Smt. Daggubati Purandeswari - Profile (Page - 2)

Page 2 of 3 Smt. Daggubati Purandeswari
Minister of State for Human Resource Development (Higher Education) Govt. of India
In view of her all-round accomplishment, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha Mr. Somnath Chatterjee accorded her priority to bring up all important issues on the floor of the House. She was also nominated to several international parliamentary delegations to articulate India's viewpoints on various issues. Her speeches and addresses on different issues at the international fora gave ample evidence of the force and facility with which she could project various problems concerning the overall welfare of mankind with full sense of justice to all. In recognition of this quality she was often nominated on several panels for making a final draft on the decisions and deliberations of various international conferences. She played a leading role on such occasions and her amendments and suggestions were mostly included in the final draft. Being an extempore orator, a woman in quest of innovative life-style, a great visionary and having accomplished the global recognition, she was honoured with an invitation from the US administration to address the seminar on 'World literacy' in the White House. As the proud daughter of legendary Dr. N.T. Rama Rao, Mrs. Purandeswari now champions all important issues pertaining to education, health, training, women's empowerment, youth, ecology, industry, child-abuse, agriculture, science and technology, environment, economic development, transparency, astrology, Indian culture, art and music and takes up all such problems in the spirit of a zealot. Recently, she brought out a book entitled "IN QUEST OF UTOPIA", containing 82 of her illuminating speeches, she delivered on national and international fora for the people so as to bring about a paradigm shift in their life style. As part of her glorious achievements, she further received encomia from eminent personalities. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh observed that he was proud of her and she was an asset in his Cabinet. Mr. Somnath Chattarjee Speaker, of the Lok Sabha lauded that in her, Parliament had found a good orator.		Name: Smt. D. Purandeswari Father: Late Dr. N.T. Rama Rao Mother: Late Mrs. N. Basava Rama Tarakam Date of Birth: 22 April 1959 Place of Birth: Chennai (Tamil Nadu) Spouse: Dr. D. Venkateswara Rao Date of Marriage: 9 May 1979 Children: Nivedita and Hiteshchenchuram Education: School: Sacred Heart High School, Church Park, Chennai College: P.U.C., Ethiraj College. B.A. (Litt), SIET College, Chennai. Diploma in Gemology, Gemological Inst. of India, Mumbai. Institute: Establised Hyderabad Institute of Gem and Jewellery Previous Page | Next Page
Parliament has found a good orator... --- Mr. Somnath Chattarjee, Speaker of Lok Sabha