Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe is a nationalist social worker at heart, a researcher-student of political science and trainer in democracy by profession and a Parliamentarian by elevation. Dr. Sahasrabuddhe is a post-Graduate in English Literature and a Ph.D. in Political Science, both from the University of Mumbai. A Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha ( Upper House of Indian Parliament) from Maharashtra, since July 2016, Dr Sahasrabuddhe is the President at Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) (www.iccr.gov.in), India’s Soft Power promotion establishment. He is also the National Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),, India’s ruling Party along with other coalition partners since 2014. As Party VP, he is In-Charge of the Good Governance, Central and State Government Program Coordination and Policy Research Departments of the Bharatiya Janata Party, besides being the organisational In-Charge of BJP, Madhya Pradesh. On the Policy Research front, Dr Sahasrabuddhe also is Hon. Director of the Public Policy Research Centre (PPRC),New Delhi. Besides, Dr Sahasrabuddhe is currently also the Vice President at Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini (RMP) ,(www.rmponweb.org), a unique institution of which he was the Director General for over two decades. RMQP which is one of its kind research and training academy for elected representatives and social workers. One of the many caps that Dr. Sahasrabuddhe wears, is that of the Vice President of Indian Social Responsibility Network ( ISRN), a Delhi based organisation.