Deendayal Upadhyaya
Indian thinker and former leader of the political party Bharatiya Jana Sangh / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Deendayal Upadhyaya (25 September 1916 ā 11 February 1968) was an Indian politician, a proponent of integral humanism ideology and leader of the political party Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), the forerunner of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[2] Upadhyaya started the monthly publication Rashtra Dharma, broadly meaning 'National Faith', in the 1940s to spread the ideals of Hindutva revival.[3] Upadhyaya is known for drafting Jan Sangh's official political doctrine, Integral humanism,[1] by including some cultural-nationalism values and his agreement with several Gandhian socialist principles such as sarvodaya (progress of all) and swadeshi (self-sufficiency).[4]
Deendayal Upadhyaya | |
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10th President of Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
In office December 1967 ā February 1968 | |
Preceded by | Balraj Madhok |
Succeeded by | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Personal details | |
Born | (1916-09-25)25 September 1916 Nagla Chandraban, Mathura, United Provinces, British India (present-day Deendayal Dham, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India) |
Died | 11 February 1968(1968-02-11) (aged 51) Mughalsarai, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Political party | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
Alma mater | Sanatan Dharma College, Kanpur, Agra University (BA) |
Known for | Integral Humanism[1] |