Biography

Father's Name     	Late Shri Shivalal Sonkar `Netaji'      

Date of Birth      	24 September 1959

Place of Birth      	Chandpur, Distt. Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)         

Marital Status      	Married on 22 February 1989

Spouse's Name       	Smt. Suman Bizay Shastri                

Children            	Two sons

Educational Qualifications  

               M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., Shastri, Bule-print Reading Course

               Educated at Banaras Hindu University, Sampurnanand Sanskrit
               University and Department of Small Scale Industries,
               Government of India, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

Profession         

               Agriculturist, Economist, Writer

Permanent Address  

               Sonkar Nivas,                           
               Chandpur, Industrial Estate,            
               Varanasi-221006
	       (Uttar Pradesh)         

		Tels. (0542) 370200, 370180, 371818, 372752

Present Address  

		C2/32, Tilak Lane
		New Delhi-110001

		Tel. (011)3782733

Positions Held  

1998		Elected to 12th Lok Sabha

1998-99		Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
		and its Sub-committee on Preservation of Monuments

		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
		Textiles
		
Books Published  

(i) An Evaluation of Organisational Structure; (ii) Impact
of Political News on Circulation of Newspapers;
(iii) Distribution System in Indian Film Industry;
(iv)Hindurashtra Ka Blue-print(in Hindi); and (v) Dalit
Hindu Ki Agni Pariksha(in Hindi)

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments  

Secretary (Literature), Sanskar Bharati, also worked in
different capacities; University Representative (as a
Journalist), Delhi Press; Sub-editor, Vandemataram (Weekly),
and written articles related to social and cultural fields

Social and Cultural Activities  

Founder-President, Sri Mahavidya Yogapitham an organisation
for study of Vedas and Puranas, `Das Mahavidya' yoga, Aagam-
Nigam (Technique of puja-path);Ayurveda; Music (classical);
Associated with Vishwa Hindu Parishad and  Vidyarthi
Parishad; and Assistant Secretary, Pradesh Goraksha and 
Samvardhan Samiti

Special Interests  

Promoting Indian Culture for world peace

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  

Reading, writing, social work, meeting villagers and
farming

Sports and Clubs  

Formed Indian traditional games organisation - All India
Niyudda Sports Association

Countries Visited  

France, Germany, Nepal and U.S.S.R.; (as a delegate of Sri
Mahavidya Yogapitham and Vishwa Hindu Parishad)