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Padma Bhushan Vibhushan Padmashree Awards 2010 lists on 60th Republic Day of India.

Padma Vibhushan List
List Candidate Discipline Location

Shri Ebrahim Alkazi Art Delhi

Shri Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman Art Tamil Nadu

Smt. Zohra Segal Art Delhi

Dr. Yaga Venugopal Reddy Public Affairs Andhra Pradesh

Dr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Science and Engineering UK *

Dr. Prathap Chandra Reddy Trade and Industry Tamil Nadu

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Shri  Ilaiyaraaja Art Tamil Nadu

Shri Aamir Khan Art Maharashtra

Shri Akbar Padamsee Art Maharashtra

Shri Allah Rakha Rahman Art Tamil Nadu

Pandit Chhannulal Mishra Art Uttar Pradesh

Smt. Kumudini Lakhia Art Gujarat

Shri Kuzhur Narayana Marar Art Kerala

Prof. Madhusudan Amilal Dhaky Art Gujarat

Ms. Mallika Sarabhai Art Gujarat

Prof. (Dr.) Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana Art Andhra Pradesh

Pandit (Dr.) Puttaraj Gavai Art Karnataka

Shri Ram Kumar Art Delhi

Shri Shrinivas Vinayak Khale Art Maharashtra

Ustad Sultan Khan Art Maharashtra

Shri B.K. Chaturvedi Civil Service Delhi

Shri Moosa Raza Civil Service Delhi

Dr. P.R. Dubhashi Civil Service Maharashtra

Shri Fareed Zakaria Journalism USA *

Shri Anil Bordia Literature and Education Rajasthan

Prof. Bipan Chandra Literature and Education Delhi

Shri G.P. Chopra Literature and Education Delhi

Prof. Mohammad Amin Literature and Education Delhi

Prof. Satya Vrat Shastri Literature and Education Delhi

Prof. Tan Chung Literature and Education USA *

Prof. Belle Monappa Hegde Medicine Karnataka

Shri E.T. Narayanan Mooss Medicine Kerala

Dr. Noshir M. Shroff Medicine Delhi

Dr. Panniyampilly Krishna Warrier Medicine Kerala

Dr. Ramakant Madanmohan Panda Medicine Maharashtra

Prof.(Dr.) Satya Paul Agarwal Medicine Delhi

Prof. Abhijit Sen Public Affairs Delhi

Shri Sailesh Kumar Bandyopadhyay Public Affairs West Bengal

Shri Sant Singh Chatwal Public Affairs USA *

Prof. Arogyaswami Joseph Paulraj Science and Engineering USA *

Prof. Bikash Chandra Sinha Science and Engineering West Bengal

Shri Jagdish Chandra Kapur Science and Engineering Delhi

Dr. Balagangadharanatha Swamiji Social Work Karnataka

Shri Eknath Rao alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil Social Work Maharashtra

Capt. C.P. Krishnan Nair Trade and Industry Maharashtra

Dr. Kushal Pal Singh Trade and Industry Delhi

Shri Manvinder Singh Banga alias Vindi Banga Trade and Industry UK *

Shri Narayanan Vaghul Trade and Industry Tamil Nadu

Shri S.P. Oswal Trade and Industry Punjab




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Shri Gulam Mohammed Mir Public Service Jammu and Kashmir

Ms.  Rekha Art Maharashtra

Shri Arjun Prajapati Art Rajasthan

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Ms. Carmel Berkson Art Maharashtra

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Dr. (Smt.) Shobha Raju Art Andhra Pradesh

Ms. Sumitra Guha Art Delhi

Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar Art West Bengal

Shri D.R. Karthikeyan Civil Service Delhi

Dr. Ranjit Bhargava Environment Protection Uttarakhand

Shri Arun Sarma Literature and Education Assam

Prof. Arvind Kumar Literature and Education Maharashtra

Ms. Bertha Gyndykes Dkhar Literature and Education Meghalaya

Prof. Govind Chandra Pande Literature and Education Madhya Pradesh

Prof. Hamidi Kashmiri Literature and Education Jammu and Kashmir

Prof. (Dr.) Hermann Kulke Literature and Education Germany *

Shri Janaki Ballav Shastri Literature and Education Bihar

Dr. Jitendra Udhampuri Literature and Education Jammu and Kashmir

Dr. Lal Bahadur Singh Chauhan Literature and Education Uttar Pradesh

Shri Lalzuia Colney Literature and Education Mizoram

Ms. Maria Aurora Couto Literature and Education Goa

Dr.(Smt.) Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy alias Y.G. Parthasarathy Literature and Education Tamil Nadu

Prof. Ramaranjan Mukherji Literature and Education West Bengal

Dr. Ranganathan Parthasarathy Literature and Education Tamil Nadu

Fr. Romuald D’Souza Literature and Education Goa

Prof. Sadiq – Ur – Rahman Kidwai Literature and Education Delhi

Mr. Sheldon Pollock Literature and Education USA *

Dr. Surendra Dubey Literature and Education Chhattisgarh

Dr. Anil Kumar Bhalla Medicine Delhi

Dr. Arvinder Singh Soin Medicine Uttar Pradesh

Dr. B. Ramana Rao Medicine Karnataka

Dr. Jalakantapuram Ramaswamy Krishnamoorthy Medicine Tamil Nadu

Dr. K.K. Aggarwal Medicine Delhi

Prof. Kodaganur S. Gopinath Medicine Karnataka

Dr. Laxmi Chand Gupta Medicine Delhi

Dr. Philip Augustine Medicine Kerala

Dr. Rabindra Narain Singh Medicine Bihar

Dr. Vikas Mahatme Medicine Maharashtra

Dr. Rafael Iruzubieta Fernandez Public Affairs Spain *

Prof. M.R. Satyanarayana Rao Science and Engineering Karnataka

Prof. (Dr.) Palpu Pushpangadan Science and Engineering Kerala

Prof. Ponisseril Somasundaran Science and Engineering USA *

Prof. Pucadyil Ittoop John Science and Engineering Gujarat

Dr. Vijay Prasad Dimri Science and Engineering Andhra Pradesh

Dr.(Ms.) Vijaylakshmi Ravindranath Science and Engineering Karnataka

Ms. Anu Aga Social Work Maharashtra

Shri Ayekpam Tomba Meetei Social Work Manipur

Shri Deep Joshi Social Work Delhi

Dr. J.R. Gangaramani Social Work UAE *

Shri Kranti Shah Social Work Maharashtra

Dr. Kurian John Melamparambil Social Work Kerala

Baba Sewa Singh Social Work Punjab

Ms. Sudha Kaul Social Work West Bengal

Dr. Sudhir M. Parikh Social Work USA *

Shri Ignace Tirkey Sports Orissa

Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan Sports Tamil Nadu

Shri Ramakant Vithal Achrekar Sports Maharashtra

Ms. Saina Nehwal Sports Andhra Pradesh

Shri Vijender Singh Sports Haryana

Shri Virendra Sehwag Sports Delhi

Dr. Alluri Venkata Satyanarayana Raju Trade and Industry Andhra Pradesh

Dr. B. Raveendran Pillai Trade and Industry Bahrain *

Shri Deepak Puri Trade and Industry Delhi

Shri Irshad Mirza Trade and Industry Uttar Pradesh

Brig. Dr. Kapil Mohan Trade and Industry Himachal Pradesh

Dr. Karsanbhai Khodidas Patel Trade and Industry Gujarat

Shri T.N. Manoharan Trade and Industry Tamil Nadu

Shri Venu Srinivasan Trade and Industry Tamil Nadu

Cabinet Minister of 2009


The following are the list of the present Cabinet Ministers:

Cabinet Minister Responsible Ministries
Dr. Manmohan Singh Prime Minister : Ministries/Departments viz: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Ministry of Planning, Ministry of Culture, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space
S M Krishna Minister of External Affairs
Pranab Mukherjee Minister of Finance
Kapil Sibal Minister of Human Resource Development & Minister of Communications and Information Technology
Sharad Pawar Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Food Processing Industries
Salman Khursheed Minister of Water Affairs and Minority Affairs
Mamata Banerjee Minister of Railways
A K Antony Minister of Defence
P. Chidambaram Minister of Home Affairs
Sushilkumar Shinde Minister of Power
M. K. Azhagiri Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
S. Jaipal Reddy Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Virbhadra Singh Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
B K Handique Development of North Eastern Region
Kantilal Bhuria Minister of Tribal Affairs
Dayanidhi Maran Minister of Textiles
Vayalar Ravi Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs and Minister of Civil Aviation
Anand Sharma Minister of Commerce and Industry
Veerappa Moily Minister of Law and Justice
Praful Patel Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
C. P. Joshi Minister of Road Transport and Highways
Mukul Wasnik Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
Murli Deora Minister of Corporate Affairs
Beni Prasad Verma Minister of Steel
Kumari Selja Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and additional charge of Culture
Ghulam Nabi Azad Minister of Health and Family Welfare
Kapil Sibal Minister of Human Resource and Minister of Communications and Information Technology
Kamal Nath Ministry of Urban Development
M.S.Gill Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation
G K Vasan Ministry of Shipping
Pawan K Bansal Parliamentary Affairs and additional charge of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences
Subodh Kant Sahay Ministry of Tourism
Mallikarjun Kharge Minister of Labour and Employment
Ambika Soni Minister of Information and Broadcasting
Vilasrao Deshmukh Rural Development and additional charge of Panchayati Raj
Farooq Abdullah Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

List of Vice-Presidents of India

List of Vice-Presidents of India (1950-2009)

The Vice-President of India is the second-highest ranking government official in the executive branch of the Government of India after the President. The Vice-President also has the legislative function of acting as the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

Article 63 of the Constitution of India provides for a Vice-President: "There shall be a Vice-President of India". While the Indian Vice-President could be elected for any number of terms, the Constitution requires that the Vice-President must be a citizen of India. The qualifications for Vice-President are the same as those for President.

The Vice-President acts as President in the event of the death, resignation, or removal of the President, until a new President is chosen by the electoral college. The Vice-President may also act temporarily as President during the absence or illness of the President.


No.Vice-PresidentTook officeLeft officePresident
1Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan13 May 195212 May 1962Rajendra
Prasad
2Zakir Hussain13 May 196212 May 1967Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
3Varahagiri Venkata
Giri
13 May 19673 May 1969Zakir Hussain
4Gopal
Swarup Pathak
31 August 196930 August 1974Varahagiri Venkata
Giri
5Basappa Danappa Jatti31 August 197430 August 1979Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
6Muhammad Hidayat Ullah31 August 197930 August 1984Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
7Ramaswamy
Venkataraman
31 August 198427 July 1987Giani Zail
Singh
8Shankar Dayal Sharma3 September 198724 July 1992Ramaswamy
Venkataraman
9Kocheril Raman
Narayanan
21 August 199224 July 1997Shankar Dayal Sharma
10Krishan Kant21 August 199727 July 2002Kocheril Raman
Narayanan
11Bhairon Singh Shekhawat19 August 200221 July 2007A.
P. J. Abdul Kalam
12Mohammad Hamid Ansari11 August 2007IncumbentPratibha
Patil

List of Deputy Prime Ministers of India

List of Deputy Prime Ministers of India

Lal
 Krishna Advani Lal Krishna Advani
(Born: 8 November 1927)

Term of Office: 29 June 2002- 20 May 2004
Political party: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)


Chaudhary 
Devi Lal Chaudhary Devi Lal
(Born: 23 July 1914 Died: 14 November 2001)

Term of Office: 19 October 1989- 21 June 1991
Term of Office: 19 October 1989- 21 June 1991


Yashwantrao Chavan Yashwantrao Chavan
(Born: 12 March 1913 Died: 25 November 1984)

Term of Office: 10 December 1979 - 14 January 1980
Political party: Janata Party


Jagjivan 
Ram Jagjivan Ram
(Born: 5 April 1908 Died: 6 July 1986)

Term of Office: 9 October 1979 - 10 December 1979
Political party: Janata Party


Chaudhary Charan
 Singh Chaudhary Charan Singh
(Born: 23 December 1902 Died: 29 May 1987)

Term of Office: 28 July 1979- 9 October 1979
Political party: Janata Party


Morarji 
Ranchhodji Desai Morarji Ranchhodji Desai
(Born: 29 February 1896 Died: 10 April 1995)

Term of Office: 21 March 1967- 6 December 1969
Political party: Janata Party


Sardar 
Vallabhbhai Patel Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(Born: 31 October 1875 Died: 15 December 1950)

Term of Office: 15 August 1947- 15 December 1950
Political party: Indian National Congress (INC)

LIST OF PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA

The Prime Minister of India (Hindi: प्रधान मंत्री) is the chief of government, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in parliament. The Prime Minister leads the executive branch of the Government of India.
The prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. The prime minister selects and can dismiss other members of the cabinet; allocates posts to members within the Government; is the presiding member and chairman of the cabinet and is responsible for bringing proposal of legislation.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the President to assist the latter in the administration of the affairs of the executive. The incumbent prime minister is Manmohan Singh, in office since 22 May 2004.
  
NAME WISE LIST OF PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA AND PERIOD.
1 Jawahar Lal Nehru 15 August 1947 - 27 May 1964

2 Gulzarilal Nanda 27 May 1964 - 9 June 1964 *
3 Lal Bahadur Shastri 9 June 1964 - 11 January 1966

4 Gulzarilal Nanda 11 January 1966 - 24 Jan 1966

5 Indira Gandhi 24 Jan 1966 - 24 March 1977

6 Morarji Desai 24 March 1977- 28 July 1979

7 Charan Singh 28 July 1979- 14 January 1980

8 Indira Gandhi 14 Jan 1980 - 31 October 1984

9 Rajiv Gandhi 31 Oct 1984 -2 Dec 1989

10 V P Singh 2 Dec 1989 -10 Nov 1990

11 Chandra Shekhar 10 Nov 1990-21 June 1991

12 P. V. Narasimha Rao 21 June 1991 - 16 May 96

13 Atal Bihari Vajpayee 16 May 1996 1 June 1996

14 H. D. Deve Gowda 1 June 1996 21 April 1997

15 I K Gujral 21 April 1997 19 March 1998

16 Atal Bihari Vajpayee 19 March 1998 - 22 May 2004

17 Dr. Manmohan Singh 22 May 2004 Onwards

Presidents Of India

Presidents Of India

In India, President is head of state and first citizen of India.India's president is the commander in chief of armed forces.In Hindi president is called as Rashtrapati.President of India resides in Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.President of India is elected by members of Lok Sabha,Rajya Sabha,Vidhan Sabha and State legislative assemblies.There have been 12 presidents of India till now.Time period of India president is of 5 years.Dr.Rajendra Prasad is the first president of India and he was elected president in Jan 26, 1950.Pratibha Patil is the current and first female president of India.Here in this hub we will discuss about of all India Presidents.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad

First Indian President: Dr. Rajendra Prasad


Name: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Birth Date: Dec 3, 1884

Death Date: Feb 28, 1963

Birth Place: Jiradei

Took President Office: Jan 26, 1950

Left President Office: May 13, 1962


Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the 1st president of India.He was born on Dec 3, 1884 at Jiradei.He was the architect of the Indian Constitution.He was president of india from Jan 26, 1950 to May 13, 1962.He was from Indian National Congress political party.He was a teacher and lawyer by profession.He died at the age of 78 on Feb 28, 1963.
Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Second Indian President: Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan


Name: Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Birth Date: Sep 5, 1888

Death Date: Apr 17, 1975

Birth Place: Thiruttani

Took President Office: May 13, 1962

Left President Office: May 13, 1967


Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the 2nd president of India.He was born on Sep 5, 1888 at Thiruttani.Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan birthday is celebrated as teachers day. He was also the 1st Vice President of India.He was president of india from May 13, 1962 to May 13, 1967.He was a great philosopher and statesman.He died at the age of 86 on Apr 17, 1975 at chennai.
Dr.Zakir Hussain

Third Indian President: Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan


Name: Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Birth Date: Feb 8, 1897

Death Date: May 3, 1969

Birth Place: Hyderabad

Took President Office: May 13, 1967

Left President Office: May 3, 1969


Dr.Zakir Hussain was the 3rd president of India.He was born on Feb 8, 1897 at Hyderabad.He was president of India from May 13, 1962 to May 13, 1967.He also becomes the 2nd Vice President of India and 11th Governor of Bihar.He was from Islam religion.He died at the age of 72 on May 3, 1969 at New Delhi.
Varahagiri Venkatagiri

Third Indian President: Varahagiri Venkatagiri


Name: Varahagiri Venkatagiri

Birth Date: Aug 10, 1894

Death Date: June 23, 1980

Birth Place: Berhampur

Took President Office: Aug 24, 1969

Left President Office: Aug 24, 1974


Varahagiri Venkatagiri was the 4th president of India.He was born on Aug 10, 1894 at Berhampur.He was president of india from Aug 24, 1969 to Aug 24, 1974.He also becomes the 3rd Vice President of India.He acted President of India from 3 May 1969 to 20 July 1969.He was from Indian National Congress political party.He was Hindu by religion.He died at the age of 85 on June 23, 1980 at Madras.
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

Fifth Indian President: Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed


Name: Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

Birth Date: May 13, 1905

Death Date: Feb 11, 1977

Birth Place: Delhi

Took President Office: Aug 24, 1974

Left President Office: Feb 11, 1977


Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed was the 5th president of India.He was born on May 13, 1905 at Delhi.He was president of india from Aug 24, 1974 to Feb 11, 1977.He was a lawyer by profession.He was from islam religion.He died at the age of 71 on Feb 11, 1977 at New Delhi.
Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy

Sixth Indian President: Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy


Name: Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy

Birth Date: May 19, 1913

Death Date: Jun 1, 1996

Birth Place: Illur

Took President Office: Jul 25, 1977

Left President Office: Jul 25, 1982


Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy was the 6th president of India.He was born on May 19, 1913 at Illur.He was president of India from Jul 25, 1977 to Jul 25, 1982.He also becomes the 8th Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement and 1st Chief minister of Andhra pradesh.He died at the age of 83 on Jun 1, 1996 at New Delhi.
Giani Zail Singh

Seventh Indian President: Giani Zail Singh


Name: Giani Zail Singh

Birth Date: May 5, 1916

Death Date: Dec 25, 1994

Birth Place: Sandhwan

Took President Office: July 25, 1982

Left President Office: Jul 25, 1987


Giani Zail Singh was the 7th president of India.He was born on May 5, 1916 at Sandhwan.He was president of India from July 25, 1982 to Jul 25, 1987.He was from congress political party.He also becomes 9th Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement and Chief Minister of Punjab.He died at the age of 78 on Dec 25, 1994 at Chandigarh.
R.Venkataraman

Eighth Indian President: R.Venkataraman


Name: R.Venkataraman

Birth Date: Dec 4, 1910

Death Date: Jan 27, 2009

Birth Place: Thanjavur

Took President Office: Jul 25, 1987

Left President Office: Jul 25, 1992


Ramaswamy Venkataraman was the 8th president of India.He was born on Dec 4, 1910 at Thanjavur.He was president of India from Jul 25, 1987 to Jul 25, 1992.He also becomes the 7th Vice-President of India,Defence Minister of India,Finance Minister of India & Member of the Constituent Assembly of India.He was from congress political party.He was lawyer by profession.He was Hindu by religion.He died at the age of 98 on Jan 27, 2009 at New Delhi.
Dr.Shanker Dayal Sharma

Ninth Indian President: Dr.Shanker Dayal Sharma


Name: Dr.Shanker Dayal Sharma

Birth Date: Aug 19, 1918

Death Date: Dec 26, 1999

Birth Place: Madhya Pradesh

Took President Office: Jul 25, 1992

Left President Office: Jul 25, 1997


Dr.Shanker Dayal Sharma was the 9th president of India.He was born on Aug 19, 1918 at Madhya Pradesh.He was president of India from Jul 25, 1992 to Jul 25, 1997.He also becomes the 8th Vice President of India and Union Minister for Communications.He was from congress political party.He was hindu by religion.He died at the age of 81 on Dec 26, 1999 at New Delhi.

All Past PM & Presidents of India

K. R. Narayanan

Tenth Indian President: K.R.Narayan


Name: K.R.Narayan

Birth Date: Oct 27, 1920 

Death Date: Nov 9, 2005

Birth Place: Perumthanam

Took President Office: Jul 25, 1997

Left President Office: Jul 24, 2002


Kocheril Raman Narayanan was the 10th president of India.He was born on Oct 27, 1920 at Perumthanam.He was president of India from Jul 25, 1997 to Jul 24, 2002.He was christian by religion.He died at the age of 85 on Nov 9, 2005 at New Delhi.
Dr. A.P.J. Adbul Kalam

Eleventh Indian President: Dr. A.P.J. Adbul Kalam


Name: Dr. A.P.J. Adbul Kalam

Birth Date: Oct 15, 1931

Birth Place: Rameshwaram

Took President Office: July 25, 2002

Left President Office: Jul 24, 2007


Dr. A.P.J. Adbul Kalam is the 11th president of India.He was born on Oct 15, 1931 at Rameshwaram.He was president of India from Jul 25, 2002 to Jul 24, 2007.He is great scientist.He is the chancellor of Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology.He is known as Missile Man of India.He was Islam by religion.
Pratibha Patil

Twelve Indian President: Pratibha Patil


Name: Pratibha Patil

Birth Date: Dec 19, 1934

Birth Place: Nadgaon

Took President Office: Jul 25, 2007


Pratibha Patil is the 12th and first female president of India.She is the current working president of India.she was born on Dec 19, 1934 at Nadgaon.He was president of India since Jul 25, 2007.She is Hindu by religion.She is from congress party.

Railway Ministers Name of India

Below are the list of all railway ministers of India, appointed to head Indian Railways, the premier transport organization of the country is the largest rail network in Asia and the world’s second largest under one management:
Years Railway Minister
1947 (Nov.) John Mathai (not formally designated the Minister for Railways) presents the first Railway budget for independent India
1948-1952 N Gopalaswamy Ayyangar; worked on consolidating the various railways into the zonal railways
1952-1956 Lal Bahadur Shastri; resigned in 1956 taking responsibility for three fatal railway accidents
1956-1962 Jagjivan Ram
1962 Sardar Swaran Singh
1967?? Kengal Hanumanthaiah (Note: Some sources suggest he was Railway Minister later, in 1971). Ram Sew Singh is also mentioned in some sources as a railway minister in 1966-1968, he may not have been a Cabinet minister for railways.
1968 Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha
1969 Govinda Menon Panampilly
1970-1971 Gulzari Lal Nanda Note: Kengal Hanumanthaiah may have been the Railway Minister briefly in 1971.
1972-1973 Tonse Ananth Pai
1973-1975 Lalit Narayan Mishra; killed by a bomb blast 2-Jan-1975, at the opening of a railway line in Samastipur.
1975-1977 Kamlapati Tripathi (again briefly in 1980?)
1977-1979 Prof. Madhu Dandavate
1980-1981 Kedar Pandey (Kamlapathi Tripathi briefly in 1980)
(1981?) 1982-1984 ABA Ghani Khan Chowdhury.
1984 Bansi Lal; his was a brief stint during a reorganization of some ministries and government departments
(1985?) 1984-1989 Madhav Rao Scindia
1989-1990 George Fernandes
1990-1991 Jnaneshwar Mishra; very short tenure
1991-1995 C K Jaffer Sharief
1995-1996 Suresh Kalmadi (briefly), followed by Atal Behari Vajpayee also briefly, who held the Railways portfolio along with being PM.
1996-1998 Ram Vilas Paswan
1998-1999 Nitish Kumar
2000 Mamata Banerjee
2001-2004 Nitish Kumar
2004-2009 Laloo Prasad Yadav
2009- Mamata Banerjee

list of Miss Earth winners

Miss Earth is an annual beauty pageant that is organized by Manila-based Carousel Productions, through the Miss Earth Foundation. which started in 2001, has attracted delegates from at least 80 countries and territories since 2005. Competing delegates should be at least 18 years of age, and not exceed 26. Like the Miss Universe, delegates compete in three rounds of competition: swimsuit, evening gown and question and answer. The last round focuses on topics of environmental concerns as the event name suggested Miss Earth.
Year Miss Earth Winner Country
2010 Nicole Faria India
2009 Larissa Ramos Brazil
2008 Karla Paula Henry Philippines
2007 Jessica Trisko Canada
2006 Hil Hernández Escobar Chile
2005 Alexandra Braun Waldeck Venezuela
2004 Priscilla Meirelles de Almeida Brazil
2003 Dania Patricia Prince Méndez Honduras
2002 Džejla Glavović (Dethroned) Bosnia and Herzegovina
2002 Winfred Adah Omwakwe Kenya
2001 Catharina Svensson Denmark

List of Miss Universe Winners by Year

Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest run by the Miss Universe Organization. The contest was founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. The pageant became part of Kayser-Roth and then Gulf and Western Industries, before being acquired by Donald Trump in 1996.
YearMiss Universe WinnerCountry
2010Ximena NavarreteMexico
2009Stefania FernandezVenezuela
2008Dayana MendozaVenezuela
2007Riyo MoriJapan
2006Zuleyka RiveraPuerto Rico
2005Natalie GlebovaCanada
2004Jennifer HawkinsAustralia
2003Amelia VegaDominican Republic
2002Oxana Fedorova (Dethroned)Russia
2002Justine PasekPanama
2001Denise QuiñonesPuerto Rico
2000Lara DuttaIndia
1999Mpule KwelagobeBotswana
1998Wendy FitzwilliamTrinidad & Tobago
1997Brook Mahealani LeeUSA
1996Alicia MachadoVenezuela
1995Chelsi SmithUSA
1994Sushmita SenIndia
1993Dayanara TorresPuerto Rico
1992Michelle McLeanNamibia
1991Lupita JonesMexico
1990Mona GrudtNorway
1989Angela VisserNetherlands
1988Porntip NakhirunkanokThailand
1987Cecilia BoloccoChile
1986Bárbara Palacios TeydeVenezuela
1985Deborah Carthy DeuPuerto Rico
1984Yvonne RydingSweden
1983Lorraine DownesNew Zealand
1982Karen Dianne BaldwinCanada
1981Irene SáezVenezuela
1980Shawn WeatherlyUSA
1979Maritza SayaleroVenezuela
1978Margaret GardinerSouth Africa
1977Janelle CommissiongTrinidad & Tobago
1976Rina MessingerIsrael
1975Anne Marie PohtamoFinland
1974Amparo MuñozSpain
1973Maria Margarita MoranPhilippines
1972Kerry Anne WellsAustralia
1971Georgina RizkLebanon
1970Marisol MalaretPuerto Rico
1969Gloria Maria DiazPhilippines
1968Martha VasconcellosBrazil
1967Sylvia HitchcockUSA
1966Margareta ArvidssonSweden
1965Apasra HongsakulaThailand
1964Corinna TsopeiGreece
1963Ieda Maria VargasBrazil
1962Norma NolanArgentina
1961Marlene SchmidtGermany
1960Linda BementUSA
1959Akiko KojimaJapan
1958Luz Marina ZuluagaColombia
1957Gladys ZenderPeru
1956Carol MorrisUSA
1955Hillevi RombinSweden
1954Miriam StevensonUSA
1953Christiane MartelFrance
1952Armi KuuselaFinland
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List of Miss World Winners by Year


The pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley’s wife, Julia Morley, co-chairs the pageant.
Alongside its rival Miss Universe and Miss Earth contests, this pageant is one of the most publicised beauty contests in the world.
YearMiss World WinnerCountry
2010Alexandria MillsUnited States
2009Kaiane AldorinoGibraltar
2008Ksenia SukhinovaRussia
2007Zhang ZilinChina
2006Taťána KuchařováCzech Republic
2005Unnur Birna VilhjálmsdóttirIceland
2004María Julia MantillaPeru
2003Rosanna DavisonIreland
2002Azra AkınTurkey
2001Agbani DaregoNigeria
2000Priyanka ChopraIndia
1999Yukta MookheyIndia
1998Linor AbargilIsrael
1997Diana HaydenIndia
1996Irene SklivaGreece
1995Jacqueline AguileraVenezuela
1994Aishwarya RaiIndia
1993Lisa HannaJamaica
1992Julia KourotchkinaRussia
1991Ninibeth LealVenezuela
1990Gina TollesonUnited States
1989Aneta KręglickaPoland
1988Linda PétursdóttirIceland
1987Ulla WeigerstorferAustria
1986Giselle LarondeTrinidad & Tobago
1985Hólmfríður KarlsdóttirIceland
1984Astrid Carolina HerreraVenezuela
1983Sarah-Jane HuttUnited Kingdom
1982Mariasela ÁlvarezDominican Republic
1981Pilín LeónVenezuela
1980Gabriella Brum (Resigned)West Germany
1980Kimberley Santos (unknown)Guam
1979Gina SwainsonBermuda
1978Silvana SuárezArgentina
1977Mary StävinSweden
1976Cindy BreakspeareJamaica
1975Wilnelia MercedPuerto Rico
1974Helen Morgan (Resigned)United Kingdom
1974Anneline Kriel (unknown)South Africa
1973Marjorie WallaceUnited States
1972Belinda GreenAustralia
1971Lúcia PetterleBrazil
1970Jennifer HostenGrenada
1969Eva Rueber-StaierAustria
1968Penelope PlummerAustralia
1967Madeline Hartog Bell HoughtonPeru
1966Reita FariaIndia
1965Lesley LangleyUNITED KINGDOM
1964Ann SidneyUnited Kingdom
1963Carole Joan CrawfordJamaica
1962Catharina Johanna LoddersNetherlands
1961Rosemarie FranklandUnited Kingdom
1960Norma Gladys CappagliArgentina
1959Corine RottschaferNetherlands
1958Penelope Anne CoelenSouth Africa
1957Marita LindahlFinland
1956Petra Susanna SchürmannGermany
1955Carmen Susana Duijm ZubillagaVenezuela
1954Antigone ConstandaEgypt
1953Denise PerrierFrance
1952May Louise FlodinSweden
1951Kiki HaakonsonSweden
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