Shri Deepender Singh Hooda

Greatly interested in agriculture; rural based infrastructure, education and energy projects; avid reader on subjects of History, Economics and Politics with keen interest in topics ranging from American Civil War, Indian Freedom Movement, World War II, French Revolution, ancient Egypt, Greeks and the Indus Valley Civilization to social economics, Marxism, capitalistic economic models, polity and governance

Australia, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya,Sweden and USA

Member, Council of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs); Elected Vice Chairman, Indian Red Cross Society; Chairperson, Indo-UK Forum of Parliamentarians; President, Haryana State Football Association; Patron, Sarvhitkari Seva Trust (NGO working on education, health and water); Participant in Aspen Strategy Group Dialogue on Indo-US Relations; Awarded Honorary "Beta Gamma Sigma" (top 1% of class) at Indiana University; Elected President of Asian Students Association at Indiana University in a unanimous vote; successfully led initiative for holding `Asian Business Conference` at Harvard Business School; as Social Secretary, 1998-1999 organized all major social events and cultural functions during the period; Work experience with (i) Reliance Industries Ltd., India, May 1999-December 2000; (ii) Software Engineer, Infosys Technologies Ltd., India, December 2000-August 2001; and (iii) American Airlines/Sabre Holdings, Dallas, USA/Travelocity June 2003-July 2005; Participant in grassroot election campaigns in Haryana State during the last 15 years on behalf of Indian National Congress as student, a party propagandist, organizer and a party candidate; his father Sh. B.S. Hooda is an Ex-Chief Minister of Haryana; and has been a Member of Parliament for five terms; his grandfather, Sh. Ranbir Singh was member of the Constituent Assembly of India (the founding fathers); apart from being a renowned freedom fighter, Sh. Ranbir Singh Ji had been a member of provisional Parliament, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, Punjab and Haryana State Legislative Assemblies; and great grandfather, Sh. Matu Ram was pioneer of Arya Samaj, Indian National Congress and Freedom Movement in erstwhile Punjab State

Active participant in various Congress events and functions as a student and after; participated in all the election campaigns in Rohtak Lok Sabha and Kiloi Vidhan Sabha Constituencies during the last 15 years on behalf of Congress Party as a student, a party propagandist, a party leader and organiser