Father's Name: Late Shri Ram Kumar Shukla
Mother's Name: Shrimati Shanti Devi Shukla
Date of Birth: 13 September 1959
Place of Birth: Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh)
Marital Status: Married
Date of Marriage: 27 June 1988
Spouse's Name: Shrimati Anuradha Prasad Shukla
No.of Sons: -
No.of Daughters: -
Educational Qualifications: M.A., LL.B. Educated at P.P.N. College, Kanpur University, Christ Church College, Kanpur University and V.S.S.D. College of Law, Kanpur University
Permanent Address:119/501, Darshan Purwa, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208012
Present Address: C - I / 2, Lodhi Garden, Amrita Sher Gil Marg, New Delhi
Position Held:
April 2000 : Elected to Rajya Sabha
April 2000-2001 : Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs
April 2000 - Feb. 2004 : Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance
Jan. 2001- Feb. 2004 : Member, Committee on Information Technology
March 2001 - June 2004 : Member, Press Council of India
Jan. 2002-Feb. 2004 : Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation
Aug. 2004 onwards : Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas Member, House Committee
Oct. 2004 onwards : Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Sept. 2006 onwards : Member, Business Advisory Committee
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Host of popular T.V. Show "Rubaru"; interviewed all the prominent personalities of India and Pakistan; anchor of a popular show "Nishan" on Doordarshan; well known columnist; known columns - 'Power Play' and 'Front Foot' which appear in 14 newspapers in the country including the Indian Express, Dainik Jagran, Sunday Magazine and Rediff on Net
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Chairman, Communication & Coordination Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India; Member, (i) Working Committee, Board of Control for Cricket in India and (ii) Executive Committee, U.P. Cricket Association; Convener, U.P. Cricket Development Committee
Sports and Clubs
Chairman, Communication & Coordination Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India; Member, (i) Working Committee, Board of Control for Cricket in India and (ii) Executive Committee, U.P. Cricket Association; Convener, U.P. Cricket Development Committee
Countries Visited
Accompanied the Prime Minister and the President of India on their foreign visits several times; visited around 80 countries of the world including U.S.A., U.K., Japan, Germany, France, Russia, China, Holland, South Africa, Brazil, Belgium, Switzerland, Pakistan, Thailand, etc
Other Information
Reporter, Northern India Patrika in Kanpur office, 1978-79; Sub Editor, Dainik Jagran, Kanpur and later Bureau Chief, Dainik Jagran, Lucknow, 1980-83; Correspondent (Western U.P.), Jansatta daily, 1983-85; Special Correspondent, Ravivar magazine, 1985-88; Political Editor, Sunday magazine, Delhi, 1988-92; Executive Editor, Sunday Observer, 1992-95; Senior Editor, Sunday Observer, 1995-2000; Convener, Indo-US Parliamentary Forum
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