Biography

Father's Name       	Shri Laxmanrao Kawade                   

Date of Birth       	1 April 1943

Place of Birth      	Nagpur (Maharashtra)                              

Marital Status      	Married on 4 April 1977

Spouse's Name       	Smt. Ranjana Kawade                     

Children            	One son and  two daughters

Educational Qualifications  

               	M.Com.

               	Educated at Nagpur University, Nagpur

Profession         

           	Economist, Journalist, Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address  

               	234-A, Laxminagar,                      
               	Nagpur- 440022                          
               	(Maharashtra)                           
               	
               	Tels. (0712) 237393, 224830

Present Address  

		161, North Avenue,
		New Delhi-110001

		Tel. (011) 3792788                                                    

Positions Held  
 
1998            Elected to 12th Lok Sabha

1998-99         Member, Committee on Industry

                Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled
                Castes and Scheduled Tribes and its Sub-Committee
		on Monitoring and Implementation of reservation 
		orders in respect of SCs and STs

		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of 
		Commerce

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments  

Editor and Publisher, Jai Bheem - a Marathi weekly, published
from Nagpur since 1972; contributed articles to
various magazines and newspapers

Social and Cultural Activities  

Participated in students agitations; led agitations, (i) for
the Buddhists Reservation; and (ii) for the implementation
of `Mandal Commission' many times; launched and led
`Long March' on 11 Nov. 1979 from Deeksha Bhoomi, Nagpur
to Aurangabad to rename Marathwada University after Dr.
Babasaheb Ambedkar; Chief, Dalit Liberation Army (i.e.
Dalit Mukti Sena); and Founder, (i) Rashtriya Mazdoor Sena
(ii) Rashtriya Vidyarthi Sena; and (iii) Dr. Ambedkar
Professors' Association, Nagpur; Chief Patron, All India
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Railway Employees
Welfare Association

Special Interests  

Social and cultural activities and  upliftment of the
downtrodden, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and other
backward classes and Minorities

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  

Reading, educational activities, watching television and
drama