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Father's Name
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Late Shri Arjan Dass
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Mother's Name
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Late Smt. Ajit Kaur
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Date of Birth
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09 Apr 1962
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Place of Birth
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Shafipur, Jalandar, Punjab
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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18 Apr 1984
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Resham Kaur
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No. of Sons
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2
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Educational
Qualifications
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Pre University (Arts)
Educated at D.A.V. College, Dayanand Nagar, Jalandar, Punjab
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Artist (Singer)
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Permanent Address
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30-A, Link Road, Adjoining Dr. Dang Hospital,
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Jalandhar-144001, Punjab
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Tel : (0181) 2222588,
09815155555 (M)
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Present Address
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82, Lodhi Estate,
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New Delhi-110003
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Tels : (011) 24601721 (O)
09013997539, 09815155555 (M)
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Positions Held
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May, 2019
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Elected to 17th Lok Sabha
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13 Sept. 2019 onwards
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Member, Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Culture and Tourism
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Books Published
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(1) Rags to Ragas; (2) Lok Geet Varga Hans; (3) Kuli Ni Fakir Di Vichon
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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(1) Padma Shri Award-President of India; (2) Raj Gayak Award (2 times)-Government of Punjab; (3) Sangeet Natak Akademi Award-President of India
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Selected as the Vice-President of ICCR and attends all the assignments and related work or cultural programmes
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Special Interests
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Specially interested in Sufi Music
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Singing
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Other Information
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Vice-Chairman, National Commission for Safai Karamchari (2018-2019)
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