Rakesh Sinha

Rakesh Sinha is Member of Parliament from Rajya Sabha, an author, and an associate professor at the University of Delhi.[1] He was founder and honorary director of Delhi-based think tank India Policy Foundation (IPF) also ICSSR Nominee to CSDS,Delhi .[2][3] He has authored several books including a Biography of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh founder K B Hedgewar.[4]

Rakesh Sinha
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
14 July 2018
Preceded bySachin Tendulkar
ConstituencyNominated
Personal details
Born (1964-09-05) 5 September 1964
Begusarai, Bihar, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)
Poonam Sinha
(
m. 1992)
Children2
MotherDraupadi Devi
FatherBangali Singh
Alma materUniversity of Delhi (BA, MA, MPhil, PhD)

He has frequently appeared in debates on national news channels.[5] His expertise and work on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has established him as an RSS ideologue within Indian culture.[6] He is a believer in cultural nationalism and affiliated to right wing politics in a country.

He was awarded Deendayal Upadhyay award from President Pranab Mukherjee on May 30. He donated the entire amount of the prize money.[7][8]

Political career

On 14 July 2018 he became a member of the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of Indian Parliament), as one of the 12 members nominated by The President of India.[9][10]

Books and booklets

Author

  • Terrorism and the Indian media : a comparative study of the approach of English, Hindi, and Urdu newspapers towards terrorism, New Delhi : India Policy Foundation, 2009, 163 p.
  • Deceptive equality : deconstructing the equal opportunity commission, New Delhi : India Policy Foundation, 2009, 70 p.
  • Hole in the bucket : examining Prevention of Communal & Targeted Violence Bill-2011, New Delhi : India Policy Foundation, 2011, 29 p.
  • Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, New Delhi : Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, 2015, 220 p.
  • Swaraj in ideas : quest for decolonisation of the Indian mind, New Delhi : India Policy Foundation, 2017, 42 p.
  • Understanding RSS, New Delhi : Har-Anand Publications Pvt Ltd, 2019, 228 p.

Editor

  • Secular India : politics of minorityism, New Delhi : Vitasta Publishing Pvt. Ltd., 2012, 250 p. Contributed articles by different authors edited by Sinha.
  • Is Hindu a dying race : a social and political perspective of Hindu reformers of early 20th century, New Delhi : Kautilya Books, 2016, 291 p. Three essays by Col. U.N. Mukherji, Swami Shraddhananda and R.B. Lalchand.
  • Communal fascism : the siege of Bengal's culture and plurality, New Delhi : India Policy Foundation, 2017, 50 p.

References
  1. "Prof Rakesh Sinha | University Of Delhi South Campus - Academia.edu". delhi-south.academia.edu.
  2. "Welcome to India Policy Foundation". www.indiapolicyfoundation.org.
  3. "Dr Rakesh Sinha". The Indian Express.
  4. "Dr. Rakesh Sinha". www.newsbharati.com.
  5. "Who is Rakesh Sinha? RSS ideologue nominated to Rajya Sabha by President Kovind". The Financial Express. 14 July 2018.
  6. "Understand the RSS".
  7. Pioneer, The. "Rakesh Sinha donates Rs5rs of Deendayal Upadhyay award". The Pioneer.
  8. "Clipping of Indian Express - Delhi".
  9. "Sonal Mansingh, Ram Shakal among four nominated to RS". The Times of India. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  10. "Rajya Sabha list of nominated members". Retrieved 30 July 2018.
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