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An Indian
Politician and Member of Parliament of the upper house, from Rajasthan, Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi belongs to the Indian national Congress party and used to
be its spokesman till April, 2012.
His life and
Education
Born to a Jodhpur
family in the Indian state of Rajasthan on 24th of February in 1959 to Srimati Kamla
Singhvi and Dr Laxmi Mall Singhvi, Abhishek got his education in the premier
institute of the country right from his childhood. He was a great learner right
from his childhood and completed his high school from St Columba’s School.
Wanting to complete his higher education, Abhishek graduated and even got his
Masters from St Stephen’s college. Thereafter, he moved to Trinity College for
his Ph D and later the PIL from Harvard University. His education speaks
volumes about himself. His topic of dissertation was on Emergency Powers (this
could be perhaps because of the Emergency Situation India had recently faced
then). His quest to attain perfection made him become an eminent lawyer
and he thus carried forward the tradition of his family (his father was an
eminent Lawyer and former Indian High Commission to the United Kingdom).
Married to singer
Anita Singhvi, he has two sons, Anubhav and Avishkar. Among the country’s
highest remunerated Directors who have declared their emoluments through
professional engagements, Dr Abhishek Amnu Singhvi, at one time, topped the
chart with Rs Fifty Crores per annum. In 1997, his career got a new high
when he started working as additional Solicitor General of India. 2001 onward
he became a serious politician, when he began functioning as the Indian
National Congress Party Spokesman. As the party spokesman, he used to appear in
electronic news channels and contributed through his writings in the print
media.
He took the
interaction with media to a new high of articulation with his witty, restrained
and sensible talks. He journalists could hardly entangle Dr Singhvi, as his
oration and deep thought into any topic made him an instant talker with no
prejudices. He became an asset to his own party. In these days of
aggressive media business, people like Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi become
attraction to widely televised urban elite class of the society.
Role as a
politician
Dr Singhvi was
elected a Rajya Sabha Member (upper house of the Parliament) in August of 2006
from the state of Rajasthan. To the young Members of the Upper House his talks,
interactions and dealing with issues were like lessons. He used to enthrall the
audience with his oration and was often the one to silence the critics of his
party and the oppositions. It was even admitted among the opposition members of
the Parliament that the ruling party would put Dr Singhvi in act to tactically
divert attention from public debate and controversies. Often, the Members of
the different political outfits were trapped by his subtle web of logic and
points. Surely, Dr Singhvi’s articulation was the fiercest in his armory. Dr
Abhishek Manu Singhvi presided over many Union Government Committees and
panels. Simultaneously with his Rajya Sabha tenure, from August 2006 to
August 2007 he was the Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit Member,
Joint Committee.
From August 2009
to July 2011 he remained the member of Committee on Personal and Public
Grievances, law and Justice. This public outfit got functioned under the
leadership of likes of Dr Singhvi and other panelists who were the luminaries
among the country’s famous lawyers.
In September 2006,
he became the member of Committee of Privileges. This committee was to look
after any charge against the members of the Parliament in regard to their
attitude and behavior on the floor of the both the houses.
From July 2010, he
started working as the Member of the Consultative Committee for Ministry of
Foreign Affairs. In July 2011 he became the Chairman of the Committee of
Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Member, General Purpose
Committee.
The Writer
Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi has long been an accomplished writer and columnist. In 2006, his
book ‘Reflection of Abhishek Singvi’ was published and was widely acclaimed and
came with a foreword by the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.
His column ‘Candid
Corner’ in the one of the leading dailies, Hindustan Times became much popular
among the readers. Later, it was published as a book. He also wrote for a
fortnightly column in ‘Indya.com’ and used to write for ‘The Pioneer’ and also
‘Dainik Bhaskar’.
Besides, his
articles have also been published in magazines and periodicals. Some Some soon
to be out writings by him are ‘Collection of Legal Writings’ and ‘Emergency
Powers: A Comparative Study’ are worth mentioning.
With a life of
umpteen achievements before him, Dr Singhvi quit as the chairperson of the
Parliament Standing Committee on Law and Justice and as the Congress Spokesman
on 23rd of April, 2012
