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Mani Shankar Aiyar is 83 years old elected from as Rajyasabha member. He is a member of .
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| Member, Indian Foreign Service, 1963-89 |
| Consul-General, Karachi, 1978-82 |
| Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, 1982-83 |
| Special Assistant to former Congress (I) President, Late Shri Rajiv Gandhi, 1989-91 |
| has been awarded 'Outstanding Parliamentarian Award, for 2006 by President Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil |
| Father's Name |
Late Shri V. Sankar Aiyar |
| Mother's Name |
Late Shrimati S. Bhagyalakshmi |
| Assets |
More than 2 Crore(s) |
| Profession |
Diplomat,Journalist,Political and Social Worker,Writer |
| Education |
Senior Cambridge, B.A. (Hons.) in Economics, (standing first in the University), M.A. (Economics) Educated at Doon School, Dehradun, St. Stephens' College, University of Delhi, Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, U.K. D.Sc. (Honoris Causa) by Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, Honorary Fellow, Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, U.K., 2010 |
| (i) Remembering Rajiv, Rupa, 1992, (ii) In Rajiv's Footsteps: One Year in Parliament, Konark, 1993, (iii) Mani Shankar Aiyar's Pakistan Papers, UBSPD, 1994, (iv) Knickerwallahs, Silly-Billies and Other Curious Creatures, UBSPD, 1995, (v) Rajiv Gandhi's India (in 4 volumes) (ed.), UBSPD, 1997, (vi) Confessions of a Secular Fundamentalist, Penguin India, 2004, and (vii) A Time of Transition : Rajiv Gandhi to the 21st Century, Penguin India, 2009 |
