Advocate Priyadharshni Rahul

A Lawyer at Supreme Court of India, Chairman of Sansad Ratna Awards Committee ("Gem of Parliament"), Founder President of Next Gen Political Leaders (NGPL), Editor of PreSense  Trustee Secretary of Prime Point Foundation & having many valuable awards in credit

(One of our special Guest For IFL’s  26-05-2023 SILVER JUBEELE event at Kuwait)

A Lawyer, majorly practicing in Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, has immense interest in debating and discussing Politics, administration and in line.

Having worked with Times group as a Manager and also with an NFP organization under Ministry of Commerce GoI before practicing law, she pools expertise in Communications, Public Relations and Policy matters.

She possesses exceptional social entrepreneurial skills along with exposure in constructive conversations with seasoned Politicians, Bureaucrats and other Dignitaries for more than ten years.

With an urge to contribute and serve the system for betterment, she did her graduation in Political Science and topped in academics and owns a Masters in Psychology. As an elected Student leader, she proved her leadership qualities in a constructive and conducive way while effectively handled contingencies. 

With well trained and outstanding experience working at the grass root level through various community development programs and representing India at international arena at a young age, she always looks for responsible position to display her inherent and learnt experiences and to stretch her space to learn more.

She is currently the Chairman of Sansad Ratna Awards Committee ("Gem of Parliament") is an initiative to honour "top performing" Members of the Indian Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha  based on their performance. This initiative is run by Shri Prime Point Srinivasan on the suggestions given by Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Former President of India.

Sansad Ratna Awards are given on behalf of "civil society" through a transparent selection process by a Jury committee headed by a sitting Central Minister of State and of eminent Parliamentarians, based on the data on various performance parameters.

Major Works and contributions:

• Compiled around 18 eBooks under various topics including Best parliamentary speeches of Honble Members of Parliament, Good Governance, Polity, History, etc.
• World Record Holder by the World Records Union and Asia Book of Records, 2022
• Authored a book “Where Will and Way Meet” with inspiring stories of Women leaders, 2022
• Young Visionary Award by Public Relations Council of India, August 2021
• Inspiring Successful Woman – TV interview on Raj TV for Women’s Day 2021

Major Highlights of her Achievements

• ‘Young Visionary Chanakya Award’ by Public Relations Council of India for conceptualizing Next Gen Political Leaders, presented by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Goa (September 2021)
• ‘Dr Abdul Kalam Award of Excellence for Nation Building,’ (July 2020)
• Merit of being the 1st Naval NCC cadet of TN, Pondicherry & Andaman and Nicobar to be deputed as Youth Ambassador of India to UK by Government of India
• Lead the NCC Contingent at the Republic Day parade 2005 at Delhi in the presence of the then Prime Minister of India
• Merit of receiving ‘The President Award’, for Bharat Scouts and Guides at a young age of 15
• Awarded ‘Young Achiever Award – 2005’ by Prof.Anita Bose , D/o Netaji Subash Chandra Bose
• Merit of being bestowed with an International Silver Award for Duke of Edinburgh at an young age of 16
• Women Warrior Award by All India Democratic Women Association, 2014
• NCC ‘C’ certificate holder with an ‘A’ grade
• Merit of being first ever Naval Girl cadet in Tamilnadu to be ranked “Senior Cadet Captain” - The highest rank in NCC
• Elected Women Convener at Madras Christian College

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She is also the Founder President of Next Gen Political Leaders (NGPL) an apolitical and a ‘way forward’ off-shoot of the Sansad Ratna Awards Committee.  This is a unique and ‘first of its kind’ initiatives in India, to bring young leaders from all political parties together and develop competitive leadership qualities in politics.   

NGPL organises (both online and offline)  workshops and seminars, and gets experts in the field, eminent Parliamentarians, Legislators and retired constitutional authorities to train, guide and mentor young politicians and aspirants. 

This opportunity gives the participants the scope to understand the aspects of Indian Constitution, Parliamentary functions, Legislative and Local bodies, rules and procedures. Discussing political ethics and political etiquette will orient young political leaders and aspirants to make a better and promising democratic India.

Priyadharshni Rahul is also the Trustee Secretary of Prime Point Foundation, officially inaugurated in December, 1999, is a not-for-profit organization founded by Krishnaswamy Srinivasan. Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, an agricultural scientist, inaugurated the trust.

The present trustees include the founder and S. Narendra, a former spokesman of the Government of India and former Information Advisor to four Prime Ministers of India. The trust aims to create awareness about communication, journalism and public relations among the students of Indian universities and colleges. The Foundation also promotes positive journalism through its ezine PreSense

She is the Editor of PreSense, an ezine periodic publication distributed by email or posted on a website. The Inaugural issue of  PreSense was launched during March 2006 by Y. S. Rajan, Principal adviser to the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), and an eminent Indian scientist.

PreSense claims to be the oldest functioning monthly eMagazine in India, has published about 191 editions in the last 17 years and had a Asia Book of Records for the same.

INTERVIEWS, HOSTINGS AND CONVERSATIONS EXCLUSIVELY HANDLED

Priyadharshni has elegantly hosted and handled conversations with various National and International celebrated personalities and experts across fields. Her confidence and preparedness gives her the advantage of managing pivotal and sensitive topics with grace and comfort. She is trained in managing guests of any age, temper and valour and connects with the guests effortlessly.

She has had constructive conversation with more than 100 public personalities, eminent experts, journalists, celebrities and Parliamentarians and to mention a few are:

• Shri Ajay Misra, Hon’ble Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI. Interview link on managing Covid effectively : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CGqYYvs_IE&t=12s

• Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Hon’ble Minister of State, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Culture, GoI. Interview link on an International Conference on National Education Policy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1aImuE61EM&t=1719s

• Smt Priyadharshni (self) hosted the prestigious Sansad Ratna Award Function at the Constitution Club, New Delhi that was live in Door Darshan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz3GHWAmvC 

• Shri Veerapa Moily, Former Central Minister, Former Chief Minister of Karnataka. Interview link on 21^st Anniversary event of Prime Point Foundation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIhrQifJ7n8

• Smt Priyanka Chaturvedi, Member of Parliament. Interview link on women empowerment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPyr9d14AEk&t=722s

• Shri Sam Pitroda, Telecom doyen, Politician and Policy expert. Former Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress of Indian National Congress : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Inz9VKDv1I&t=4898s

• Justice A. K . Patnaik, (former Judge, Supreme Court of India) and Shri Bathruhari Mahtab, 6^th time Member of Parliament. Interview link on Ethics in Politics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf_w2EKJrmM&t=112s

• Shri Ram Mohan Naidu, Member of Parliament and Smt Priyanka Chaturvedi, Member of Parliament, interactive session https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2_8bQYrqeM&t=9s 

• Shri Dr.Amol Ramsingh Kolhe, Member of Parliament, celebrated actor in the Marathi film industry. Interview link on preparing for 3^rd covid wave https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hDQVVJ6MgA&t=320s

• Shri Maxim Behar, President, World Communication Forum Association. Interview link on Communication and its importance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6e2Nk6hbww&t=491s 

• Smt Rehena Ameer, 1^st Indian London Councillor. Interview link on Women in politics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Negy7znSzg&t=3196s 

• Smt Priyadharshni (self), interview taken by MeTV, Australian OTT platform https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jneDTJqod68&t=1342s 

• Shri Santhosh Babu IAS, former Principal Secretary, Governemt of Tamil. Interview link on motivating youngsters join civil services https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lzIYB2hN4E&t=11s

• Shri Jayaraman, Founder, Press Council of India (PRCI) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De2KblnDMQQ

• Smt Ameeta Mulla Wattal, Educationalist, Author, Columnist, Policy matter specialist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULWnlGW83to&t=1067s

PERSONAL SUMMARY

AWARDS/ ACCOLADES DURING SCHOOL AND COLLEGE DAYS

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

NATIONAL AWARDS

STATE AWARDS

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