Vijay (Tamil விஜய், Kannada ವಿಜಯ್, Sanskrit विजय) is a common given name for males in India. The word Vijay is derived from Vijaya, meaning "Victory". It is another name for Arjuna, the hero of the great Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. The word Vijay is similar in meaning to Jai, although there is a small difference. Vijay indicates being Victorious while trying to conquer, Jai indicates Victorious while trying to defend.

Notable people[link]

Films[link]

• Joseph Vijay a Tamil film actor, dancer and playback singer.
• Vijay Anand, a Hindi film producer, director, writer and actor
• A. L. Vijay, a Tamil film director, writer

Sportsmen[link]

• Vijay Manjrekar,former Indian cricketer and father of Sanjay Majrekar
• Vijay Bharadwaj, an Indian cricketer
• Vijay Dahiya, an Indian cricketer
• Vijay Hazare, former captain of the Indian cricket team
• Vijay Kumar, an Indian professional shooter
• Vijay Mehra, an Indian cricketer
• Vijay Mehra, a UAE cricketer
• Vijay Merchant, an Indian cricketer
• Vijay Rajindernath, an Indian cricketer
• Vijay Singh, a golfer
• Murali Vijay, an Indian cricketer
• Vijay Amritraj,former Indian Tennis Player and father of Prakash Amrithraj

Musicians[link]

• Vijay Balakrishnan, an Indian singer
• Vijay Kichlu, a Hindustani singer
• Vijay Madhavan, a classical dancer
• Vijay Patil, a pianist and accordionist
• Vijay Antony, a music director
• Vijay Prakash, a singer
• Vijay Yesudas, a singer
• Vijay Iyer, a jazz pianist

Businessmen[link]

• Vijay Mallya, an Indian businessman, MP, Chairman of UB Group and Kingfisher Airlines Co-owner Force India Formula One Team
• Vijay Thadani, the co-founder of NIIT

Intellectuals[link]

• Vijay Bhargava, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia
• Vijay Pande, Associate Professor of Chemistry and of Structural Biology, Stanford University
• Vijay Tendulkar, Indian writer, playwright, political journalist and social commentator

Politicians[link]

• Vijay Jolly, BJP politician, former
• Vijay_anand_(MSK), Tamil Nadu State Politician.

Military operation[link]

• Operation Vijay (1961), Operation Vijay (1999) The operation by the Military of India.

In fiction[link]

• Vijay is an Indian operative and friend of James Bond in Octopussy - portrayed by Vijay Amritraj in the film.
• Dilbert has a character Vijay, who is known as the world's most desperate venture capitalist.
• Vijay (film) is a 1988 Bollywood film directed by Yash Chopra.

See also[link]

• Vijaya, alternative transliteration or female equivalent of Vijay

External links[link]

• Names Directory: Common surnames for Vijay

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Reema Sen রীমা সেন
Reema Sen
Born	(1981-10-29) 29 October 1981 (age 30) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Nationality	Indian
Ethnicity	Bengali Hindu
Occupation	Actress, Model
Religion	Hinduism
Spouse	Shiv Karan Singh (2012–present)

Reema Sen (Bengali: রীমা সেন; born 29 October 1981^[1]) is an Indian actress and model.

Early life[link]

Reema Sen was born in Kolkata, into a middle class Kayastha family in 1981. She completed high school from Calcutta, after which her family moved to Mumbai.

Career[link]

Music videos[link]

She appeared in the video of the song "Chandini Raatein".

Film career[link]

In Mumbai, she began her modelling career, appearing in a number of advertising campaigns. She then moved to acting with the low budget Telugu film Chitram, in which she acted opposite Uday Kiran. She also appeared in the Tamil film, Minnale, which was very successful. Her first Hindi film Hum Ho Gaye Aapke flopped, and she decided to continue working in Tamil cinema. Her appearance in the Tamil film, Rendu, was successful. People found her facial expressions in the film Thimiru endearing and her performance in Vallavan was applauded. Her role in Aayirathil Oruvan was highly praised by viewers and critics.

Obscenity charges[link]

In April 2006, a Madurai court issued non-bailable warrants against Sen and Shilpa Shetty for "posing in an obscene manner" in photographs published by the Tamil newspaper Dinakaran, owned by Sun Media.^[2] The report stated that the two actresses had failed to comply with earlier summons for the same reason, hence the issuance of the warrants.^[2] The petitioner submitted that the paper had published "very sexy blow-ups and medium blow-ups" in its December 2005 and January 2006 issues, and which allegedly violated the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act 1986, Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act 1956, and the Indian Penal Code Section 292 (Sale of Obscene Books). The petitioner further demanded that the images should be confiscated under the terms of the Press and Registration of Book Act 1867.

In January 2007 outgoing Chief Justice Y.K. Sabharwal confirmed that Sen had written to him in order to enunciate guidelines against frivolous lawsuits against artists, but refused her plea on the grounds that she should have filed a formal petition instead of writing a letter.^[3]

Awards and recognitions[link]

• Filmfare Best Female Debut (Tamil) (2000) for Minnale
• Big Entertainment Most Entertaining Actress (Tamil) (2010) for Aayirathil Oruvan
• Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil) (2010) for Aayirathil Oruvan - Nominated

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Reema Sen at the Internet Movie Database

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Narendra Modi નરેન્દ્ર મોદી
Chief Minister of Gujarat
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 October 2001
Governor	Dr. Kamla Beniwal
Preceded by	Keshubhai Patel
Constituency	Maninagar
Personal details
Born	(1950-09-17) 17 September 1950 (age 61) Vadnagar, Gujarat, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Residence	Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Alma mater	Gujarat University[1]
Religion	Hinduism
Website	Narendra Modi
As of 9 March, 2009 Source: Government of Gujarat

Narendra Damodardas Modi (Gujarati: નરેન્દ્ર મોદી; born 17 September 1950^[1]) is the current Chief Minister of the Indian state of Gujarat. Born in a middle class family in Vadnagar, he was the third of six children born to Damodardas Mulchand Modi and his wife Heeraben.^[2] He has been a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) since childhood also having interest in politics since adolescence. He holds a master's degree in political science. In 1998, he was chosen by L. K. Advani, the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to direct the election campaign in Gujarat as well as Himachal Pradesh.

He became Chief Minister of Gujarat in October 2001, promoted to the office at a time when his predecessor Keshubhai Patel had resigned, following the defeat of BJP in the by-elections. His tenure as chief minister of Gujarat began on 7 October 2001, and he is the longest serving Chief Minister of the state of Gujarat.^[3] In July 2007 he became the longest serving Chief Minister in Gujarat's history when he had been in power for 2063 days continuously.^[4] He was elected again for a third term^[5] on 23 December 2007 in the state elections, which he had cast as a "referendum on his rule".^[6][7]

Personal life[link]

Modi was born in a middle class family in Vadnagar in Mehsana district of what was then Bombay State, India.^[8] During the Indo-Pak war in the mid sixties, even as a young boy, he volunteered to serve the soldiers in transit at railway stations.^[9] As a young man, he joined the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, a student organisation and was involved in the anti-corruption Nav Nirmāṇ ("Reconstruction") Movement. After working as a full time organiser for the organisation, he was later nominated as its representative in the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[10] As a teenager Modi used to run a tea stall with his brother.^[11] Modi completed his schooling in Vadnagar. He earned a masters degree in political science from Gujarat University.^[12]

Early activism and politics[link]

Modi was a pracharak (campaigner) in the RSS during his university years.^[12][13] He took up the challenging task of energising the party cadres in right earnest. In partnership with Shankersinh Vaghela, Modi set about creating a strong cadre base in Gujarat. In the initial period, Vaghela was seen as a mass leader, while Modi was recognised as a master strategist.

The party started gaining political mileage and formed a coalition government at the centre in April 1990. This partnership fell apart within a few months, but the BJP came to power with a two-thirds majority on its own in Gujarat in 1995. During this period, Modi was entrusted with the responsibility of organising two crucial national events, the Somnath to Ayodhya Rath Yatra (a political rally through India on a converted Toyota van) of L.K. Advani and a similar march from Kanyakumari (the southernmost part of India) to Kashmir in the North. After the exit of Shankarsingh Vaghela from the BJP, Keshubhai Patel was made Chief Minister while Narendra Modi was sent to New Delhi as a General Secretary of the Party.

In 1995, Modi was appointed the National Secretary of the party and given the charge of five major states in India. In 1998, he was promoted as the General Secretary (Organization), a post he held until October 2001. In 2001, Narendra Modi was chosen by the party to be the Chief Minister of Gujarat after the removal of chief minister Keshubhai Patel.

Tenure as Chief Minister of Gujarat[link]

Personality[link]

Modi is known for leading a frugal lifestyle. He has a personal staff of just three. He is known to be a workaholic Chief Minister and an introvert.^[14] He ordered the demolition of many Hindu temples that were built without proper government sanction which earned him the ire of VHP^[11] He is a crowd puller as a speaker. Modi has also tried to turn his image from an Hindu Nationalist politician to an image of able administrator. He wears business suits and is improving his command over the English language.^[15]

Awards and recognitions[link]

Modi was awarded Gujarat Ratna by Shri Poona Gujarati Bandhu Samaj at Ganesh Kala Krida Manch on celebration of centenary year.^[16]

Development of Gujarat[link]

As a Chief Minister, Modi started various 'yojanas' or plans. This includes:

• Panchamrut Yojana,^[17][18][19] a five-pronged strategy for an integrated development of the state,
• Sujalam Sufalam, a scheme to create a grid of water resources in Gujarat in an innovative step towards water conservation and its appropriate utilisation.
• Krishi Mahotsav – agricultural research labs for the land
• Chiranjeevi Yojana – To reduce infant mortality rate
• Matru Vandana – Providing preventive and curative services under the Reproductive and Child Health Programme
• Beti Bachao – Campaign against female infanticide to improve sex ratio
• Jyotigram Yojana – Provide electricity to every village
• Karmayogi Abhiyan – To educate and train government employees
• Kanya Kelavani Yojana – To encourage female literacy and education
• Balbhog Yojana – Midday meal scheme for students to encourage school attendance from poor backgrounds.^[20]

Vibrant Gujarat[link]

Vibrant Gujarat is a biennial Global Investors' Summit held by the Government of Gujarat in Gujarat, India. The event is aimed at bringing together business leaders, investors, corporations, thought leaders, policy and opinion makers; the summit is advertised as a platform to understand and explore business opportunities in the State of Gujarat. the event has been held continuously since 2003.

Gujarat earthquake[link]

The biggest challenge which he had to face when he took over as the Chief Minister, was the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the areas affected by the massive Gujarat Earthquake of January 2001.

Gujarat violence[link]

On 27 February 2002, a train was burned by a Muslim mob in the town of Godhra leading to 59 deaths, most of them Hindu pilgrims and activists returning from the holy city of Ayodhya.^[21] Riots broke out in the state after it was suspected to be caused by Muslims, leading to 1180 deaths, many of them Muslims. Modi administration was accused of inaction over the riots and for encouraging them.^[15] As an aftermath of the riots, there were calls for Modi to resign from his position as chief minister of Gujarat. The opposition parties stalled the national parliament over the issue. Even Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and Telugu Desam Party (TDP), allies of the BJP, asked for Modi's resignation.^[22][23] Modi submitted his resignation to the Governor and recommended the dissolution of the 10th Gujarat Legislative Assembly.^[24][25] In the following state re-elections the BJP, led by Modi, won 127 seats in the 182-member assembly.

In April 2009, the Supreme Court of India appointed a special team of investigators to look into the role Modi had played in the alleged anti-Muslim conspiracy.^[15] The team was appointed in response to the complaint of zakia Jafri, the widow of ex-Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, who was murdered in the riots.^[26] In December 2010, a Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) in its report to the Supreme Court seeking answers pertaining to the Ehsan Jafri case, submitted that they had found no evidence against Narendra Modi.^[27]

However in February 2011, the Times of India reported that a confidential report from the SIT indicted Modi on several counts of alleged complicity in the Gujarat riots of 2002.^[28] Most other sources have noted that the SIT report does not indict Modi for the riots due to lack of evidence.^[29][30] The Indian Express too said the report did not find any Modi involvement in the violence, though it did accuse him of watering down the seriousness of the situation.^[31] According to the Hindu, the report not only found that Modi tried to water down the seriousness of the situation, but Modi also implicitly justified the killings of Muslims, and failed to condemn the attacks on them.^[32] The Bharatiya Janata Party demanded an investigation into the publication of the report, claiming the leak was politically motivated.^[33]

The apex court refused to pass any order on the case and referred it to the Ahmedabad magistrate for a decision.^[34] In April 2012, a Special Investigation Team found absolved Modi of any involvement in the Gulberg massacre, arguably the worst episode of the riots.^[35]. On 7 May 2012, a Supreme Court-appointed amicus curiae, Raju Ramachandran observed that Modi can be prosecuted under sections 153 A (1) (a) & (b), 153 B (1), 166 and 505 (2) of the Indian Penal Code for promoting enmity among different groups during the 2002 Gujarat riots.^[36]. However the amicus report has been criticised by the Special Investigation Team for relying heavily on the testimony of a perjurer^[37].

2007 elections[link]

Modi made a speech at Mangrol in which he justified the alleged fake encounter of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, During the election campaign In response to Sonia Gandhi's speech calling him a "merchant of death",^[38] and referred to Sohrabuddin's killing. For this speech the Election Commission of India, a constitutional body governing election proceedings in India, cautioned Modi as it considered it as indulging in an activity which may aggravate existing differences between different communities.^[39] Modi won the election and continued his post as the Chief Minister Of Gujarat, he won with majority of votes of 122 seats out of 182 total assembly seats.^[40]

Conflicts with Governor Kamla Beniwal[link]

On 25 August 2011 Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal appointed Justice R A Mehta to the post of Lokyukta of Gujarat, a critical anti-corruption post that had been lying vacant since 2003. Justice R A Mehta was recommended for the post by the Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court in June. Since Governor Beniwal had made this decision without consulting and getting the approval of the chief minister and his council of ministers, the action angered Narendra Modi and his BJP party.^[41]

This marked the beginning of a strained relationship between Modi and the Governor. On 25 September 2011, Narendra Modi accused the Governor of running a parallel government in the state supported by the Congress. He demanded that she be recalled back.^[42] He also later accused her of delaying the progress of bills by not passing them.

The decision of the governor in the appointment of R A Mehta was challenged in the high court by the Modi government. The two member high court bench gave a split verdict on 10 October 2011. Later, a third member upheld the governor's decision in January 2012.^[43]

Foreign visits[link]

As the Chief Minister of the Gujarat State, to attract foreign investment in the state, Narendra Modi has made visits to foreign countries, including China and Singapore.

Narendra Modi made his first China visit in 2007 to invite investors Vibrant Gujarat Global Investor Summit,^[44] and second visit in November 2011. One month after the second visit to China, the Chinese Government released 13 Diamond traders from India jailed by the Shenzhen Customs, which the Chief Minister described as the consequece of his diplomatic efforts and statesmanship.^[45]

In 2005 Narendra Modi was denied of diplomatic visa to the United States, in addition to this visa denial, he was also revoked from his already granted B-1/B-2 visa.^[46]

Sadbhavna Mission[link]

In the late 2011-early 2012 Narandra Modi practised a series of fasts in the name of Sadbhavna Mission. The mission started on 17 September 2011 in Ahmedabad with 3 day fast with a view to strengthen the atmosphere of peace, unity and harmony in the state. He observed total 36 fasts in 26 districts, 8 cities including Ahmedabad.^[47]

Views and opinions[link]

Modi's position on terrorism[link]

On 18 July 2006 Modi delivered a speech criticising Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh "for his reluctance to revive anti-terror legislations" like the Prevention of Terrorism Act. He asked the Centre to empower states to invoke tougher laws in the wake of the blasts in Mumbai.^[48] Quoting Modi:

Narendra Modi has frequently commented that if the BJP came to power at the Centre, they will honour the 2004 Supreme Court judgement to hang Afzal Guru.^[49] Afzal was convicted of terrorism in the 2001 Indian Parliament attack in 2004 by the Supreme Court of India and is in Tihar Jail.^[50]

On account of the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, on Thursday 27 November, Narendra Modi held a meeting to discuss waterfront security along the coastline.^[51] The meeting decided to ask the Central government to urgently sanction the following:

• Increase the number of police stations along the coast to 50 (from 10)
• Increase the number of police to 1500 from 250
• 30 modern high-speed surveillance boats.

The 30 coastal boats, under construction at Goa's shipbuilding yard, will have the capacity to run at the speed of 25 nautical miles per hour. These are being manufactured under the Centre's Rs 58-crore grant for coastal security.^[51]

Views on criticism of Modi's governance[link]

In 2003, when Narendra Modi was asked about the conflict of his dreams for Gujarat's future with international criticism of his past activities, Modi said,^[52]

Modi's decision to link Gujarat's violence with the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the US drew criticism from some observers, who contrasted it with the then Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani's unpleasant apology for Gujarat in London a year ago.^[52] Modi responded to this criticism by The Guardian,^[52]

See also[link]

• Chief Minister
• Gujarat
• Bhartiya Janata Party

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Narendra Modi

Official

• @narendramodi Official & verified Twitter Account
• Narendra Modi Official website
• Narendra Modi Personal blog

Other

• Profile at BBC News

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Vijay Goel is a former union minister of state in the government of India from 2001 to 2004. He is a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a member of the 11th, 12th and 13th Lok Sabha from Chandni Chowk Delhi. He is a former President of the Delhi University Students Union.

VIJAY GOEL [HON. D.LIT.] M.COM. LLB - ALL INDIA GENERAL SECRETARY, BHARTIYA JANATA PARTY

FORMER UNION MINISTER OF STATE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA - PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE - PLANNING COMMISSION - PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS - MINISTRY OF LABOUR - MINISTRY OF YOUTH & SPORTS AFFAIRS - MINISTRY OF STATISTICS & PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

Vijay Goel is a multifaceted and dynamic reformer, a vociferous social worker, an activist with conviction, and a crusader of causes close to his heart, a product of the JP Movement was jailed during Emergency, a home grown NSS, NCC, ABVP & RSS worker, a politician who famous for his contribution in getting the “Lottery-Banned” and thereby saving lacs of families from ruin.

“VG” is “Very Good”, is what Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee affectionately said, when he handpicked Vijay Goel and entrusted him with the position of Union Minister of State responsible for the Prime Minister’s Office and the Planning Commission.

Subsequently he was also given the Charge of the Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation and Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports as Union Minister in NDA Government till 2004, remembered till date as the dynamic Sports Minister who got the Common Wealth Games to India.

As Member of the Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, Public Accounts Committee, Joint Parliamentary Committee investigating Shares Scam, Committee on Home Affairs and Personal Policy of CPMFs, Committee on Government Assurances, Rules Committee and Consultative Committee of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation, he played a very active role in various Parliamentary Committees besides traveling widely across the globe in his official capacity.

Bhartiya Janata Party’s, All India General Secretary, made ‘hat trick’ by winning three consecutive [11th, 12th & 13th] Lok Sabha Parliamentary seats from Sadar and Chandni Chowk had started his political career as Youth President, Bhartiya Janata Party. He is actively holding positions of responsibility in various political, social, cultural and education organizations, including President-Heritage India Foundation, President-Lok Abhiyan and Vice-President-Vaish Aggarwal Educational Society & Founder Chairman-Aadharshila Vidyapeeth School. He was to first to start holding weekly Janata Adalats in his constituency.

A product of the prestigious Delhi University-Shriram College of Commerce [SRCC], former DUSU-President, Goel has held the positions of Governing Body Member-AIIMS, Member-TAC-MTNL, Member-Advisory Committee-DDA, Member-MCD, Member Anjuman [Court]-Jamia, Chairman-Satyawati College and Governing Body Member-Laxmibai College and Motilal College, Executive Council Member, Finance Committee Member, besides holding the prestigious position as the University Court Member, Delhi University for 20-yrs.

VG, also called BJP’s “Versatile General” has many “Achievements” to his credit besides Banning Lotteries, Banning Ragging, Exposing Fake-Mark Sheet Racket, Fake SC/ST Certificate Racket, facelift of Delhi Railway Station, introducing Green lawns at Red Fort, Renovation of MCD Schools under School Sudhar Yojana, Installing Computers in Urdu & Hindi Schools, Installing Vivekananda’s Statue in DU, improvement of Slum areas and running a Haji Mobile Medical Van for under-privileged, funding renovation of Haj Manjil, Restoring Urdu Poet Ghalib’s haveli, Writing “The Emperor’s City” a Book on Chandni Chowk besides organizing the famous Chandni Chowk Utsav called “Chaudhavi ka Chand” with over 5-lac attendance to highlight the Walled City’s heritage. He has encouraged traditional “Purani Dilli’s” art-forms like, Meenakari, Kabootar bazi, Bater-bazi, Patte-bazi and especially Patang-bazi by organized India’s 1st Kite making competition in the walled city.

The Project closest to 54-yr-old Vijay’s heart, which he runs with the support of his daughter Vidyun, is his now famous “Toy-Bank”, which has collected over One-Lac Toys from affluent schools, RWAs and individuals at its 5-Collection Centres in Delhi for distribution amongst under-privileged children. His wife Preeti Goel a DU-Lecturer and son Siddhant also help out besides giving emotional strength. Born in Haryana to a traditional Haryanvi freedom fighter family & brought up in Delhi since childhood, Vijay Goel was imprisoned for 3-months during Emergency along with his father Shri Charti Lal Goel, a leading taxation lawyer, who was jailed for 19-months before going on to become the Deputy Mayor and Speaker of Delhi Assembly. His mother Smt. Basanti Devi imbibed religious values which added leadership strength to the now seasoned Vijay Goel, who was being personally groomed under his father for future leadership.

Few know that Vijay Goel is also educationist with an honorary doctorate in Literature from Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar, has received the Global Excellence award and the prestigious Sur-Sadhna award for his contribution in the field of Culture, Heritage and Development, has published a Book on Chandni Chowk, a folk & ghazal singer besides being a Tabla player, an avid photographer has held own Photo-exhibition on Anandpur Village-life and an art & nature lover preserving his huge baags, a historian owning havelis, a paper trader by profession, is also a kho-kho and basketball national-level sportsman.

He Rocks! http://vijaygoel.in/brief-profile.html VIJAY GOEL [HON. D.LIT.] M.COM. LLB ALL INDIA GENERAL SECRETARY, BHARTIYA JANATA PARTY [BJP] Vijay Goel is a product of the prestigious Shriram College of Commerce [SRCC], Delhi University. The former DUSU-President started his political career as Youth President, Bhartiya Janata Party, Delhi and scored a 'hat trick' by winning three consecutive [11th, 12th & 13th] Lok Sabha Parliamentary Elections from Sadar and Chandni Chowk.

A multifaceted and dynamic reformer, grass roots social worker, an activist with conviction and a crusader of causes close to his heart, Vijay Goel started his leadership training as an NCC cadet and NSS volunteer and is a homegrown ABVP worker who has risen from the ranks. Goel was also a kho-kho and basketball sportsman leading his teams to victory in college, state & the national-level. A fearless and concerned leader, famous for saving lacs of families from ruin by getting the "Single Digit Lottery-Banned", he was the first to start holding weekly Janata Adalats in his constituency.

An Educationist, Vijay Goel has made long lasting contribution in the field of education and was Chairman-Satyawati College and Governing Body Member-Laxmibai College and Motilal College, Member Anjuman [Court]-Jamia, Executive Council Member, Finance Committee Member, besides holding the prestigious position as the University Court Member, Delhi University for 20-yrs.

Vijay Goel was awarded an honorary doctorate in Literature from Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar. Has also received the Global Excellence award and the prestigious Sur-Sadhna award for his contribution in the field of Culture, Heritage and Development.

A true dilli-vala at heart, a folk & ghazal singer, a tabla player, an avid photographer, Vijay held his first photo-exhibition on village life inaugurated by the Hon'ble Vice President of India. He authored "DELHI-The Emperor's City" (a book on Chandni Chowk) released by the Hon'ble Prime Minister and organized the famous Chandni Chowk Utsav "Chaudahavin ka Chand" to highlight the Walled City's heritage. He has encouraged traditional purani dilli art forms especially patangbazi by organizing India's 1st Kite making competition in the walled city.

"V.G". - BJP's Versatile General, has many achievements to his credit - Banning Lotteries, Banning Ragging, Exposing Fake Mark Sheet Racket & Fake SC/ST Certificate Racket, facelift of Delhi Railway Station, introducing Green lawns at Red Fort, Renovation of MCD Schools under School Sudhar Yojana, Installing Computers in Urdu & Hindi Schools, improvement of Slum areas and running a Mobile Medical Van for under-privileged, Renovating the Haj Manjil, Restoring Urdu Poet Ghalib's haveli….the list goes on and on.

Former PM Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee handpicked Vijay Goel and entrusted him with the position of Union Minister of State responsible for the Prime Minister's Office and the Planning Commission. Subsequently he was also given charge of the Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation and Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports as Union Minister in NDA Government till 2004. As Sports Minister, he pitched hard to bring the Commonwealth Games to India.

Goel played a very active role in various Parliamentary Committees as Member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee investigating Shares Scam, Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, Public Accounts Committee, Committee on Home Affairs and Personal Policy of Central Para Military Forces, Committee on Government Assurances, Rules Committee and Consultative Committee of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation. He has also been the Governing Body Member-AIIMS, Member-TAC-MTNL, Member-MCD and Member-Advisory Committee-DDA.

Actively involved in various political, social, cultural and education organizations, Vijay Goel is President, Heritage India Foundation; President, Lok Abhiyan and Founder, The Senior Citizen Federation. The Project closest to 54-yr-old Vijay's heart is his now famous "Toy-Bank", which has collected over One-Lac Toys from affluent schools, RWAs and individuals at its Collection Centres in Delhi for distribution amongst underprivileged children. Vijay's wife Preeti Goel, a DU-Lecturer also assists in his social projects. Both of them have traveled together widely.

Brought up in Delhi 54 years old, a paper trader by profession, Vijay was born in a traditional Haryanvi freedom fighter family. An active participant in the JP Movement, Vijay Goel was imprisoned for 3-months during the Emergency. His father, leading taxation lawyer Shri Charti Lal Goel who later became the Deputy Mayor and Speaker of Delhi Assembly, was also jailed for 19-months.

Vijay Goel is also the member of International Film & Television Research Center of Asian Academy Of Film & Television.

External links[link]

• Biography at Lok Sabha website