Know your Politician
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Nominated Anglo-Indian (Delhi )
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Party Name :
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Indian National Congress(INC)
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Father’s Name
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Shri F.S.Fanthome
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Sheela Fanthome
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Date of Birth
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20.09.1948
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Place of Birth
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Meerut (Uttar Pradesh)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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14 Dec 1973
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Dorothy Fanthome
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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M.Sc.
Educated at Gorakhpur University (Uttar Pradesh)
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Profession
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Educationist
Social Worker, Teacher
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Permanent Address |
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AVE-7th Mile, Village Nanda ki Chowki Suddhowala,
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P.O. – Chandanwari , Dehradun – 248 001
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Tels (0135)773898,771153
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Present Address |
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107/109, North Avenue,
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New Delhi
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Tels. (011) 23092168,23092169
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Position Held |
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2004
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Nominated to 14th Lok Sabha
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5 Aug. 2007 onwards
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Member, Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests
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Book Published
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( i ) Gems English Readers; ( ii ) Selections from the Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru; ( iii ) Explore Biology,Physics & Chemistry; ( iv ) Environment Under Threat ;( v ) Ram Mohan Roy-Architect of Modernism; and (vi ) Understanding Moral Issues
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Involved in the education of less privileged children through the Ryan International Schools-Delhi and Noida; supports a nursery school for poor children at village Rampur, Dehradun; initiated Environment and Technology, sensitivity in school education and promoted creative writing and debates in schools; established the Research, Development and Consultancy Division of the organisation to improve school education and developed a flexible curriculum for Secondary Education; promoted the arts in schools accross the country through theatre and dance festivals
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Special Interests
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Globalisation and its challenges in the sphere of education; curriculum development and social change; promotion of excellence in education; education of the girl child and development
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading, writing, trekking in the hills and envisioning the future
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Sports and Clubs
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Was University Athlete and Football Captain; enjoys watching cricket ; Member, (i) India Habitat Centre; (ii) India International Centre, New Delhi
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Countries Visited
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Bhutan, France, U.K. and U.S.A.
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Other Information
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Chief Executive and Secretary 1992 onwards; Additional Secretary, 1989-91; Prinicipal, 1983-89; Vice-Prinicipal, 1982-83; Teacher; 1973-83; passionate about development issues, particularly matters concerning the empowerment of women; concerned about the poor standards in the sphere of sports and games and willing to improve the matters
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Reference: Loksabha