a flood of sublimated nationalist energy,..........it is the BJP that is putting itself forward as the natural inheritor of the stability platform."
The Telegraph :
"His clarity of vision, precise statements and astute sense of timing played a major role in the BJP's success."
India Today :
".....he is so un-confused that the clarity of his thought and its translation into action have served to un-confuse the BJP and propelled it into a dimension that has run traditional secularists and patriots like the old line socialists, congress Fabians and communists running back to defensive positions."
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Quotes |
“Swami Vivekanand, during his last days, had expressed need for a man-making machinery in India. The RSS formed by Dr Hegdewar in 1925, did the same work Vivekanand aspired for - making men,”
“Some MLAs may have personal differences. But all differences should be dealt with amicably within the party framework.”
“The limits and boundaries (of the party) should not be crossed. However, the unrest within the party will not affect the development of the state.”
“Main problem of Bangladesh was its culture of denial by the government by not acknowledging how can the problem be solved,”
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Email Id |
advanilk@sansad.nic.in
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Current Resident |
30, Prithviraj Road,
New Delhi-110 011
Tel. (011) 3794125, 3794124, 3017419 |
