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Mahajan
Mahajan is an Indian surname.This is title for Vaishya Comunitiy. It signifies the profession of a moneylender or merchants,bankers and administrators. In the caste system, Mahajan is a trader who belongs to the Vaishya varna and the last name may be found in that caste. Notable people Notable people with this surname include: * Ashwani Mahajan, economist, National Co-Convener, Swadeshi Jagran Manch; Professor at PG DAV College * Harsh Mahajan, Indian politician * Mehr Chand Mahajan, former Chief Justice of India and former Prime Minister of Kashmir * Pramod Mahajan, an Indian politician (Maharashtra State) * Rahul Mahajan, an American blogger * Rahul Mahajan, Indian reality TV personality * Sumitra Mahajan, an Indian politician Who is the speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha * Vijay Mahajan, former Dean of the Indian School of Business, a Marketing professor at the McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin * Vikram Chand Mahajan, an Indian politician, Senior Adv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pramod Mahajan
Pramod Vyankatesh Mahajan (30 October 1949 – 3 May 2006) was an Indian politician from Maharashtra. A second-generation leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he belonged to a group of relatively young " technocratic" leaders. At the time of his death, he was in a power struggle for the leadership of the BJP, given the imminent retirement of its aging top brass. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha and a General Secretary of his party. He contested only two Lok Sabha elections from Mumbai – North East constituency. He won in 1996 but lost in 1998. As Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's telecommunications minister between 2001 and 2003, he played a major role in India's cellular revolution. He was widely seen as a successful Parliamentary Affairs minister due to his good relations with members of political parties across the ideological spectrum. On 22 April 2006, he was shot by his brother Pravin Mahajan over a family dispute. He succumbed to his injury 13 days later. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |