BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

NAHATA, SHRIMATI JAYAPRADA:

Graduate; T.D. (Andhra Pradesh); d. of Shri Krishna and Shrimati Neelavani; b. at Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, April 3, 1962; ed. At, Rajalakshmi Women's College, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District; m. Shri Srikant Nahata, June 22, 1986.

Artist (film actress); film career started with `Bhoomikosam', her first Telugu film; acted in over 220 films in Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Bengali, Tamil and Malayalam; acted in two latest movies `Lava Kush' and `Vivekananda'; participated in social service activities; toured throughout the State of Andhra Pradesh with Shri NTR and ANR for collecting cyclone relief fund for the Deviseema calamity, 1977; organised and participated in Star Nights and contributed the proceeds to the Mother Teresa Cancer Institute and Punjab Police Welfare Fund; organised many Health Camps including Blood Donation Camps; established Jayaprada Charitable Trust which has organised Eye Camps, Eye Banks, Blood Donation Camps, Ortho Camps and other social welfare activities; joined Telugu Desam Party at the invitation of Shri N.T.Rama Rao on 10 October 1994 and later joined Chandra Babu Naidu Group of the ruling Telugu Desam Party; President, Telugu Mahila of Telugu Desam Party; Member, (i) Shramadanam Programmes, (ii) Committee on Industry, 1996-97, (iii) Committee on Petitions, (iv) Committee on External Affairs, (v) Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and (vi) Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; elected to the Rajya Sabha in April, 1996.

Clubs: (i) Nizam Club and (ii) Country Club.

Travels abroad: Almost all the countries of the world.

Accomplishment in arts and science: Learned classical Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam; received, (i) Kala Saraswati Award, (ii) Kinnera Savitri Award, (iii) Rajiv Gandhi Award,(iv) Filmfare Award, (v) Nargis Dutt Gold Medal, (vi) Shakuntala Kala Rathnam Award and (ii) Uttam Kumar Award.

Favourite pastime and recreation: Music, dance and painting.

Permanent address: 117A, MLA Colony, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.