Honoured Guests
Shri Bandaru Dattatraya
Name: Shri Bandaru Dattatraya
Date of Birth: 12 June 1947
Place of Birth: Hyderabad (Telangana)
Marital Status: Married
Date of Marriage: 17 May 1989
Spouse's: Name Smt. Vasantha
Daughter: Smt B.Vijaya Lakshmi
Son: Late Bandaru Vaishnav
Educational: B.Sc. Educated at Osmania University, Qualifications Hyderabad
(Telangana)
Profession: Social Worker
Permanent
Address:
B-34, F4,Ram Nagar,
Hyderabad, Telangana
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Position Held
• 1968:Started as RSS Pracharak
• 1974:RSS Vibhag Pracharak
• 1975:Joint Convenor – Loka Sangharsh Samithi (during Emergency Period)
• 1976–77:Arrested under MISA during Emergency
• 1978:Joint Secretary for Cyclone Relief Committee – AP (RSS)
Taken up Rehabilitation and Housing for Cyclone Victims in Diwiseema AP
• 1979:Pramukh–Seva Bharathi AP
• 1980:Joined BJP and posted as Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Andhra Pradesh
• 1981-89:General-Secretary, B.J.P., Andhra Pradesh
• 1991:Elected to 10th Lok Sabha,Member, Public Accounts Committee Member, Committee on Welfare of
SCs, STs and Minorities
• 1996-98:President, B.J.P., Andhra Pradesh
• 1998:Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
• 1998-99:Union Minister of State, Urban Development
• 1999:Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd
term).
• 13 Oct.1999- 13 June 2000:Union Minister of State, Urban Development.
• 14 June 2000- 30 June 2002: Union Minister of State, Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation.
• 1 July 2002- 7 Sept 2003:Union Minister of State, Ministry of Railways
• 8 Sept. 2003- May 2004: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Minister of Urban Development and
Poverty Alleviation.
• 2004-2006:National Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
• 2006–2009:President, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Andhra Pradesh
• 2009–2013:National Executive Member, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
• 2013-2014:National Vice-President, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member, National Manifesto Committee,
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
• May,2014: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha (4th term) Member, Standing Committee on Railways
• 1 Sep
2014-9 Nov 2014: Member, Standing Committee on Railways.
• 12 Sep 2014-9 Nov 2014: Chairperson,Parliamentary Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes
(OBC)
• 15 Sep. 2014-9 Nov 2014: Member, Committee on Violation of Protocol Norms and
Contemptuous Behavior of Government Officers with Members of Lok Sabha
• 9 Nov 2014- 1 Sept 2017: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Labour and Employment
• 1 Sept 2017: Member, Standing Committee on Finance
• 19 Dec 2018: Chairperson, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament
• 11th September,2019- 14 July 2021:Governor of Himachal Pradesh
• 15 th July 2021: Assumed the office
of Governor of Haryana.
Social and Cultural Activities
Slum development, especially through house building and supply of potable water; President, Samsakara
Bharathi Cultural Organisation, Andhra Pradesh; Founder, Siva Bharathi Slum Development
Organisation, 1979; served the victims of cyclones and natural calamities; organised social and cultural
activities through voluntary organisations; interested in mythological songs.
Special Interests: Social work
Favourite Pass time and Recreation: Reading Books and listening to music.
Sports and Clubs: Carom, Table Tennis and Cricket.
Other Information:
General Secretary, Voluntary Organisations, India; Joint Secretary, A.P. Cyclone Committee(RSS);
Member, (i) Tobacco Board, 1991-96; (ii) Coconut Board, 1991-96; (iii) Railway Advisory Committee,
1991-96; and (iv) Telephone Advisory Committee, 1991-96.
Acharya Devvrat
Name : Acharya Devvrat
Father’s Name : Shri Lahiri Singh
Birth : January 18, 1959
Address : Gujarat Raj Bhavan, Sector-20, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Educational
Qualification: Graduate, Post Graduate (Hindi, History), B.Ed., Diploma in Yogic
Science, Doctor of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences
Experience : 39 years experience in teaching and administration
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SPECIAL INTERESTS :
Carrying out propaganda about nationalist thinking and Indian culture.
Lectures on Vedic values
Writing articles for newspapers and magazines
Motivating the youths about social and moral values
Organizing programmes on the Yoga and the Vedas
Organizing free camps on improvement in Cow breeding and organic farming
Setting up of the Chaman Vatika International Gurukul for Women at Ambala inspired
by Shri Narendra Modiji, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India’s campaign named ‘बेटी
बचाओ बेटी पढ़ाओ’ in April 2015.
Promotion of Ayurveda, Naturopathy and Yoga.
Creation of pollution free society through tree plantation and yagna therapy.
Writing books
SPECIFIC TASKS :
Worked as Principal at the Gurukul Kurukshetra from 1981 to July, 2015, Gurukul. The
institution flourished during his time. Various works such as renovation of the entire
Gurukul campus, renovation of all buildings within the campus, creation of modern
facilities for study, sports, establishment of naturopathy clinics, development of
gaushalas, carrying out organic farming in 175 acres of land, establishment of Arsh
Mahavidyalaya, establishment of shooting range, etc. were undertaken during his
supervision. During this period, Gurukul Kurukshetra became the first choice of students
in large number.
Establishment of IIT, PMT and NDA academy.
FOREIGN TOURS FOR THE PROMOTION OF INDIAN
CULTURE AND VEDIC VALUES :
Switzerland, Netherlands, Holland, France, England, Italy, Vatican City, Nepal, Bhutan,
Singapore, Mauritius, Thailand and America, etc.
AWARDS AND REWARDS :
Awarded with ‘Bharat Jyoti Award’ ‘Certificate of Excellence’ Award and ‘Smt. Sarla
Chopra’ award by the hands of Shri Bhishma Narayan Singh, Governor of Tamilnadu on
22nd August 2003 at a program organized by the India International Friendship
Society, New Delhi.
Awarded American Medal of Honor on 21st August 2002 by the American Biographical
Institute for immense contribution to the society.
Awarded “Certificate of Honor and Service of Rural India” on April 19, 2005 by
the Confederation on Non Governmental Organisations (CNRI), New Delhi for the work
for rural India.
Awarded ‘Janhit Shikshakshri Award’ in 2009 by former Chief Justice of India Justice P.
N. Bhagwati in 2009 for rendering social service.
Awarded with “Samaj Seva Samman” on 8th May 2007 by Rishi Public Welfare Trust for
rendering immense social service.
Awarded with Himotkarsh Rashtriya Ekatmakta Award at the hands of the former Chief
Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Prof. Premkumar Dhumal for the all round progress of
the Gurukul by the Himotkarsh Sahitya Sanskruti evam Jan Kalyan Parishad Una.
Awarded with Arya Sanstha Vyavasthapak Samman by the Paropkarini Sanstha, Ajmer.
Awarded with letter of appreciation by Shri S. K. Shrivastava, former Joint
Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs on 30th November 2007 for protection and
preservation of moral values.
Awarded with ‘Akshay Urja Sanman’ on August 20, 2011 by Shri Harmohinder Singh
Chadhdha, Minister of Renewable Energy.
Awarded with ‘Vishisht Seva Samman’ by the Sarvadeshik Arya Vir Dal.
Awarded with ‘Intellectual Personality (Vidvan Ratna)’ by the All-Intellectual
Federation and Research Centre, Kurukshetra in August 2013.
Awarded with appreciation letter on August 12, 2011 for organizing camp for the
promotion of Yoga and Naturopathy by Arya Samaj, Anand Nagar, Rajpura, Punjab.
Awarded with appreciation letter for continuous effort to popularize science and
mathematics subjects by the Science Olympiad Foundation.
Awarded appreciation letter on April 30, 2012 for the development of Vedic values by
the DAV College Managing Committee, New Delhi.
Awarded with appreciation letter by ‘Arya Samudra Radaur (Yamunanagar) for the
development of Vedic values.
Awarded with ‘Vishisht Samman’ by ‘Arya Kendriya Sabha’ Karnal for remarkable
contribution as a social reformer on 20th February 2010.
Awarded appreciation letter by Moody International Certification ISO 9001 : 2008 for
quality management.
Awarded appreciation letter by the Red Cross Society, Kurukshetra for conducting
blood donation camps.
Awarded appreciation letter by Dr. Bhukkal for providing timely support to the flood
victims of Kurukshetra.
MEMBERSHIPS :
Founder Chaman Vatika International Girls Gurukul, Ambala.
Appointed by the Haryana Government as member of the Chaudhary Charan Singh
Haryana Agricultural University.
Director, Swami Shraddhanand Yoga and Natural Medicine Center, Kurukshetra.
Officer, Arya Vidya Parishad Haryana
Former Honorary Member, Haryana State Child Welfare Council, Chandigarh.
Member, Haryana Gaushala Sangh, Rohtak
Former Member Haryana Gau Seva Commission, Chandigarh.
Former Minister, Indian Farmers Association, Haryana.
Member, Maharishi Dayanand ETT Research Centre, Ghadauli, Jind
Member, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Advisory Committee Niwarasi, Kurukshetra
Guardian Member, All India Gurukul Sports Competition
Secretary, Shri Gopal Krishna Gaushala, Gurukul Kurukshetra.
LITERARY WORKS (WRITING AND COMPILATION) :
Principal Editor, Monthly Journal ‘Gurukul Darshan’
The Priceless Way of Health : Natural Medicine (English and Hindi Version)
Stairs of Heaven (Panchmahayagna)
Ram Dialogue of Valmiki (translation)
The Glorious History of Gurukul Kurukshetra
Conservator, Gurukul’s Annual Monument
AIM AND PURPOSE :
To promote ancient glory of vedic culture and tradition and develop scientific
understanding in human mind.
Sh. Manohar Lal
Mr Manohar Lal was born on May 5, 1954 in Nindana village of Rohtak district. After being
elected from the Karnal Assembly constituency in the Assembly elections in 2014, he
became the first Chief Minister of Haryana belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
He joined the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS) as a permanent member in 1977 and
rendered 17 years of active and dedicated service to the organization before he was made
a member of the BJP in 1994.
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Early Life
Forced out of ancestral home during the Partition, his family came to India in 1947, almost
empty-handed. Manohar Lal’s father and grandfather took to farming as their profession in
Baniyani village of Rohtak district and the family started residing there.
Education
Mr Manohar Lal started displaying brilliance during his early days at school. He not only
excelled in academics but also remained in the forefront of debates, discussions and other
extra-curricular activities.
Keen on pursuing a medical degree, Mr Manohar Lal started scouting for colleges. He
enrolled himself in Neki Ram Sharma Government College, Rohtak, and became the first
member of his family to study beyond Class X. With a view to preparing for medical
entrance test, he made his way to Delhi, initiating a chain of events that transformed his life.
Despite pressure from his family to stick to farming as a profession, Mr Manohar Lal took to
business and simultaneously graduated from Delhi University. In 1977, he decided to join
the RSS at the young age of 24 years.
RSS & BJP Journey
Having joined the RSS as a full-time Pracharak, Mr Manohar Lal rendered 40 years of
active public service to the RSS and the BJP. Having dedicated several years of his life to
the RSS, he was moved to BJP in 1994, and made Sangathan Mahamantri in Haryana.
He has dedicated his life to public service and is known for his political acumen. He played
the role of a master strategist and successfully led many electoral campaigns, the last being
the 2014 Lok Sabha elections in Haryana as chairman of the Election Committee. He has
selflessly worked behind the scenes in key party positions that earned him the reputation of
a tough task master. He stayed in the forefront of innumerable social projects and
humanitarian efforts.
His tenure as Haryana’s Sangathan Mahamantri established his reputation as a strategist
par excellence, an able and clear-headed administrator, and a man who has a keen sense
of state politics. It was in 1996 when Mr Manohar Lal was actively working in Haryana that
he first came into contact with the Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, who was then in
charge of Haryana. In 2002, He was given charge of Jammu and Kashmir as the state’s
election in charge.
Having played a crucial role in the party’s success in states like Punjab, Haryana and
Chhattisgarh, Mr Manohar Lal was given prominent roles in various elections in different
states where he delivered results. In 2004, he was saddled with organizational charge of as
many as 12 states, including Delhi and Rajasthan.
Immediately thereafter, he was entrusted with the responsibility of being Regional
Sangathan Mahamantri for five states – Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh
and Himachal Pradesh. His tenure brought the party several successes in these states,
underlining Mr Manohar Lal’s exceptional decision-making skills and inherent political
acumen. It was during this time that the BJP won 11 seats for the first time in Jammu &
Kashmir.
A follower of the dictum “Seva Pratham”, Mr Manohar Lal headed the Antyodaya Yojana for
BJP at the national level. It symbolised the party’s ideology to elevate those in the lowest
rung of society. He has always been in the forefront of such social causes as required
attention. These included the rescue and rehabilitation efforts like the one made during the
floods in Kakrola village, near Delhi’s Dwarka area, in 1978, and the earthquakes that
rocked Jammu and Kashmir and Gujarat.
During his days as Pracharak at Rohtak, the district faced ravaging floods that forced
people out of their homes and caused extensive damage. The mass-scale effort made to
ensure security and food for the people was spearheaded by him. When an earthquake
struck Uri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir, the whole place was devastated.
Once again, Mr Manohar Lal was continuously involved in the rescue operations which
included evacuating victims, arranging for their food, housing and rehabilitation.
Political Journey
For the Lok Sabha elections of 2014, Mr Manohar Lal was appointed Chairman of the
Election Campaign Committee, Haryana, which not only resulted in thumping success of the
party but also played a key role in changing the course of the country’s history. He
contested the election for the first time from the Karnal Assembly constituency and won the
seat by 63,773 votes.
He was unanimously elected leader of the BJP Legislature Party on October 21, 2014 and
took oath as Chief Minister on October 26, 2014. It is for the first time in the history of
Haryana that a first-time MLA became the Chief Minister. He envisages not only a better
Haryana, but also a unique state that leads in various fields, is acknowledged
internationally, and has set an example for the cousin-states to follow.
Sh. Kanwar Pal Gujjar
Kanwar Pal Gujjar was a speaker of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from 26 October 2014 to 4
November 2019. He belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected to the assembly from
Jagadhri two times. He was born in Yamunanagar, Haryana. He became MLA thrice. He was elected
MLA in 2000 when INLD-BJP ruled the state. Presently he is the education minister of Haryana. Also,
he is the minister of Forests, Tourism, Parliamentary Affairs, Hospitality, and Art & Cultural Affairs.