Father's Name: Shri Bhavanishankar Raut
Mother's Name: Shrimati Sheela Raut
Date of Birth: 6 April 1953
Place of Birth: Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Marital Status: Married
Date of Marriage: 23 May 1979
Spouse's Name: Shrimati Neena Raut
No.of Sons: 1
No.of Daughters: -
Educational Qualifications: M.A. (Politics) Educated at University of Bombay, Mumbai
Permanent Address:1201, Ramgiri Heights, MTNL, Dadar, Mumbai 400028
Tel. - {022} 24372244, 66354181
Present Address: 7, Meena Bagh, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi 110011
Tel. - 23062494
Position Held:
April 2008 : Elected to Rajya Sabha
May 2008 onwards : Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
→ Awarded, (i) Journalist of the Year by Giants International, (ii) Harivanshrai Bachchan Award for Excellence in Journalism by Aashirwad, (iii) G.G. Jadhav Puraskar by Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh and (iv) Balshastri Jambhekar Puraskar by Marathi Patrakar Parishad
Favourite Pastime and Recreation : Watching cricket, reading biographies and autobiographies of socio-political leaders; studying Geeta and listening to Marathi and Hindi light music
Sports and Clubs :
Watching cricket, reading biographies and autobiographies of socio-political leaders; studying Geeta and listening to Marathi and Hindi light music
Countries Visited :
China and South Korea with the Prime Minister of India, 1993, U.K., U.S.A., France, Germany, Holland, Switzerland and Nepa
Other Information :
Practising journalist for over three decades; worked in English and Marathi newspapers, Government and private television channels in India and abroad; was Editor, Maharashtra Times; launched ZEE News, India's first news channel; President, Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh, 1987-88; Trustee, Shree Siddhivinayak Temple Trust, 2005 - 2007; Member, (i) Executive Committee, Bombay Union of Journalists and (ii) Telephone Advisory Committee, MTNL, since 2008; doing Ph.D. at Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune
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