Dr. Shrikant Jichkar – Facts about India’s most Qualified Person
Have you ever wondered who is the most qualified person in India? Well, he should have done something exemplary or he must have a lot of degrees. How many can you guess? Four, Eight or a little more. If I say that this man had more than 15 degrees with him, won’t you be surprised? Yes, Dr. Shrikant Jichkar is the most qualified man in India.
Let’s look some facts about this great personality.
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Nagpur, Maharashtra
Dr. Shrikant Jichkar was born into a wealthy family of Maratha Farmers in Aajangaon near Katol in the district of Nagpur in Maharashtra on September 14, 1954. Little did his family knew at that time that he will be a genius in his later life.
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Degrees!
Dr. Shrikant Jichkar held more than 15 degrees. He started out as a Medical Doctor (MBBS and MD) he then did his Law (LL.B.) with Post-graduation in International Law (LL.M.). He also did his Master’s in Business Administration (DBM and MBA) and in Journalism (B.Journ). This was not enough, he did his Masters in ten subjects which is M.A. (Public Administration ; M.A. (Sociology) ; M.A. (Economics); M.A. (Sanskrit); M.A. (History); M.A.(English Literature); M.A. (Philosophy); M.A. (Political Science) ; M.A. (Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology); M.A (Psychology). He also got his D. Litt (Doctor of Letters) in Sanskrit.
Oh Gosh! And we though one degree was a big deal!
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42 Exams!
Between 1973 and 1990, he had written 42 University Examinations, every summer and every winter! Not only that, he has a merit in almost every degree and ever holds medals for securing ranks in this academic achievements.
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UPSC qualified
The UPSC exams are considered the most difficult exams to crack in the country. Dr. Shrikant Jichkar has qualified this exam twice! He first qualified this exam in 1978 and joined IPS but resigned. He again wrote this exam in 1980 to become IAS but again resigned four months later to contest elections.
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Youngest MLA
Dr. Shrikant Jichkar became the youngest MLA of the country when he was elected for the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra at the age of 25 in 1980.
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Student Leader
Before being elected for Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Jichkar was elected as President of the Nagpur University Student’s Council.
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Leading 14 Govt Departments!
Dr. Shrikant Jichkar is one hell of a man! He at one time held 14 different government portfolios. Not only this, he has handled ministerial posts in almost every government department.
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52,000 Books!
Dr. Shrikant Jichkar was a reading enthusiast. He had a personal library and has a collection of more than 52,000 books! An average man reads less than 500 books in his lifetime.
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Member of Rajya Sabha
He has even been a member of Rajya Sabha between 5 July 1992 and 4 July 1998. However, he lost the election for Lok Sabha in 1999 and 2004. In 1999, he lost the election of the Lok Sabha by a slender margin of 3000 votes in an electorate of 1.4 million voters.
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A Talent for Acting and painting!
Dr. Jichkar was a successful politician but very few people know that he was also a successful academician, a skilled painter, a professional photographer, and a stage actor too.
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Splitting of Maharashtra
Dr. Shrikant Jichkar completely opposed separation of Vidarbha from rest of Maharashtra as he felt ‘we will have no funds from day one to run the new State’.
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A Perfect Family man
Despite all his achievements, he was a humble man. He is described as a loving husband by his wife Rajshree and he was a caring and responsible father of his children, daughter Maitrayee and son Yagyawalkya.
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Brilliant Speaker
Being a politician, he had a gift of motivating the public but he was known to be an exemplary speaker. This great man traveled in most of the states in India speaking on the topics related to health, economics and giving religious discourses.
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Death
Dr. Shrikant Jichkar was killed when his car collided with a bus near Kondhali, about 60 kilometres from Nagpur. The accident was severe and His sudden demise was mourned by the whole nation.
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True son of India
Dr. Shrikant Jichkar was a legendary politician with exceptional gifts and he will always be missed. He was a scholar and made proper use of it in uplifting the nation. Despite all his achivements, he was a humble man. The nation is greatful for his services. May he rest in peace.
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