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Rakesh Sinha was born on 5 September, 1964 in Manserpur, Begusarai district, Bihar, India, is a Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha. Discover Rakesh Sinha's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 59 years old?

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Age 59 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 5 September, 1964
Birthday 5 September
Birthplace Manserpur, Begusarai district, Bihar, India
Nationality India

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1964

Rakesh Sinha (हिंदी - राकेश सिन्हा; born 5 September 1964) is a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha since July 2018, the upper house of the Parliament of India.

He is the member of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS).

Sinha authored the biography of the founder of Rashtriya Syayamsewak Sangh (RSS), Dr K. B. Hedgewar.

Sinha was the founding Honorary director of India Policy Foundation (IPF), a Delhi based think tank.

He is an alumni of the Hindu College, Delhi University.

Sinha was born on 5 September 1964 in village Manserpur in Balia Panchayat in Begusarai district of Bihar to parents Late Shri Bangali Singh and Late Shrimati Draupadi Devi.

His father was a freedom fighter.

He did his schooling from Netarhat Vidyalaya.

He recently supported the statement of RSS chief which claimed that mob lynching was a foreign concept as Indian history does not mention any punishment for it.

Sinha writes columns for newspapers such as The Indian Express.

In one such article written in The Indian Express, Sinha stated that the formation of the RSS was a response to the cultural aggression against indigenous people, Indian knowledge traditions and spirituality that India witnessed in the Mughal and British periods.

Also, he made his stand clear on new National Education Policy (NEP) by stating that it does not impose Hindi but only proposes to teach the children in their mother tongue.

Sinha pursued his BA (Hons), MA and PhD in political science from the University of Delhi where he was a gold medalist.

He has also been an associate professor at the University of Delhi.

He studied his M Phil on civil liberties movement (particularly those originating from Andhra Pradesh) and later pursued his PhD research on the organisational and ideological transformation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

Sinha believes that India has been hurt by the neoliberal economic reforms.

1991

According to him, India took a decisive turn for the worse with the advent of economic liberalisation in 1991, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation policy is the first economic battle for the "truth".

In his own words, "black money took off with the neoliberal turn to the Indian economy in 1991."

He has also favored FCRA amendments and stated that it protect the country against "foreign capital and foreign interest groups".

2018

Sinha is a nominated member of Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Parliament of India, since July 2018.

Sinha was also ICSSR Nominee to CSDS, Delhi.

2019

He was serving as a member of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Trust Board (2019-2021) and is also a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Home affairs.

He has authored several books including a biography of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh founder K. B. Hedgewar.

He is a professor at the Motilal Nehru College (Eve.) University of Delhi.

He has frequently appeared in debates on national news channels.

His expertise and work on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has established him as an RSS ideologue within the Indian culture.

He is a believer of cultural nationalism and is affiliated to the right-wing politics of the country.

He has also criticised neo-liberal ideas at various forums.

Recently he has also demanded the imposition of President's rule in Delhi.

He was presented the Deendayal Upadhyay award by President Pranab Mukherjee on 30 May.

He donated the entire amount of the prize money for social cause.

The Public Credit Registry of India Bill, 2019 was introduced on 6 December 2019 with an objective to create a Public Credit Registry (i.e. a single data repository) where information on borrowings from banks, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), corporate bonds or debentures from the market, external commercial borrowings (ECBs), foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs), Masala bonds, and inter-corporate borrowings can be available.

2020

In March 2020, Rakesh Sinha has also given a notice, seeking the chairman's (of Rajya Sabha) permission to move the resolution to drop the word "socialist" during the time allotted for Private Members' Bill in March 2020.

Recently, Sinha has also criticised Romila Thapar, stating that historians like her have "undervalued and consciously rejected many of the achievements of ancient India".

He further stated that she was guided by Marxism and had a Eurocentric view.

Sinha has introduced 3 private member bills: population control, terminated employees welfare bill, public registry credit bill (to protect data).

The Terminated Employees (Welfare) Bill 2020 was introduced on 7 February 2020, with the intension of resolving the policy of employees being laid off due to change in management policies or the Government policies or due to the losses incurred as a result of an inefficient management.

Sinha adopted Kongthong village (located in East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya) in August 2020.

He further announced adoption of another three villages (Mawmang, Mawsohmad and Sder) adjoining Kongthong in September 2021 with an objective of sustainable development, upscaling livelihoods and improving the income of people He has gifted modern toilets and sanitary pads vending machine to Kongthong village.

Sinha has also been nominated to several social, educational and cultural bodies like Member, Anjuman (Court) of Jamia Millia Islamia University; Member, General Assembly of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and Member, Court of North-Eastern Hill University.