H. D. Shourie
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Hari Dev Shourie was a well known consumer activist in India
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in undivided India in 1911. He has also served in the Indian Civil Services. He served as Director General at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
. He edited the magazine on Consumer rights "Common Cause", which he started even before Indian people were aware of the concept of Consumer rights. He fought a number of Public Interest Litigations, many of which resulted in Landmark Judgements by the Supreme Court of India. He was awarded with Padma Vibhushan
, second highest civilian award. He was also named on People of the Year by the Limca Book of Records. Common cause has helped lakhs of people in getting justice - for example getting their pensions etc.
, former Minister for Communications, IT and Disinvestment and one of India's best known journalists.
Deepak Shourie, managing director, Discovery Communications India.
Nalini Singh
, TV journalist-anchor and managing director, TV Live India Pvt Ltd. are his sons and daughter.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Biography
Hari Dev Shourie was born in LahoreLahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
in undivided India in 1911. He has also served in the Indian Civil Services. He served as Director General at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade is an autonomous organization set up in 1963 by the government of India to help professionalize the country's foreign trade management and increase exports by developing human resources, generating, analyzing and disseminating data, and conducting...
. He edited the magazine on Consumer rights "Common Cause", which he started even before Indian people were aware of the concept of Consumer rights. He fought a number of Public Interest Litigations, many of which resulted in Landmark Judgements by the Supreme Court of India. He was awarded with Padma Vibhushan
Padma Vibhushan
The Padma Vibhushan is the second highest civilian award in the Republic of India. It consists of a medal and a citation and is awarded by the President of India. It was established on 2 January 1954. It ranks behind the Bharat Ratna and comes before the Padma Bhushan...
, second highest civilian award. He was also named on People of the Year by the Limca Book of Records. Common cause has helped lakhs of people in getting justice - for example getting their pensions etc.
Family
Arun ShourieArun Shourie
Arun Shourie is an Indian journalist, author, intellectual and politician. He has been an economist with the World Bank , a consultant to the Planning Commission, India, editor of the Indian Express and Times of India and a minister in the government of India . He was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay...
, former Minister for Communications, IT and Disinvestment and one of India's best known journalists.
Deepak Shourie, managing director, Discovery Communications India.
Nalini Singh
Nalini Singh
Nalini Singh is an Indian journalist. For the New Zealand author see Nalini Singh .She has been the anchor for several current affairs programs on Doordarshan, and is most known for her program, 'Aankhon Dekhi', on investigative journalism.-Early life:She is daughter of consumer rights activist,...
, TV journalist-anchor and managing director, TV Live India Pvt Ltd. are his sons and daughter.