Hailing from an agricultural family in a village near Tirupattur, Vellore district, Mr. Subramani graduated from Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore in 1981 and got masters in the same in 1983 from TNAU Madurai with distinction.
He was awarded with the Nehru Memorial Award for the outstanding performance in PG. Started his career as a lecturer in SRKMV Coimbatore and joined a nationalised bank and worked for 22 years in various branches across the country. After taking VRS in 2005, he was fully involved in social activities. Associated with an anti-corruption movement, he was also engaged in educating citizens about their rights, procedures to get services from the government departments. Advocated Right to Information Act 2005 to thousands of people and college students to face and overcome corruption related problems.
He had written many articles in Tamil magazines. In order to ensure free and fair elections, a platform called "Forum for Electoral Integrity (FEI)" comprising of retired civil servants, officials of the election commission, social activists etc. was formed. In the 2011ssembly election the FEI campaigned all over the state and was instrumental in combating money and muscle power to a greater extent. Percentage of polling, compared to previous elections, increased considerably. He has been creating awareness among youth about their role in democracy and importance of the need for political power to bring social change.
Mr. Subramani has also been helping women folk through the “Trust for Women Education Empowerment and Training (TWEET)” since last 6 years as its Managing Trustee.
| Dr. B.T. Lalitha Naik |
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Dr. B.T. Lalitha Naik, vice-president of the Welfare Party of India was born on 4 th April 1945 to Sri Balaji Naik and Smt Ganga Bai, at Thangali Tanda of Chikmagalur Dist of Karnatak. Fluent in Lambani and Kannada, she knows Hindi and English. She passed 10th and Hindi Visharda. Married to late Sri Champla Naik, Mrs Lalitha Naik has three sons and lives in Sanjaya Nagar, Bangalore. With deep love for literature, she has penned more than sixteen books, including Children’s Stories, Drama Collections, Novels, and Poetries. Some of her works have been selected as Text Books and included in the syllabi of universities at Gulbarga, Dharward, Mangalore and Karnataka State Women University, Bijapur. Many of her essays and poems were included in Primary and High School text books, Anthology of Kendra Sahitya Academy and Karnataka Sahitya Academy.
Mrs Lalitha Naik has a taste for journalism and had worked as reporter for LANKESH PATHRIKE WEEKLY for six years. Her diverse contribution to the Karnataka literature and Social Works was appreciated by awarding Honorary Doctorate by Kuvempu University in 2009-10.
Her keen interest in social works led her to political field. Having highlighted the oneness of humanity and wrote much against inequalities and exploitation, with ambition of social justice, Mrs Lalitha Naik joined the Janata Dal. She was elected to the Legislative Council, Karnataka (1986 – 1992 ) and became a member of the Legislative Assembly from Devdurg Constituency (1994-1999). She was a minister for Kannada and Culture and Department Women and Child Welfare, in the ministry headed by Sri Deva Gowda during 1994 – 1995. She was President of Karnataka State Bala Bhavana Society and State Women’s Janata Dal and had been a member of the National Executive of Janata Dal (Secular).
Her contribution to the literature, varied social works and selfless service to humanity in general and Banjara (Lambani) community in particular were bestowed with many awards like Best Legislator – 1987, Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award – 1991, Rajiv Gandhi National Unity Award – 1995, Dr. Channabasava Patta Devara Makkala Sahitya Prashasthi – Bhalki 2002, Kirana Prabha Award (Saheli Samste), 2002, Mahila Ratna Award Kannada Abhivrudhi Balaga, -2003, Kayaka Samman Prashasthi Gulbarga – 2004, Daana Chintamani Prashasthi, Karnataka Government - 2007, Kannadashree Prashasthi - 2010, Karnataka Choodamani – 2011 etc.
She has served as President for Karnataka Pradesh Banjara (Lambani) Seva Sangha, Bal Bhavan Society employees cultural Sangha, and Lambani Women’s Multipurpose Co- operative Society, Bangalore during various tenure. Lalitha Naik has been Honourable President of Akhila Karnataka Budga Jangama (Jangalara) Welfare Association, H.A.L Kendriya Kannada Sangha, Bangalore and Dalit Panthers of India. She serves asVice- President of Karnataka State Pragatipara Dalita Organisation and Akhila Karnataka Vicharavadi Sangha, Bangalore. Mrs Lalitha Naik is Member Trustee of Sri Allama Prabhu Lalitha Kala Academy, Mysore , Sri Sevabhaya Janmasthala Charitable Trust, Shimoga, Akhila Bharata Paramparika Vaidya Parishat, Bhadravati etc. She is still member of of Karnataka Film Chambers
of Society, Karnataka Women’s Writers Association, and Kannada Sahitya Parishat. It is interesting that her literary skills and caliber benefitted film field also. Mrs Lalitha Naik was associated with ‘Zadero Pankheru’(Forest Bird) Banjara Language Film – dialogue and acting 1996, Priya-O-Priya, Kannada Film – 2003, Ondu Hennina Kathe – Telefilm, Devvada Maneyalli Ditta makkalu, Children Kananda Film – 2005, Mukta – Mukta, Teleserial – 2008, ‘Ashanti’ Kannada Film - 2009
| Dr. ZAFARUL-ISLAM KHAN |
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Zafarul Islam Khan was born in 1948, studied in India, Egypt and UK. He got doctorate from Manchester University in Islamic Studies. He worked as translator-editor with the Libyan Foreign Ministry during 1973-79. He was senior research fellow asAssociate Professor at The Muslim Institute, London, during 1979-92. He is director of the Institute of Islamic & Arab Studies, New Delhi and editor of Muslim & Arab Perspectives since 1993 and of the Indian Muslims’ leading English publication The Milli Gazette since January 2000.
He is author and translator of over 40 books in Arabic, English and Urdu.. He has contributed eight articles to the Encyclopaedia of Islam (Leiden) on Indo-Muslim themes. Considered as an expert of Middle Eastern issues in general and the Palestinian issue in particular, Dr. Khan is currently on a project of re-editing the popular English translation and commentary of the Holy Quran by Abdullah Yusuf Ali to be completed in two to three years time.
Dr Khan has organised as well as attended dozens of conferences and seminars in India and abroad.
He is a trustee of the Beirut-based Al-Quds Foundation, Qatar-based Eetelaf Al-Khair and International Association of Muslim Scholars (Qatar). He is also a member of two international bodies, the Higher Committee for Coordination among Muslim Organisations and Conference of Islamic Scholars.
He is also chairman of the Charity Alliance, charitable work in Murshidabad (West Bengal). He frequently appears as a commentator on Islamic and South Asian issues on radio and TV channels including Aljazeera and BBC Arabic Radio & TV channels and occasionally writes for some Arabic newspapers and magazines.
Dr. Zafarul Islam Khan has been elected as President of the All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat (AIMMM), the umbrella body of Indian Muslim organizations in December 2011 for the term 2012-2013.
Bangalore: February 26, 2014
Welfare Party of India also joined with civil movements making pressure on the central government to promulgate those bills on which consensus has been created across all political parties of the country. The initiative taken out by Nikhil Dey of National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI)...
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