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Member of Rajya Sabha

 

DAS, SHRIMATI MIRA:

M.A., LL.B.; Janata Dal (Orissa); daughter. of Shri Padmacharan Mohanty and Shrimati Nilamani Mohanty; born. at Village Jenapur, District Puri, Orissa, November 10, 1941; educated at (i) Ravenshaw Girls' High School, Cuttack, (ii) Sailabala Women's College, Cuttack, (iii) Vani Vihar (Utkal University) and (iv) M.S. Law College, Cuttack; married Shri Bimal Das, May 1, 1958; 2 son and Politics and social work; previously associated with, (i) Janata Party and (ii) Lok Dal; worked for flood relief in Dalai Ghai in 1955; participated in (i) School and College dramas and (ii) N.C.C.; represented Ravenshaw Girls' School and State of Orissa in Volley Ball in 1957; Founder, Mahila Mahashakti Sangha; President, (i) Mahila Maha Shakti Sangha, 1974, (ii) State Women's Wing of Janata Dal since 1989, (iii) Kamala Nehru Women's College, Bhubaneswar and (iv) Balikuda Women's College, Balikuda, Distt. Cuttack; Chairperson, Committee on Public Utility Services; Secretary, Sailabala Women's College Union; Member, (i) State Social Welfare Advisory Board, Orissa, (ii) Women and Child Development Board, Orissa, (iii) Women Development Corporation, Bhubaneswar, (iv) State Committee on Natural Calamity, Orissa, (v) State Committee on Sports and Culture, Orissa, (vi) Advisory Committee on 20-Points Programme, Orissa, (vii) "Quit India" Centenary Committee, Orissa, (viii) Committee on Papers Laid on the Table, Rajya Sabha, 1990-91, (ix) Committee on Petitions, Rajya Sabha, 1991--94, (x) Consultative Committee of the Ministries of Information and Broadcasting, 1990-91, Energy, 1991--93 and Welfare since 1993, (xi) Consumer Protection Council, (xii) Committee on Urban and Rural Development and (xiii) House Committee, Rajya Sabha; elected to the Rajya Sabha in April, 1990.

Travels abroad: France, Italy, U.K. and Germany.

Accomplishment in arts and science: Contributed articles in different Oriya publications.

Special interest: Working for upliftment of children and women and cooperative and agricultural development.

Favourite pastime and recreation: Reading, travelling, cooking and listening music.

Permanent address: Qr. No. L-3, 119, Acharya Vihar, Bhubaneswar, District Khurda, Orissa.