Vinay Sahasrabuddhe

Vinay Sahasrabuddhe
विनय सहस्रबुद्धे

Vinay Sahasrabuddhe

Vinay Sahasrabuddhe
MP of Rajya Sabha for Maharashtra[1]
Assumed office
5 July 2016
Preceded by Vijay J. Darda, INC
Personal details
Born (1957-11-10) 10 November 1957
Nasik
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s) Nayana Sahasrabuddhe
Children Ashay
Alma mater University of Pune
Religion Hinduism

Vinay Sahasrabuddhe is an Indian politician & Member of Parliament of India representing state of Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha. He is also serving as National Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party, India's ruling party.[2] He is known as a political scholar[3] & an occasional columnist.[4] He is the Vice Chairman of Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini, a research and training academy for elected representatives & social activists.[5] He heads BJP's think tank Public Policy Research Centre.[6][7] In February 2009, Mr. Sahasrabuddhe was awarded a Ph.D by the University of Mumbai for his doctoral thesis on “Political Parties as Victims of Populism and Electoral Compulsions; A Quest for Systemic Solutions - With special reference to India”.[8] He also serves as Vice-Chairperson of Indian Social Responsibility Network (ISRN).

Public Life

He started his career in public life with Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad popularly known as ABVP, a student’s organization ideologically connected with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He worked as a full-time activist of ABVP during 1983 to 1985.[9] In 1988, Sahasrabuddhe joined Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini as principal functionary. For over 18 years, he was a Member of Senate of the University of Mumbai.[10] He is also a Member of the Board of Governors of Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration in Ahmedabad.[11] In May 2002, he led the mission of Indian Voluntary Organisations to Afaganisthan.[12]

Political Association

He is a National Vice-President of BJP and behind the scene, he is considered as one of the key members of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s think tank.[13][14] He is the Chief of BJP backed think tank Public Policy Research Centre.[15] When Mr. Nitin Gadkari was appointed as president of BJP in the year 2009, Sahasrabuddhe served as Mr. Gadkari’s political advisor.[16] Within BJP, he initiated training of 125 ministers from BJP-ruled states in year 2010 was one among it.[17] In March 2012, his name was in news as one of the contenders for the Rajya Sabha nomination from the BJP for a seat vacated by BJP veteran late Balavant Apte.[18] He was the member of BJP’s Vision Document Committee for the Indian general election, 2014.[19]

Works

He authored a book “Beyond A Billion Ballots”[20] which was first published on 27 June 2013 at Mumbai.[21] The book also launched at New Delhi at the hands of Former Chief Election Commissioner of India Dr. SY Quraishi.[22] He has been an occasional contributor to many English & Marathi language newspapers & weeklies.[23][24][25][26] He has also authored few Books in Marathi language which includes "Ekaki Purvanchal" a book on North-East states of India.[27] In 1998, Sahasrabuddhe received the award for best literary work from the Government of Maharashtra for his co-edited work Nivadak Manoos, a book in Marathi language.[28]

References

  1. ↑ http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/piyush-goyal-chidambaram-suresh-prabhu-sharad-yadav-elected-to-rajya-sabha/articleshow/52572237.cms
  2. ↑ Vinay, Sahasrabuddhe. "BJP's National Office Bearers".
  3. ↑ "Paper submitted to the conference 'Learning Democracy by Doing' at University of Toronto" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "List of articles on NDTV". www.ndtv.com.
  5. ↑ "List of Managing Committee given on RMP website.".
  6. ↑ Sahasrabuddhe, Vinay (9 June 2014). "Those Hard Thinking Caps Realigned". Outlook Magazine.
  7. ↑ Sahasrabuddhe, Vinay. "Board of Directors PPRC".
  8. ↑ "As per the profile given on PPRC website".
  9. ↑ "The rise and rise of ABVP's stars.". The Economic Times. Apr 5, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Vinay Sahasrabuddhe's introduction on IBN LIVE website.". IBN Live. Mar 24, 2009.
  11. ↑ "Minutes of the Meeting of Board of Governors." (PDF).
  12. ↑ "Kabul sends SOS for Indian professionals.". Times of India. May 18, 2002.
  13. ↑ "Man who showed RSS modern ways is Gadkari's guide now.". DNA. Feb 2, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Vinay Sahasrabuddhe's introduction given in Outlook Magazine's article.". Outlook. Jan 25, 2010.
  15. ↑ "BJP launches its own think tank.". The New Indian Express. Oct 22, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Parrikar, Sahasrabuddhe in Gadkari team.". Indian Express. Dec 24, 2009.
  17. ↑ "BJP to send ministers to 'school for governance.". The Economics Times. Nov 10, 2006.
  18. ↑ "Family's party ties, his Gadkari link helped Sancheti get RS ticket.". Indian Express. Mar 21, 2012.
  19. ↑ "BJP's team for 2014 announced; several top party leaders to assist Modi". Dainik Jagran. July 20, 2013.
  20. ↑ Sahasrabuddhe, Vinay (15 July 2014). Beyond a Billion Ballots: Democratic Reforms for a Resurgent India. Wisdom Tree. ISBN 978-81-8328-322-9.
  21. ↑ "Shri Narendra Modi at the launch of book, "Beyond a Billion Ballots". FirstPost. Jul 30, 2012.
  22. ↑ "By the ballot.". The Hindu. Oct 16, 2013.
  23. ↑ "Articles of Vinay Sahasrabuddhe in The Asian Age.".
  24. ↑ "Think, feel, live like a woman. Article by Vinay Sahasrabuddhe.". Deccan Herald. Jan 9, 2013.
  25. ↑ "Common ethos vs small identities. Article by Vinay Sahasrabuddhe.". DNA. Sep 22, 2010.
  26. ↑ "At 60, Parliament must rejuvenate". The Pioneer. May 11, 2210. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  27. ↑ Listing on Google Books.
  28. ↑ "Printed word still influential: says Tendulkar.". DNA. Feb 22, 1998.
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