General(ly) ruling the hills!

Bbelonging to the rare breed of politicians with a military background, Major General (Retired) Khanduri, elected chief minister of Uttarakhand, proudly says, "“I am a 73-year young man”. And the reasons for his good health are not difficult to discern. A tea-toteler, he diligently performs his daily dose of yoga and meditation. No doubts, why he has succeeded in bringing the army's legacy of honesty, discipline and integrity with him into politics. And the love for his military background clearly reflects in his trademark handle-bar moustache.

Born & brought up in Dehradun, Khanduri went on to graduate from Allahabad University. He later joined the Indian Army as a cadet for the Corps of Engineers. He got the engineering degree from the College of Military Engineers at Pune and served the Indian Army till 1990. His political career started in the following year when he joined BJP and won the Lok Sabha election from Garhwal Parliamentary Constituency. His tryst with power came in 2000 when he was appointed as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Road Transport and Highways. He was elevated to the rank of Cabinet Minister in 2003, till NDA was kicked out of power in 2004. He added another feather to his cap, leading BJP to victory in the recently concluded Uttarakhand Assembly Elections.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2006

An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative