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Member of Rajya Sabha

 

KALDATE, DR. BAPU:

D.A.S.F. (Bombay); Janata Dal (Maharashtra); son of Shri Ram Rao and Shrimati Radha Bai; born : at Isthae, District Beed, Maharashtra, December, 1, 1929; educated at (i) High School, Pandhanpur and (ii) T.R. Ayurvedic College, Pune; married to : Dr. (Shrimati) Sudha Kaldate, August 1, 1958; 2 daughter

Social worker; participated in Quit India Movement' of 1942, assisting underground movement; imprisoned for six times in different agitations regarding prices, farmers' demands and Samyukt Maharashtra Movement etc.; was imprisoned during Emergency, October, 1975 to January, 1977; participated in long march of Kisan i.e. `Kisan Dindi' in January, 1980; was associated with (i) Socialist Party, (ii) Praja Socialist and Samyukt Socialist Party, (iii) Rashtra Seva Dal, (iv) Cooperative and Educational Institutes and (v) Janata Party; Trustee, (i) Rashtra Seva Dal, 1980, (ii) Daily `Marathwada' since 1986 and (iii) S.M. Joshi Socialist Foundation; President, (i) Rashtra Seva Dal, 1973--75, (ii) S.S.P. Maharashtra, (iii) Socialist Party, Maharashtra, 1967--71 and (iv) Sane Guruji Kathamalal; Chairman, (i) Rural Settlement for Master Plan of Aurangabad-Jalana Region, (ii) Governing Council, Yuvak Biradari, (iii) Parliamentary Committee on Public Undertakings, 1979, (iv) Committee on Papers Laid on the Table, Rajya Sabha, 1988-- 90, (v) House Committee, Rajya Sabha, 1990-91 and (vi) Committee on Government Assurances, Rajya Sabha, October, 1991 to 3rd June, 1994; Director, (i) Cooperative Printing Press and (ii) Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation, 1978--80; General Secretary, Janata Party, 1980--86; Adviser, Rural Educational Institute, Beed; Convener, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Maharashtra, 1967-- 72; Bureau Member, International Union of Socialist Youth, 1962--64; Member, (i) Public Accounts Committee, Maharashtra Legislature, 1968--70, (ii) Committee on Landless Labourers, Maharashtra, 1969--73, (iii) Committee on Upliftment of Scheduled Castes, Maharashtra, 197 75, (iv) Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, 1967--72, (v) Lok Sabha, 1977.--79, (vi) Committee on Absence of Members, Lok Sabha, 1977, (vii) General Purposes Committee, Rajya Sabha since October, 1986, (viii) Raj Bhasha Committee of Parliament, (ix) Press Council of India, 198618, (x) Committee of Privileges and (xi) Committee on Agriculture; nominated to the panel of Vice-Chairmen, Rajya Sabha, 1986-87 and 1987-88; elected to the Rajya Sabha in April, 1984 and re-elected in April, 1990.

Travels abroad: Israel, Sri Lanka, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, U.S.A., U.K., U.S.S.R., Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Greece, Switzerland, Yugoslavia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Mangolia and North Korea.

Publications: A book based on speeches made in Assembly.

Special interest: Reading and sight seeing.

Favourite pastime and recreation: Reading and playing indoor games.

Permanent address: 6, Sanmitra Colony, Aurangabad- 431001