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Arun Shourie

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Arun Shourie (Punjabi: ਅਰੁਣ ਸ਼ੌਰੀ; born 2 November 1941) is an Indian economist, journalist, author and politician. 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. He was awarded the prestigious International Editor of the Year Award in 1982, given by World Press Review, New York. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arun Shourie is the 17,916th most popular politician (down from 17,485th in 2019), the 1,056th most popular biography from India (down from 956th in 2019) and the 258th most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Arun Shourie ranks 17,916 out of 19,576. Before him are Patsy Mink, Mustafa Şentop, Willy Telavi, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, Robert F. Stockton, and Lurleen Wallace. After him are Chris Hipkins, John Lindsay, Janusz Palikot, Marjo Matikainen-Kallström, Gilles Simeoni, and Alexander Ramsey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Arun Shourie ranks 618. Before him are Frederick Hauck, Rainer Simon, Frederick D. Gregory, Barrett Strong, Yasmeen Lari, and Tommy Kirk. After him are Donna Shalala, Ronald Keeble, Dr. Demento, Michel Roux, Tommy Thompson, and Asko Parpola.

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In India

Among people born in India, Arun Shourie ranks 1,056 out of 1,861. Before him are Chitrangada Singh (1976), Danish Siddiqui (1983), Ebrahim Alkazi (1925), Rajmohan Gandhi (1935), Kartik Aaryan (1990), and Bappi Lahiri (1952). After him are V. Shantaram (1901), Begum Samru (1746), Tina Desai (1987), Nandini Satpathy (1931), Rajeshwari Chatterjee (1922), and Anita Hassanandani (1981).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Arun Shourie ranks 258. Before him are Manohar Lal Khattar (1954), Nitin Gadkari (1957), Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (1944), N. Biren Singh (1961), Asaf Ali (1888), and Harkishan Singh Surjeet (1916). After him are Nandini Satpathy (1931), Aruna Roy (1946), Rabri Devi (1956), Padmaja Naidu (1900), Ashok Gehlot (1951), and P. A. Sangma (1947).

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