Mr.Inder Kumar Gujral the 12th prime minister of India (1997-1998)

Inder Kumar Gujral (born 4 December 1919) was an Indian politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from April 1997 to March 1998. Gujral was the third PM to be from the Rajya Sabha, the first being Indira Gandhi and the second H. D. Deve Gowda.

He served 332 days as a prime minister from 21 april 1997 to 19 march 1998,he also served as the rajya sabha MP for bihar.Gujral was admitted at Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon, Haryana on 19 November 2012, after being diagnosed with a lung infection.He had suffered a serious chest infection a few days before being admitted to the hospital following more than a year of dialysis.His health deteriorated in the hospital and was reported to be "very critical". On 27 November, he fell unconscious and his urine output system stopped working. Gujral succumbed to his ailments on 30 November 2012, four days short of his 93rd birthday.His body lay in state at his official residence, 5 Janpath, until noon the next day. The Government of India declared a seven-day period of state mourning and cancelled official functions until 6 December. He was given a state funeral at 15:00 on 1 December[3] near Samata Sthal. His death was announced to parliament by Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, following which both houses adjourned. On 3 December, condolence references were held for him.

PERSONAL BACKGROUND

Inder Kumar Gujral was born on 4 December 1919 to Avtar Narain and Pushpa Gujral in Jhelum in undivided Punjab in British India. He studied at D.A.V. College, Hailey College of Commerce and Forman Christian College University, Lahore. He also participated in the Indian independence movement and was jailed in 1942 during the Quit India Movement. As a student, he became a member of the Communist Party of India from were his political careeer started.

Gujral's hobbies included poetry and he spoke Urdu and was,eulogised as a lover of the language by Maulana Azad National Urdu University, an institution where he held the position of chancellor.His wife Sheila Gujral, who had been ill, died on 11 July 2011. She was an acclaimed poet. The couple had two sons, Naresh, who is a Shiromani Akali Dal MP in the Rajya Sabha,and Vishal. The couple also have two granddaughters and a grandson. His brother, Satish Gujral, is a renowned painter.His late niece, Medha, was director Shekhar Kapur's first wife and later popular bhajan singer Anup Jalota's third wife.

FAMILY BACKGROUND

He has two sons one of his son was also an MP in rajya sabha,his wife expired in 11 july 2011, HE had one brother and two sisters. he had two grand daughters (NAMES ARE MENTIONED BELOW)

Father- Avtar Narain Gujral

Mother- Pushpa Gujral

Spouse-Sheila Gujral

Sons-Naresh and vishal

Brother- Satish Gujral

Sisters- Uma nanda, sunitha judge

PERSONAL BACKGROUND BEFORE POLITICS

He studied at D.A.V. College, Hailey College of Commerce and Forman Christian College University, Lahore. He also participated in the Indian independence movement and was jailed in 1942 during the Quit India Movement. As a student, he became a member of the Communist Party of India. Gujral's hobbies included poetry

Gujral became vice-president of the New Delhi Municipal Committee in 1958 and joined the Congress party (INC) in 1964.

POLITICAL JOURNEY

1. In 1964, as a member of the Congress Party, he entered the Rajya Sabha (Council of States, the upper house of India’s parliament), where he continued to serve until 1976.

2. During this period he held a number of cabinet-level ministerial positions in the Congress (I) government headed by Indira Gandhi.

3. In 1975 when Gandhi declared a state of emergency, Gujral, who was then the minister of information and broadcasting, rejected the government’s demand to censor news bulletins and editorials. As a result, he had to resign from his post and was made ambassador to the Soviet Union (1976–80).

4. In 1989 Gujral was elected to the Lok Sabha (House of the People, the lower house of the parliament) and became the minister of external affairs (1989–90) in the government of Prime Minister V.P. Singh.

5. In 1992, Gujral again entered the Rajya Sabha. When the Janata Dal-led United Front government came to power in 1996,

6. He was again appointed the minister of external affairs (1996–97).

7. In April 1997, Deve Gowda, the incumbent prime minister, lost a vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha by 292 votes to 158.

8. In his place the United Front elected Gujral as leader. With the Congress (I) backing him, Gujral was sworn in as prime minister on April 21. However, in November the Congress (I) party withdrew its support, and Gujral resigned.

9. Despite his brief tenure, he made his mark by introducing the Gujral Doctrine, which set the stage for countless negotiations in subsequent years.

10. In 1998 he was elected again to the Lok Sabha.

BOOKS WRITTEN

1. matters of discretion-2011

2. Viewpoint: Civilisation, Democracy and Foreign Policy-2004

3. Continuity and Change, India's Foreign Policy-2003

POSITIONS HELD BY I.K.GUJRAL

1. Minister of External Affairs from June 1, 1996

2. Ministry of Water Resources from June 28, 1996.

3. Minister of External Affairs earlier during 1989-1990.

4. He was Ambassador of India to U.S.S.R. (Cabinet Rank) from 1976-1980

5. Held the following Ministerial positions from (1967-1976)

6. Minister of Communications & Parliamentary Affairs;

7. Minister of Information & Broadcasting and Communications;

8. Minister of Works & Housing;

9. Minister of Information & Broadcasting;

10. Minister of Planning.

11. Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha from June 1996;

12. Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce & Textiles, 1993 to April 1996;

13. Member of Parliamentary Standing Committee for External Affairs – till April 1996; Member of Parliament 1964 to 1976, 1989 to 1991;

14. re-elected to Rajya Sabha in 1992 from Bihar; Member, Committee on Petitions, Public Accounts Committee, Committee on Rules, Rajya Sabha; Committee on Subordinate Legislation, Rajya Sabha; General Purposes Committee, Rajya Sabha; Standing Committee on External Affairs.

15. AND MANY MORE IMPORTANT OFFICES WERE HELD BY Mr. I.K.GUJRAL

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

He has been honored with doctorate degrees which include a Ph. D and a D.Litt