Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Nominated Anglo-Indian
State : Delhi
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Shri F.S.Fanthome
Mother's Name : Smt. Sheela Fanthome
Date of birth : 20 Sep 1948
Profession : Educationist Social Worker, Teacher
Positions held :
2004 Nominated to 14th Lok Sabha5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests
More Information :
Books Published
( i ) Gems English Readers; ( ii ) Selections from the Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru; ( iii ) Explore Biology,Physics & Chemistry; ( iv ) Environment Under Threat ;( v ) Ram Mohan Roy-Architect of Modernism; and (vi ) Understanding Moral Issues
Social And Cultural Activities
Involved in the education of less privileged children through the Ryan International Schools-Delhi and Noida; supports a nursery school for poor children at village Rampur, Dehradun; initiated Environment and Technology, sensitivity in school education and promoted creative writing and debates in schools; established the Research, Development and Consultancy Division of the organisation to improve school education and developed a flexible curriculum for Secondary Education; promoted the arts in schools accross the country through theatre and dance festivals
Special Interests
Globalisation and its challenges in the sphere of education; curriculum development and social change; promotion of excellence in education; education of the girl child and development
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading, writing, trekking in the hills and envisioning the future
Sports and Clubs
Was University Athlete and Football Captain; enjoys watching cricket ; Member, (i) India Habitat Centre; (ii) India International Centre, New Delhi
Countries Visited
Bhutan, France, U.K. and U.S.A.
Other Information
Chief Executive and Secretary 1992 onwards; Additional Secretary, 1989-91; Prinicipal, 1983-89; Vice-Prinicipal, 1982-83; Teacher; 1973-83; passionate about development issues, particularly matters concerning the empowerment of women; concerned about the poor standards in the sphere of sports and games and willing to improve the matters
