Nawal Kishore Sharma
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Shri Nawal Kishore Sharma, born 5 July 1925 in Dausa
, Rajasthan
, is a former Governor
of Gujarat state in India
, a position he has held from July 2004 to July 2009.
He was married to the late Smt. Munni Devi and has two sons.
He was educated at Maharaja College
, Jaipur
and Agra University, Agra
.
of the Rajasthan
Assembly from 1998 to 2003.
He was the petrolium minister in 1985 under Congress government.
• 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.
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.
Dausa
Dausa is a city and administrative headquarters of Dausa District in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is 55 km from Jaipur,240 km from Delhi and situated at NH-11. It is also known as "Dev Nagari."- History :...
, Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
, is a former Governor
Governors of Gujarat
The Governor of Gujarat is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of Gujarat. The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of 5 years. Dr...
of Gujarat state in 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...
, a position he has held from July 2004 to July 2009.
Biography
His father's name was Pandit Mool Chand Sharma.He was married to the late Smt. Munni Devi and has two sons.
He was educated at Maharaja College
Maharaja College
- History & Evolution :It was established in 1844 and is one of six constituent colleges of University of Rajasthan .It is one of the oldest colleges of North India and was designed by British architects.-Notable alumni:* Dr. Samin K...
, Jaipur
Jaipur
Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....
and Agra University, Agra
Agra
Agra a.k.a. Akbarabad is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, west of state capital, Lucknow and south from national capital New Delhi. With a population of 1,686,976 , it is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh and the 19th most...
.
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. He was also the SpeakerSpeaker (politics)
The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...
of the Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
Assembly from 1998 to 2003.
He was the petrolium minister in 1985 under Congress government.
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
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.