Viresh Pratap Chaudhry

Viresh Pratap Chaudhry
Born1938
Delhi, India
Died5 September 2013
New Delhi, India
OccupationSocial worker
Known forSocial service
SpouseBala
Children2 children
AwardsPadma Shri

Viresh Pratap Chaudhry was an Indian social worker, politician[1] and the president of Arya Anthyalay,[2] a non governmental organization.[3] He was born in 1938 in Delhi[2] and after joining Indian National Congress, he became the general secretary of Indian Youth Congress.[1] He left the party to join Janata Dal and became the president of the Delhi Pradesh unit. Later he quit Janata Dal and became a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1] He was involved in many social activities, primarily under the aegis of Arya Anthyalay of which he was the president of the Delhi Pataudi House unit.[2] Chaudhry was honored by the Government of India, in 2002, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri[4] He died on 5 September 2013[5] at Delhi,[2] leaving behind his wife, Bala, and daughter Sangeeta and son, Nitinjya.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "The Hindu". The Hindu. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Arya samaj". Arya samaj. 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Arya Anthyalay". NGO Reporter. 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Obituary". Obituary. 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.