Joined
Government Service in 1957 and held various positions
in Government and in Prime Minister's Secretariat between
1962--77, 1980--84 and in 1989 including the office
of O.S.D. and Additional Secretary to the Prime Minister;
Resigned Government Service in 1977 after the defeat
of Mrs. Indira Gandhi in 1977 general elections; Joined
Government service again in 198() as Special Assistant
to the Prime Minister in Director's grade and promoted
to Joint Secretary's grade in 1983; resigned Government
service on 2nd January, I ()85; joined as Officer on
Special Duty and Additional Secretary to the Government
of India in February. 1989 and resigned in November,
1989 after the defeat of late Shri Rajiv Gandhi Government
during general election in 1989: harassed along with
father, brother and close friends by the Janata Party
Government for not deposing against Mrs. Indira Gandhi
and her family before Shah Commission in 1977; faced
Thakkar Commission of Enquiry again during 1985--88;
faced Privileges Committee of Lok Sabha also in 1977-78
and sent to Tihar Jail along with Mrs. Indira Gandhi
by a Resolution of the Lok Sabha in 1978; All India
Congress Committee Observer for election of legislature
Party leader, December, 1993 for the biennial election
to Rajya Sabha from Karnataka February, 1994 and for
re-organisation of Pradesh Congress Committee in Madhya
Pradesh; Member, (i) Public Accounts Committee, 1991--93,
(ii) Consultative Committee of Ministry of Communications,
1991--93, (iii) Advisory Council, Delhi Development
Authority, 1992, (iv) Congress Working Committee (securing
5th position in April, 1992, election), (v) Public Undertakings
Committee, 1993-94, (vi) Committee on Home Affairs,
(vii) Committee on the Constitution (80th Amendment)
Bill, 1993 and the Representation of the People (Amendment)
Bill, 1993, (viii) All Party Delegation to China, January,
1993, (ix) Disciplinary Action Committee of AICC, (x)
Sub-Committee to analyse the bye-election results of
Assembly elections, 1993, (xi) Rajiv Gandhi Golden Jubilee
Celebration Committee, (xii) National Co-ordination
Committee of AICC, 1993 and (xiii) Screening Committee
of Madhya Pradesh for Assembly-elections, 1993; elected
to the Rajya Sabha in April, 1990.
Clubs:
Delhi Gymkhana Club, India International Centre, Delhi
Flying Club, D.D.A. Sports Club and National Sports
Club.
Travels
abroad: U.K., U.S.A., U.S.S.R., France, Germany (East
& West), Austria, Australia, Afghanistan, Switzerland,
Yugoslavia, Mauritius, Zambia, Tanzania, Fiji, Tonga,
Philippines, Indonesia, Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, Mexico,
Canada, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Belgium, Cyprus, Egypt,
Libya, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., Japan and Tunisia.
Special
interest: Social work
Favourite
pastime and recreation: Reading and writing.
Permanent
address: 141, Golf Link, New Delhi.
