Dr. Faguni Ram and Dr. Sushila Das photographed with Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Shrimati Sonia Gandhi

Dr. Faguni Ram
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
In office
3
ConstituencyAurangabad, Bihar
Personal details
Born(1945-01-02)2 January 1945
Gaya Bihar
Died25 February 2018(2018-02-25) (aged 73)
New Delhi
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseDr. Sushila Das

Dr. Faguni Ram (2 January 1945 – 25 February 2018) was an Indian politician. He was a minister of state, Bihar and member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India representing Bihar as a member of the Indian National Congress for three terms.

Dr. Faguni Ram, whose father was Baijnath Ram (Freedom Fighter), was born on 2 January 1945. He obtained BA and MA degrees in Geography, as well as a PhD, and married Dr. Sushila Das.[1]

Ram was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Bihar between 1972–77 and served as a minister of state in the Government of Bihar in 1973. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1985–1988, 1988–1994 and from 2000.[1]

Outside politics, Ram wrote Development of Irrigation and its Impact on Agriculture and was a co-author of the 25 volumes of Instant Encyclopaedia of Geography.

He and his wife were among the first members of a Scheduled Caste in the state to hold a PhD degree. They always stressed education as a means to self-development and the development of people they served. He served in Bihar State Administrative Services but left to become MLA from Aurangabad.[2]

Ram breathed last on 25 February 2018 in Ram Manohar Lohia hospital. [3] He was cremated in Nigambodh Ghat.[4]

Awards and recognition

  • National Integration Award, 1987–88
  • Citizen of India, 1992
  • Several colleges and schools named after him in his home town and state.

References

  1. 1 2 "RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 – 2003" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Who's Who in Asian and Australasian Politics. Bowker-Saur. 1991. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-86291-593-3.
  3. ↑ "Sardhee is a mythical illness for many Biharians"
  4. ↑ "RS consoles death of former members". United News of India. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

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