Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe | |
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President, Indian Council for Cultural Relations [1] | |
Assumed office 1 January 2018 | |
Preceded by | Lokesh Chandra |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 5 July 2016 – 5 July 2022 | |
Succeeded by | Anil Sukhdevrao Bonde |
Personal details | |
Born | Nashik, Bombay State, India | 10 November 1957
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Nayana Sahasrabuddhe |
Children | 1 |
Education | Ph.D. |
Alma mater | University of Pune |
Website | vinaysahasrabuddhe |
Vinay Prabhakar Sahasrabuddhe is an Indian politician. He was a Member of the Parliament of India and represented the state of Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha from 2016-22. He has also served as National Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party from August 2014 – September 2020.[2] Dr. Sahasrabuddhe, since 2018 has been appointed as President of Indian Council for Cultural Relations.[3] He is known as a political scholar[4] and an occasional columnist.[5] He is the Vice Chairman of Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini, a research and training academy for elected representatives & social activists.[6] As Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), he has also served as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children and Youth & Sports.[7][8] He is regarded as one of the foremost intellectuals[9] from the BJP, the ruling party in the Central Government and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu Nationalist organization.