Shiv Khera

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shiv Khera
ShivKhera.jpg
Born (1951-11-13) 13 November 1951 (age 69)
Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationAuthor, motivational speaker
Websiteshivkhera.com

Shiv Khera is an Indian author, activist and motivational speaker. He launched a movement against caste-based reservation in India, founded an organization called Country First Foundation[1][2][3]

Early life[]

Khera was born in a business oriented family that operated coal mines, which were eventually nationalized by the Indian government. In his early years, he worked as a car washer, a life insurance agent, and a franchise operator before becoming a motivational speaker.[4] While working in the United States, he was inspired by a lecture delivered by Norman Vincent Peale and claims to follow Peale's motivational teachings.[citation needed]

When Freedom Is Not Free was published, Amrit Lal, a retired Indian civil servant, accused Khera of plagiarism, alleging that content from that book directly came from his own book India Enough Is Enough, published 8 years earlier.[5] Additionally, he found that numerous anecdotes, jokes and quotes in Khera's other books were also used without acknowledging proper sources. Khera countered that he took notes and inspirations from numerous sources, and that he was unable to keep track of all of them. Lal finally accepted an out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed sum of money (reputed to be 25 lakh according to Khera), which he said he would donate to the Missionaries of Charity.[5]

Activism and politics[]

Khera founded Country First Foundation, a social activism organisation whose mission is "to ensure freedom through education and justice".[2] In 2004, he stood as an independent candidate from the South Delhi constituency in Indian general elections and "lost badly".[2] In 2008, he started the Bharatiya Rashtravadi Samanata Party.[6] During 2014 polls in India, he supported the Bhartiya Janata Party and campaigned for Lal Krishna Advani, a senior member of the party.[7] Khera has also filed several public interest lawsuits in the Indian Supreme Court, and he unsuccessfully contested the 2009 general election in India on an anti-corruption platform.[1][2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Blame-courts-for-corruption-Shiv-Khera/articleshow/14921465.cms
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Shah, Shalini (24 April 2010). "No 'guru' this". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Shiv Khera to file PIL against former CJIs". Deccan Herald. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. ^ "bio of Mr Shiv khera". Archived from the original on 10 March 2014.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Sheela Reddy (26 July 2004). "You Can Steal & Win". Outlook. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  6. ^ Shiv Khera launches Bhartiya Rashtravadi Samanta Party, Oneindia, 14 July 2008
  7. ^ Piyush Mishra (28 April 2014), "Motivational speaker Shiv Khera campaigns for Advani", The Times of India

External links[]

Retrieved from ""