Kewalram Ratanmal Malkani
Kewalram Ratanmal Malkani (born November 19, 1921 in Hyderabad , Sindh in what is now Pakistan , † October 27, 2003 in Pondicherry ) was an Indian author , journalist and politician .
Life
Malkani was educated in Hyderabad, Pune , Karachi , Mumbai and at Harvard University . Malkani has been associated with the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (Indian People's Party) since it was founded in 1951 and was one of the founding members of the Bharatiya Janata Party , the BJP, in 1980 . From 1994 to 2000 he was a member of the Rajya Sabha , the upper house of the Indian parliament. In 2002 and 2003 Malkani was Vice Governor of the Indian Union Territory of Pondicherry .
Malkani was the editor of various newspapers and from 1978 to 1979 General Secretary of the Editors Guild of India.
Works
- Principles for a New Political Party. Vijay Pustak Bhandar, Delhi 1951.
- The Midnight Knock. Vikas Publications House, New Delhi 1978, ISBN 0-7069-0581-4 (EA New Delhi 1977).
- The RSS Story. Impex India, New Delhi 1980.
- The Sindh Story. Allied Publ., New Delhi 1984.
- The Politics of Ayodhya and Hindu-Muslim Relations. Har-Anand Publ., New Delhi 1993, ISBN 81-241-0128-7 .
- India First. Ocean Books, New Delhi 2002, ISBN 81-87100-39-7 .
- Political Mysteries. Ocean Books, New Delhi 2003, ISBN 81-8430-020-4 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Kewalram Ratanmal Malkani in the catalog of the German National Library
- The World Sindhi Institute
- Pondicherry Lt Governor KR Malkani dead
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SURNAME | Malkani, Kewalram Ratanmal |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Malkani, Kewal Ratan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian author, journalist and politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 19, 1921 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hyderabad (Pakistan) , Sindh , Indian Empire |
DATE OF DEATH | October 27, 2003 |
Place of death | Pondicherry |