About Sandy Kalyan
Born 1957. Sandy Kalyan is a South African politician.
Santosh Vinita "Sandy" Kalyan (born 26 July 1957) is a South African politician, and a former Democratic Alliance member of Parliament's National Assembly, where she served as the Shadow Minister of Science and Technology until 2012.
She served as the DA Shadow Deputy Minister for International Relations & Cooperation. She was also a Member of the Pan-African Parliament.
Background Kalyan was born in KwaZulu-Natal. She is married to Jitendra Kalyan with two children, actor Adhir and Kirthi.
Kalyan attended high school at the Gandhi Desai High School and later pursued a Master of Education. She worked as an educator from 1979 to 1993. Since 1994, she has been a psychologist with a main focus of interest in the field of HIV/AIDS.
She left parliament in 2019.
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Who is Sandy Kalyan?
South African politician
When was Sandy Kalyan born?
Sandy Kalyan was born on 26 July 1957 in KwaZulu-Natal.
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Sandy Kalyan is a politician.
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Sandy Kalyan is South African.
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