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Father's Name
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Air Comm. K.S. Rao
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Vasundhra Rao
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Date of Birth
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13 Aug 1954
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Place of Birth
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Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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07 Oct 1973
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Spouse's Name
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Shri S. Chowdhury
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No.of Daughters
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2
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Educational
Qualifications
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Post-Graduate (Master of Industrial Psychology)
Educated at Karnataka University, Bangalore (Karnataka)
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Profession
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Social Worker
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Permanent Address
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H.No. 8-2-680, Road No. 1, Banjara Hills,
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Hyderabad-500 034 (Andhra Pradesh)
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Tels. (040) 24654849,24656467
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Present Address
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76, Lodhi Estate,
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New Delhi - 110 003
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Tels. (011) 23074052, 23074053, 23074054 (O), 24654849, 24656467 (R)
Telefax: (011) 24654849 (R), 23074054 (O)
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Positions Held
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1986-98
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Member, Rajya Sabha (two terms)
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Chief Whip, Telugu Desam Parliamentary Party, Rajya Sabha (two terms)
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1997-98
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Union Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare
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1999
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Elected to 13th Lok Sabha
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1999-2000
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Member, Committee on Finance
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2000-2001
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Member, Committee on the Empowerment of Women
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 2nd term)
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23 May 2004-28 January 2006
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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Tourism
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29 January 2006-onwards
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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Women & Child Development
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Written many articles and short stories for children
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Associated with various social and cultural organisations working in the field of
women and child development and welfare
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Special Interests
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Art Collection
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading, gardening and music
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Countries Visited
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Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, U.A.E., U.K., U.S.A. and former U.S.S.R.
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