G. N. Ratanpuri
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G. N. Ratanpuri is a politician in the state of Jammu and Kashmir
, India
.
He started his career as a journalist at the age of 21, as Assistant Editor of a local daily, AFTAAB. In the year 1979 was appointed as the editor of the paper published by the ruling party (Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
) in the state of J&K. He joined the All India Radio
at Srinagar
in the year 1981 and by the year 2000 had become the most celebrated interviewer. He is very well known in the whole state for his interviewing skills.
He contested the Assembly Elections in the year 2008, though unsuccessfully, but still remained a prominent figure in the ruling party and in July 2009, was nominated to the upper house of the Indian Parliament (Rajya Saba), to which he was elected in August 2009. Presently he is the member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour, Parliamentary Forum on Children and the Parliamentary Consultative Committee for HRD Minintry.
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
He started his career as a journalist at the age of 21, as Assistant Editor of a local daily, AFTAAB. In the year 1979 was appointed as the editor of the paper published by the ruling party (Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
The Jammu & Kashmir National Conference is a State political party in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Led at the time of Indian Independence in 1947 by Sheikh Abdullah, it dominated electoral politics in the state for many decades...
) in the state of J&K. He joined the All India Radio
All India Radio
All India Radio , officially known since 1956 as Akashvani , is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati. Established in 1936, it is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster. All India Radio is one of the largest radio networks...
at Srinagar
Srinagar
Srinagar is the summer seasonal capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated in Kashmir Valley and lies on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus. It is one of the largest cities in India not to have a Hindu majority. The city is famous for its gardens, lakes and houseboats...
in the year 1981 and by the year 2000 had become the most celebrated interviewer. He is very well known in the whole state for his interviewing skills.
He contested the Assembly Elections in the year 2008, though unsuccessfully, but still remained a prominent figure in the ruling party and in July 2009, was nominated to the upper house of the Indian Parliament (Rajya Saba), to which he was elected in August 2009. Presently he is the member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour, Parliamentary Forum on Children and the Parliamentary Consultative Committee for HRD Minintry.