Viresh Pratap Chaudhry

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Viresh Pratap Chaudhry
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Born1938 (1938)
Delhi, India
Died5 September 2013(2013-09-05) (aged 74–75)
New Delhi, India
OccupationSocial worker
Known forSocial service
SpouseBala
Children2 children
AwardsPadma Shri

Viresh Pratap Chaudhry was an Indian social worker, politician[1] and the president of Arya Anthyalay,[2] a non governmental organization.[3] He was born in 1938 in Delhi[2] and after joining Indian National Congress, he became the general secretary of Indian Youth Congress.[1] He left the party to join Janata Dal and became the president of the Delhi Pradesh unit. Later he quit Janata Dal and became a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1] He was involved in many social activities, primarily under the aegis of Arya Anthyalay of which he was the president of the Delhi Pataudi House unit.[2] Chaudhry was honored by the Government of India, in 2002, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri[4] He died on 5 September 2013[5] at Delhi,[2] leaving behind his wife, Bala, and daughter Sangeeta and son, Nitinjya.[1]

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