Vinay Sahasrabuddhe

Vinay Sahasrabuddhe is an Indian politician & National Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party, India's ruling party.[1] He is also known as a political scholar[2] & an occasional columnist.[3] He is the Director-General of Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini, a research and training academy for elected representatives & social activists.[4] He also heads BJP's think tank Public Policy Research Centre.[5][6] 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”.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9] He is also a Member of the Board of Governors of Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration in Ahmedabad.[10] In May 2002, he led the mission of Indian Voluntary Organisations to Afaganisthan.[11]

Political Association

Though he is a National Vice-President of BJP, he is not a full-time politician. However, behind the scene, he is considered as one of the key members of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s think tank.[12][13] He is the Chief of BJP backed think tank Public Policy Research Centre.[14] When Mr. Nitin Gadkari was appointed as president of BJP in the year 2009, Sahasrabuddhe served as Mr. Gadkari’s political advisor.[15] Within BJP, he initiated training of 125 ministers from BJP-ruled states in year 2010 was one among it.[16] 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.[17] He has been appointed as a member of BJP’s Vision Document Committee for the Indian general election, 2014.[18]

Works

He authored a book “Beyond A Billion Ballots”[19] which was first published on 27 June 2013 at Mumbai.[20] The book also launched at New Delhi at the hands of Former Chief Election Commissioner of India Dr. SY Quraishi.[21] He has been an occasional contributor to many English & Marathi language newspapers & weeklies.[22][23][24][25] He has also authored few Books in Marathi language which includes "Ekaki Purvanchal" a book on North-East states of India.[26] 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.[27]

References

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

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