Success The Turning Point

Author(s): Rajendra Rakhecha
Publisher: Rajendra Rakhecha

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Education - Avinash Dharmadhikari known as a full time voluntary activist, IAS officer, a free-lance journalist, held key administrative positions as IAS officer, including Deputy Secretary to Chief Minister MS, worked as Director General, under Ministry of Sports, Govt. of India, Founder Director, of Chanakya Mandal - guiding for competitive examinations, career guidance, personality development, etc. It conducts courses & educational workshops Givernment Professional & Services - Kiran Bedi ( 9 June 1949) She is a social activist. She became first woman officer in IPS, held post of DG & voluntarily retired from IPS in Dec'07. Has founded two NGOs in India: Navjyoti Delhi Police Foundation & India Vision Fond. for prison reformation, drug abuse prevention & child welfare in '94.Awarded Ramon Magsaysay award in '94. Was National Junior-66, Asian Champion-72, National-74,InterState-78 tennis player. Sports - Anil Kumbale (17 Oct 1970, Padmashri) Graduated from College of Engineering in Mech Engg, was a former international cricketer and captain of the Indian cricket team. He made Firstclass debut at the age of 19. A right-arm leg spin (leg break googly) bowler, he took 619 wickets in Test cricket and remains the third-highest wicket taker; relied much on pace and accuracy. His ability to make the ball bounce with subtle variations in pace made him a tough bowler to face for the batsmen. Media - Dr. Prannoy Roy (15 Oct 1949) graduated with First Class Honours from Queen Mary College, London, later won a scholarship to Haileybury (UK) and qualified as a Chartered Accountant, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (England and Wales) and has a PhD in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics. He is the founder and executive co-chairperson of NDTV & an award-winning Indian journalist and media personality. Literature - Arundhati Roy (24 Nov 1961) : She is an Indian novelist studied architecture at the Architecture School Delhi. She won the Booker Prize in '97 for her novel, The God of Small Things, has also written two screenplays & several collections of essays on various social, environmental & political issues. Played a village girl in award-winning movie Massey Sahib. Media - Shereen Bhan : Shereen Bhan is an Indian journalist & Financial news anchor. She is Delhi Bureau Chief and Executive Editor of CNBC-TV18. Graduated in Philosophy & master's in Communication Studies from the University of Pune, with film and television. As a news-researcher & reader, she produced shows like We the People for Star TV and Line of Fire for Sab TV. Bhan anchors & produces several shows like Young Turks, India Business Hour, The