Viresh Pratap Chaudhry

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]

Viresh Pratap Chaudhry
Born1938
Delhi, India
Died5 September 2013
New Delhi, India
OccupationSocial worker
Known forSocial service
Spouse(s)Bala
Children2 children
AwardsPadma Shri

References
  1. "The Hindu". The Hindu. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. "Arya samaj". Arya samaj. 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  3. "Arya Anthyalay". NGO Reporter. 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  4. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  5. "Obituary". Obituary. 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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