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Canonical ID: Q377903 · Entity type: Person (reference)
| Property | Value | Lang | Source dataset | Source ID | First seen | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Person:address | 38, Shrimati Nargis Dutt Road, | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-476 | |||
Person:address | 2, Tughlak Road, | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-476 | |||
Person:birthDate | 1929-06-06 | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-476 | |||
Person:birthPlace | Vill. Khurd, Distt. Jhelum (now in Pakistan) | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-476 | |||
Person:education | B.A. (Hons.) in History Educated at Jai Hind College, Mumbai (Maharashtra) | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-476 | |||
Person:firstName | Sunil | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-476 | |||
Person:gender | male | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-476 | |||
Person:id | e2419c750832d345543461dc63283a2ac53b21fd | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-476 | |||
Person:lastName | Dutt | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-476 | |||
Person:name | Sunil Dutt | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-476 | |||
Person:notes | Served in the Army as temporary Havildar Clerk for about a year; as a refugee in 1947, got a job as a civilian clerk at Headquarters of R.I.A.S.C. Records M.T., Lucknow to support his displaced family; organised and led Mahashanti Padyatra from Mumbai to Amritsar in 1987, travelling 2,000 kilometres with daughter Priya and 80 other individuals for peace and harmony in Punjab; undertook a peace march with 14 persons and daughter Priya in 1988, from Nagasaki to Hiroshima (Japan) covering 500 kilometres for world peace and nuclear disarmament; in 1955, drove through Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, North Eastern States of India, West Bengal, Bihar and reached Red Fort, New Delhi, travelling 10,000 kilometres spreading awareness among the youth on the sacrifices of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Indian National Army; inaugurated a prestigious Convention of American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin in 1997; attended the launching event of the Space Mission (with Kalpana Chawla as a crew member) in U.S.A. in 1997 as a specially invited guest; addressed a Symposium of Non-resident Indians in U.S.A. on the subject “Nation Building of India” in 1996 and the Asian Community in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, 1997; awarded Padmashree in 1968; former Director, Board of Maharashtra Film, Stage and Cultural Development Corporation, Ltd.; appointed member, Film and Television Institute of India by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; served as a member of the jury at Leipzig Film Festival; honoured with “Shiromani Award” by the Institute of Sikh Studies; was appointed Chairman of Anti-Narcotics Cell of AICC(I) by the then Congress President Shri Rajiv Gandhi; Patron, Spastic Society of India; recipient of “Order of the Peoples” National Award by the All India Artiste Association, Simla, 1984 for work in the field of cancer treatment and aid for physically handicapped; honoured with Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award in 1998, by Late Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India for promoting peace, harmony, fight against violence and terrorism; received Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Award for National Integration and Communal harmony in 1997; honoured with Great Son of the Soil Award by All India Conference of Intellectuals, 1997; presented the lifetime Achievement Award by Screen Videocon for services to the Film Industry, 1999; honoured with “Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Award” for International Peace, Communal Harmony, Unity and National Integration, by Alaami Urdu Conference, New Delhi, 1988; received “Hakim Khan Suri Award” for services of permanent value to the cause of national integration, by Maharana Mewar Foundation and donated the cheque which was given with a citation, for the improvement of education in Rajasthan; received “National Integration Award” from Priyadarshini Academy, Mumbai in July 1989 for outstanding contribution to the cause of National Integration; honoured by the Indian Society of Clinical Oncology in 1984; honoured by Marine Lines Jaycess, Mumbai with “Man of the Year” Award for 1987 for contribution to the field of cinema, social arts and politics; appointed Justice of Peace (Special Executive Magistrate) in 1975 by the Government of Maharashtra. | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-476 | |||
Person:political | Indian National Congress | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-476 | |||
Person:status | Former | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-476 | |||
Person:title | Shri | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-476 | |||
Person:topics | role.pep | eng | in_sansad | in-sansad-ls-476 | |||