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Ambika Soni
Indian politician (born 1942)
Ambika Soni (born 13 November 1942) is an Indian politician in the Indian National Congress. She has been Minister of Information and Broadcasting. She was a Member of Parliament representing the state of Punjab in the Rajya Sabha.
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Lahore in undivided Punjab to Nakul Sen Wadhwa, an Indian Civil Service officer and Lt. Governor of Goa in 1942.[1] Her mother, Indu Wadhwa, was a home-maker. The family is Christian.
Ambika studied at Welham Girls School, New Delhi and did her M.A. (Hons.) from Indraprastha College, Delhi University, followed by Diploma Superiore en Langue Francaise from Alliance Francaise, Bangkok and Post-Graduate Diploma in Spanish Art and Literature from University of Havana, Cuba.[2]
In 1961, aged 19, Ambika married Uday Soni, an Indian Foreign Service officer.
Political career
[edit]As Member of Indian National Congress
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Ambika Soni Biography
About Ambika Soni
Ambika Soni is a Congress Party leader and a member of the Rajya Sabha from Punjab. She has served the Indian government in various capacities including as the Minister of Tourism, Minister of Culture, and Minister of Information & Broadcasting. She has recently resigned from the cabinet and has been given the role of strengthening the Congress party for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.Ambika Soni was born on 1 July, 1973 in a village called Saifai in Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh. His father, Mulayam Singh Yadav, is a former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. Mulayam Singh Yadav founded the Samajwadi Party of which he is also a member. Ambika Soni's mother is Malti Devi. Akhilesh completed his schooling at Dholpur Military School in Rajasthan. Thereafter, he completed his Bachelor?s and Master?s degree course in Civil Environmental Engineering from Mysore University. He also studied in the University of Sydney, from where he holds a d