Personal Info:

Date of Birth: 06 Nov 1956

Phone: (0191) 2477722, 07042304567, 09419192900 (M)

Present Affiliation: Hon'ble Minister of State (I/C) & Ministry of Earth Sciences

Education:

M.B.B.S., M.D. (Medicine), Fellowship (Diabetes) MNAMS (Diabetes and Endocrinology), Hon. Ph.d

Educated at:

• Stanley Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
• All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi
• Government Medical College, Jammu
• Amity, NOIDA

Important Positions Held:

• May 2014: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
• 27 May 2014 - 25 May 2019: Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office; Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space
• 09 Nov. 2014 - 25 May 2019: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
• 22 May 2016 - 28 May 2016: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
• May 2019: Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
• 30 May 2019 - 7 July 2021: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
• 8 July 2021 - 18 May 2023: Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Science & Technology
• 19 May 2023 - 8 June 2024: Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Science & Technology
• June 2024: Re-elected to 18th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
• 9 June 2024 onwards: Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Science and Technology

Books Published:

• Author of 8 Books including "Diabetes Made Easy" (World Book Fair "Best Seller")
• Chapters on Diabetes in successive editions of API Text Books for Post Graduate Course (Medicine)
• Syndicated weekly column "Tales of Travesty" published for three decades

Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments:

• Author of 8 books
• Over 10,000 published articles in newspapers & journals
• Awarded "Jamna Devi Gian Devi Award for Journalism" and "Gold Medal for Oration" at JIPMER, Puducherry
• Flair for Writing; Newspaper Columnist

Favourite Pastime and Recreation:

• Reading biographies
• Writing on Medical and topical subjects
• Listening to old film music from 1950s and early 1960s (Favourites: Mehdi Hasan, Mohd Rafi, Begum Akhtar)

Other Information:

Professor, Medicine & Diabetes: 1986-2011