Indian economist, journalist and politician (born 1941)
Arun Shourie
RMA
Shourie in 2009
Minister of Communications and Information Technology
In office 29 January 2003 – 22 May 2004
Prime Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by
Pramod Mahajan
Succeeded by
Dayanidhi Maran
Minister of Commerce & Industry
In office 9 November 2002 – 29 January 2003
Prime Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by
Murasoli Maran
Succeeded by
Arun Jaitley
Minister of Development of North Eastern Region
In office 1 September 2001 – 29 January 2003
Prime Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by
ministry created
Succeeded by
C. P. Thakur
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 5 July 1998 – 4 July 2010
Constituency
Uttar Pradesh
Personal details
Born
(1941-11-02) 2 November 1941 (age 82) Jalandhar, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, India)
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Anita Shourie
Relations
H. D. Shourie, (father) Nalini Singh, (sister)
Children
1
Residence
New Delhi, India
Alma mater
University of Delhi (BA) Syracuse University (PhD)
Profession
Journalist and former World Bank Economist Politician
Awards
Padma Bhushan (1990) Ramon Magsaysay Award (1982)
Website
Arun Shourie Blog
Arun Shourie (born 2 November 1941[1]) is an Indian economist, journalist, author and politician.[2] He has worked as an economist with the World Bank, a consultant to the Planning Commission of India, editor of the Indian Express and The Times of India and a Minister of Communications and Information Technology in the Vajpayee Ministry (1998–2004). He was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1982 and the Padma Bhushan in 1990.[3]
Popularly perceived as one of the main Hindu nationalist intellectuals during the 90s and early 2000s, for instance writing controversial works on Islam and Christianity apart from attacks on left-wing ideologues, he considers himself skeptical of religions, especially the concept of the organised religion.[4][5]
^International Press Institute
^"Arun Shourie". Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
^"Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
^Vir Sanghvi (19 May 2017), "A few God Men", Business-Insider. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
^Utpal Kumar (18 June 2017), "The loneliness of being Arun Shourie", DailyO.in. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
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