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| Sudheendra Kulkarni is an Indian politician and columnist. He is an alumnus of the ], earning a ] in ] in 1982. He began his political career as a full time activist for the ]. He became a member of ] (BJP |
Sudheendra Kulkarni is an Indian politician and columnist. He is an alumnus of the ], earning a ] in ] in 1982. He began his political career as a full time activist for the ]. He became a member of ] (BJP) in 1996, having been for some years Executive Editor of ''Blitz'',<ref name="Zakaria2004"/> a left-wing newspaper which he is credited with transforming into a BJP-oriented publication. He has been associated with such initiatives as ] and ].<ref name = "iitb"> {{cite web | url = http://www.sarc-iitb.org/interactions/interactivesessions/sudheendrakulkarni | title = Sudheendra Kulkarni - 'Finding your Passion' | accessdate = 2011-07-21 | publisher = Student Alumni Relations Cell, ]}}</ref> | ||
| He has helped former Indian Prime Minister ] write his speeches.<ref name="Zakaria2004">{{cite book|author=Rafiq Zakaria|title=Indian Muslims: where have they gone wrong?|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=aMlKSmWRQ8cC&pg=PA348|accessdate=2011-07-21|year=2004|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=9788179912010|pages=348–|quote=}}</ref> A 2008 '']'' article describes him as a strategy man for ].<ref>{{cite news | title = Strategy Mian | date = 22 September 2008 | publisher = Outlook Publishing (India) Pvt. Ltd. | url = http://books.google.co.in/books?id=ODEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA13&dq=Sudheendra+Kulkarni&cd=6#v=onepage&q=Sudheendra%20Kulkarni&f=false | work = ] | accessdate = 2011-07-21}}</ref> | He has helped former Indian Prime Minister ] write his speeches.<ref name="Zakaria2004">{{cite book|author=Rafiq Zakaria|title=Indian Muslims: where have they gone wrong?|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=aMlKSmWRQ8cC&pg=PA348|accessdate=2011-07-21|year=2004|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=9788179912010|pages=348–|quote=}}</ref> A 2008 '']'' article describes him as a strategy man for ].<ref>{{cite news | title = Strategy Mian | date = 22 September 2008 | publisher = Outlook Publishing (India) Pvt. Ltd. | url = http://books.google.co.in/books?id=ODEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA13&dq=Sudheendra+Kulkarni&cd=6#v=onepage&q=Sudheendra%20Kulkarni&f=false | work = ] | accessdate = 2011-07-21}}</ref> | ||
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Sudheendra Kulkarni is an Indian politician and columnist. He is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, earning a B. Tech in Civil Engineering in 1982. He began his political career as a full time activist for the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He became a member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 1996, having been for some years Executive Editor of Blitz, a left-wing newspaper which he is credited with transforming into a BJP-oriented publication. He has been associated with such initiatives as Delhi–Lahore Bus and India Shining. He has helped former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee write his speeches. A 2008 Outlook article describes him as a strategy man for Lal Krishna Advani.
Kulkarni resigned from the BJP in 2009.
References
- ^ Rafiq Zakaria (2004). Indian Muslims: where have they gone wrong?. Popular Prakashan. pp. 348–. ISBN 9788179912010. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- "Sudheendra Kulkarni - 'Finding your Passion'". Student Alumni Relations Cell, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- "Strategy Mian". Outlook. Outlook Publishing (India) Pvt. Ltd. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- "Advani's key aide Sudheendra Kulkarni quits BJP". Hindustan Times. 23 August 2009. Retrieved 2011-07-21.