Rakesh Sinha
Rakesh Sinha | |
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| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 14 July 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Sachin Tendulkar |
| Constituency | Nominated |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1964 Begusarai, Bihar, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Poonam Sinha (m. 1992) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | University of Delhi (BA, MA, MPhil, PhD) |
Rakesh Sinha is Member of Parliament from Rajya Sabha, an author, and an associate professor at the University of Delhi.[1] He was founder and honorary director of Delhi-based think tank India Policy Foundation (IPF) also ICSSR Nominee to CSDS,Delhi .[2][3] He has authored several books including a Biography of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh founder K B Hedgewar.[4]
He has frequently appeared in debates on national news channels.[5] His expertise and work on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has established him as an RSS ideologue within Indian culture.[6] He is a believer in cultural nationalism and affiliated to right wing politics in a country.
He was awarded Deendayal Upadhyay award from President Pranab Mukherjee on May 30. He donated the entire amount of the prize money.[7][8]
Political career
On 14 July 2018 he became a member of the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of Indian Parliament), as one of the 12 members nominated by The President of India.[9][10]
Books and booklets
Author
- Terrorism and the Indian media : a comparative study of the approach of English, Hindi, and Urdu newspapers towards terrorism, New Delhi : India Policy Foundation, 2009, 163 p.
- Deceptive equality : deconstructing the equal opportunity commission, New Delhi : India Policy Foundation, 2009, 70 p.
- Hole in the bucket : examining Prevention of Communal & Targeted Violence Bill-2011, New Delhi : India Policy Foundation, 2011, 29 p.
- Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, New Delhi : Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, 2015, 220 p.
- Swaraj in ideas : quest for decolonisation of the Indian mind, New Delhi : India Policy Foundation, 2017, 42 p.
- Understanding RSS, New Delhi : Har-Anand Publications Pvt Ltd, 2019, 228 p.
Editor
- Secular India : politics of minorityism, New Delhi : Vitasta Publishing Pvt. Ltd., 2012, 250 p. Contributed articles by different authors edited by Sinha.
- Is Hindu a dying race : a social and political perspective of Hindu reformers of early 20th century, New Delhi : Kautilya Books, 2016, 291 p. Three essays by Col. U.N. Mukherji, Swami Shraddhananda and R.B. Lalchand.
- Communal fascism : the siege of Bengal's culture and plurality, New Delhi : India Policy Foundation, 2017, 50 p.
References
- ^ "Prof Rakesh Sinha | University Of Delhi South Campus - Academia.edu". delhi-south.academia.edu.
- ^ "Welcome to India Policy Foundation". www.indiapolicyfoundation.org.
- ^ "Dr Rakesh Sinha". The Indian Express.
- ^ "Dr. Rakesh Sinha". www.newsbharati.com.
- ^ "Who is Rakesh Sinha? RSS ideologue nominated to Rajya Sabha by President Kovind". The Financial Express. 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Understand the RSS".
- ^ Pioneer, The. "Rakesh Sinha donates Rs5rs of Deendayal Upadhyay award". The Pioneer.
- ^ "Clipping of Indian Express - Delhi".
- ^ "Sonal Mansingh, Ram Shakal among four nominated to RS". The Times of India. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Rajya Sabha list of nominated members". Retrieved 30 July 2018.