What is Akhilesh Das?
'''Dr Akhilesh Das Gupta''' (31 March 1961 &ndash; 12 April 2017) was an Indian politician, sports executive, educator and philanthropist. He was born in [[Uttar Pradesh]], India. Das was the President of [[Badminton Association of India]], Vice President of [[Badminton Asia Confederation]], Member - Executive Council of [[Badminton World Federation]] and Vice President of [[Indian Olympic Association]]. Das served as a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] from 1996 through 2014 and mayor of [[Lucknow]] from 1993 through 1995. Das died on 12 April 2017 from a [[heart attack]] at a hospital in [[Lucknow]], India, aged 56.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://tingoos.com/congress-leader-akhilesh-das-dead-due-heart-attack/ |title=Congress Leader Akhilesh Das is Dead Due to Heart Attack |access-date=2017-04-12 |archive-date=2017-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412145721/https://tingoos.com/congress-leader-akhilesh-das-dead-due-heart-attack/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Das, Akhilesh}} [[Category:1961 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Politicians from Lucknow]] [[Category:Indian businesspeople]] [[Category:Indian educators]] [[Category:Indian philanthropists]] [[Category:Members of the Rajya Sabha]]