Navratri, the Festival of Nine
Nights, is celebrated in honor of goddesses Durga, Lakshmi, and
Saraswati. The festival is celebrated for nine nights every year
in the Hindu month of Ashvin (September-October) although as the
dates of the festival .........
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The Vice Presidents of India
The Vice-President of
India is second-highest ranking government official in the executive branch
of the Government of India after the President. The Vice-President also has
the legislative function of acting as the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
List Of Vice-Presidents of
India
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Vice President Name |
Office Tenure |
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Dr. Sarvepalli
Radhakrishnan |
May 13, 1952 May 12,
1962 |
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Dr. Zakir Husain |
May 13, 1962 May 12,
1967 |
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Varahagiri Venkata
Giri |
May 13, 1967 May 3, 1969
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Not Available |
Gopal Swarup Pathak
|
August 31, 1969 August
30, 1974 |
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Basappa Danappa Jatti
|
August 31, 1974 August
30, 1979 |
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Mohammed Hidayatullah |
August 31, 1979 August
30, 1984 |
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Ramaswamy
Venkataraman |
August 31, 1984 July 27,
1987 |
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Dr. Shankar Dayal
Sharma |
September 3, 1987 July
24, 1992 |
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Kocheril Raman
Narayanan |
August 21, 1992 July 24,
1997 |
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Krishan Kant **
|
August 21, 1997 July 27,
2002 |
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Bhairon Singh
Shekhawat |
August 19, 2002 - August
2007 |
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Mohammad Hamid Ansari |
Newly Elected |
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