Rachna Khanna
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Rachna Khanna is a community activist working
for a greener environment.
She ran for and lost the election for the town council in South Windsor, Connecticut
under the Republican Party
ticket in 2009.
.
She is the chair of Beta Gamma Sigma
, an international honor society for business students and has been featured twice on the Barney School of Business publication
.
Khanna has been a resident of South Windsor for the past 20 years
. She did her schooling from Modern School, New Delhi whose list of distinguished former pupils include former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
and is often described as the most famous private school in India.
, India
, to Kailash Nath Marwah and Kusum Marwah, Rachna Khanna had an early exposure to politics as her grandfather was a member of the Jana Sangh party.
for a greener environment.
She ran for and lost the election for the town council in South Windsor, Connecticut
South Windsor, Connecticut
-History:In 1659, Thomas Burnham purchased the tract of land now covered by the towns of South Windsor and East Hartford from Tantinomo, chief sachem of the Podunk Indians. Burnham lived on the land and later willed it to his nine children...
under the Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
ticket in 2009.
.
She is the chair of Beta Gamma Sigma
Beta Gamma Sigma
Beta Gamma Sigma or ΒΓΣ is an honor society for business students and scholars. Founded in 1913 at the University of Wisconsin, it has over 650,000 members, selected from over 500 chapters in AACSB-accredited business schools...
, an international honor society for business students and has been featured twice on the Barney School of Business publication
.
Khanna has been a resident of South Windsor for the past 20 years
. She did her schooling from Modern School, New Delhi whose list of distinguished former pupils include former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhara was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term . She was assassinated by Sikh extremists...
and is often described as the most famous private school in India.
Early life
Born on October 26, 1966, in New DelhiNew Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, to Kailash Nath Marwah and Kusum Marwah, Rachna Khanna had an early exposure to politics as her grandfather was a member of the Jana Sangh party.