Sri Ram Krishnan Surryabhan Gavai is New Governor

Father's Name Shri Suryabhanji Gavai

Date of Birth 30 October 1929

Place of Birth Darapur, Distt. Amravati (Maharashtra)

Marital Status Married on 29 November 1959

Spouse's Name Smt. Kamaltai Gavai

Children Two sons and one daughter

Educational Qualifications B.A.

Educated at Vidarbha Mahavidyalay, Nagpur University, Amravati (Maharashtra)

Profession AgriculturistPermanent

Address 44, `Kamalpushpa' ,Congress Nagar, Amravati-444601

Present Address : RAJ-BHAVAN , PATNA ,BIHAR

Positions Held

1964-94 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council

1968-78 Deputy Chairman, Maharashtra Legislative Council

1978-84 Chairman, Maharashtra Legislative Council

1986-88 Leader of Opposition, Maharashtra Legislative Council

1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha1998-99

Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture

Books Published

(i) Five year plan in relation to the Scheduled Castes andSchedule Tribes

(ii) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes..Their Service Privileges

(iii) The Caste war over Reserva-tion....A case before the Peoples Bar

(iv) Facilities toBuddhists converted from Scheduled Castes

(v) Dr. BabasahebAmbedkar....Deserved the thanks of the country

(vi) Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada Vidyapeeth.....Petition beforethe People of Marathwada;

(vii) Report for Eradication ofLeprosy; and

(viii) Reports on Employment GuranteeLiterary,

Social and Cultural Activities

President, (i) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Smarak Samiti, DeekshaBhoomi, Nagpur; and

(ii) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar ShikshanPrasarak Mandal, Amravati;

Running various colleges(Arts, Commerce, Science, Law & M.B.A.),

High Schools andHospitals

Special Interests

Reading,Sports and Clubs Wrestling, swimming and running;

President, Western IndiaFootball Association, Mumbai

Countries Visited Widely travelled;

Member (i) 15th and 20th CommonwealthParliamentary Conference heald at Trinidada and Tobago in1969 and at Colombo in 1974 and at Lusaka. 1978;

(ii) AsianConference for Family Planning and Women, Child Welfare,Peking (China), 1980;

(iii) 13 to 19 General Conferences ofWorld Fellowship of Buddhists, held in Thailand, Sri Lanka,Nepal, U.S.A., Korea, Taiwan and Bangkok; and

(iv) 20thConference of World Fellowship of Buddhists - Sydney(Australia), 1998

Other Information

Participated in the Freedom Struggle; Vice-President andMember of Executive Committee of World Fellowship ofBuddhist; Member, Maharashtra Branch of CommonwealthParliamentary Association
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RANJAN RITURAJ SINH