Vinay Sahasrabuddhe

Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe

Dr. Vinay Sahashrabuddhe interacting with residents of Thane, Maharashtra

Shri Amit Shah Ji interacted with IIDL students at BJP's Head Office (New Delhi, March 2018) test

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched our book ‘The Innovation Republic’ with Co-auther Dhiraj Nayyar and publisher Shobit Arya (New Delhi, January 2018)

Took charge as President of Indian Council of a Cultural Relations ICCR (New Delhi, January 2018)

At BJP National Executive Meeting (New Delhi, September 2017)

Meeting with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at Parliament (New Delhi, Feb 2017)

Filed nomination for Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra in presence of Shri Devendra Fadnavis and others in Mumbai (Mumbai, May 2016)

Shri Amit Shah, Shri Piyush Goyal, Shri V K Singh, Shri Arun Singh, Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi, Shri Manoj Tiwari and Shri Amit Malviya launched Antyodaya - Value additions made by Modi Government (New Delhi, May 2016)

Shri Amit Shah, Shri Satpal Malik, Shri Shyam Jaju and Shri Prabhat Jha launching the website "Vinaysahasrabuddhe.in"(New Delhi, Jan 2016)

At the launching of 'Beyond a Billion Ballots'. With Shri Narendra Modi, Shri Nitin Gadkari and Shri Gopinath Munde. (Mumbai, June 2013)

Presenting a broucher of RMP to Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee during his visit to RMP Campus at Uttan, Bhainder. (Mumbai, 2003)

At a Function of the Public Policy Research Centre in New Delhi with Nitin Gadkari, Rajnath Singh, Venkaiah Naidu, Ram Lal, Maheshchandra Sharma and Nandkishore Garg (New Delhi, October, 2013)

Brief Bio
Family
Early Years
Milestones

Dr Vinay Sahasrabuddhe is a nationalist

A staunch social activist of nationalist ideology, Dr. Vinay P. Sahasrabuddhe is a well-known scholar-thinker of political science and democracy. A renowned trainer of elected representatives by profession, Dr. Sahasrabuddhe represented the state of Maharashtra as a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), 2016 – 2022. He holds a Doctorate in Political Science (Ph.D.) from the prestigious University of Mumbai and did his post-graduation in English literature. He is currently serving as the President of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, a prestigious Govt. of India body, that promotes Indian culture across the globe. Dr. Sahasrabuddhe is In-charge of Thane (Maharashtra) Lok Sabha constituency for 2024 general elections. Dr. Sahasrabuddhe has also been the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports EWCY&S).

Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe was born in a middle-class family at Dhule in North Maharashtra. His father Shri Prabhakar Sahasrabuddhe worked with Khadi and Village Industries Commission. He retired as In-Charge Principal of KVIC’s Training Centre at Bengeri, Hubli in Karnataka. Dr. Sahasrabuddhe’s mother, Smt. Sudha Sahasrabuddhe served as a montessori teacher at KVIC’s Training Centre at Trimbak Vidya Mandir Colony near Nasik. Dr. Sahasrabuddhe has an elder brother, Shri Vishwas Sahasrabuddhe and two elder sisters, Smt. Anuradha Abhyankar and Smt. Sheela Soma).

Born on November 10, 1957 at Nasik in

a middle-class family, Vinay had his schooling initially in Dhule, the native place of Sahasrabuddhes and later at Trimbak Vidya Mandir near Nasik and eventually at Nasik itself. While in Std 4, through a competitive examination, Vinay was selected for Govt Public School, Nasik (Shaskiya Vidya Niketan), an innovative chain of schools for grooming talented students from rural areas. From Std 5 to Std 11, Vinay study at this residential school. It is there he learnt the initial lessons of leadership and creativity. His innate talent and skills in activities like public speaking, theatre, writing and journalism…

Later he joined Rambhau Mhalgi

Prabodhini as its principal functionary in 1988 after brief stints in media (Sub-Editor of Mid-Day, Mumbai) as well as corporate sector (PRO of Camlin Ltd). He was elected as a Member of Senate of the University of Mumbai where he worked for over 18 long years. All his efforts were directed towards strengthening the institutional mechanism of the functioning of University of Mumbai.

University of Mumbai is one of India’s oldest universities. Established in 1857, this University has always remained a key centre of …