Chandikadas Amritrao DeshmukhBR, better known as Nanaji Deshmukh (11 October 1916 – 27 February 2010), was a social reformer and politician from India. He worked in the fields of education, health, and rural self-reliance. He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award in 2019 by Government of India. He was a leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and also a member of the Rajya Sabha.[2][3]
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi paying floral tributes to Nanaji Deshmukh, on the Birth Centenary Celebrations of Nanaji Deshmukh, at IARI, New Delhi on 11 October 2017
Though born in Maharashtra, the fields of his activities were Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The then RSS chief M. S. Golwalkar sent him to Gorakhpur (U.P) as "pracharak" (full-time functionary). He rose to be the Saha Prant Pracharak of the whole of Uttar Pradesh (which has now become the eighth prant of RSS).[8]
RSS volunteer
The Vice President, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat presenting Shri Nanesh Samata Puraskar to Shri Nanaji Deshmukh, in New Delhi on 8 April 2006.
Deshmukh became inspired by Bal Gangadhar Tilak and his nationalist ideology, as well as showing an acquired interest in social service and activities. His family was in close contact with Keshav Baliram Hedgewar who was a regular visitor to Deshmukh's family. He could discern potential in Nanaji and encouraged him to attend RSSshakhas.[9]
In 1940, after Hedgewar's death, many youngsters inspired by him joined the RSS in Maharashtra. Deshmukh was among those who joined the RSS devoting their whole life in service to the nation. He was sent to Uttar Pradesh as a Pracharak. At Agra, he met Deen Dayal Upadhyaya for the first time. Later, Deshmukh went to Gorakhpur as a pracharak to introduce Sangh ideology in the eastern UP. He had to stay in a Dharmashala but had to keep on changing Dharmashalas as no one was allowed to stay there for more than three days consecutively. Ultimately, he was given shelter by Baba Raghavdas, reportedly on condition that he would cook meals for him.[10]
When in 1947, the RSS decided to launch two journals (Rashtradharma and Panchjanya) as well as a newspaper, Swadesh, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee was assigned the responsibility of the editor and Deen Dayal Upadhyaya was made the Margdharshak with Nanaji as the managing director.[13]
Mahatma Gandhi's assassination led to the imposition of a ban on the RSS and publication work came to a grinding halt. A different strategy was adopted keeping the ban in mind and Deshmukh was the brain behind underground publication work by the RSS those days.[14]
When the ban was lifted and it was decided to have a political organisation, Bharatiya Jana Sangh came into being. Deshmukh was asked by Golwalkar to take charge of Bharatiya Jana Sangh in Uttar Pradesh as its general secretary.[15]
In Uttar Pradesh, BJS gained strength from Upadhyaya's vision, Atal Bihari Vajpayee's oratory skills and Deshmukh's organizational work and it emerged as an important player in the state politics. Deshmukh always shared good relations not only with his party colleagues but also with his opponents. Gupta, who suffered many defeats at the hands of Deshmukh, yet continued to have great respect for him and called him 'Nana Phadanvis'. His relations with Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia changed the course of Indian politics. Once he invited Lohia in BJS karaykarta sammelan where he met Upadhyaya for the first time and this association brought the BJS closer to other socialist parties in exposing the Congress and its misrule. Lohia and Deshmukh's association led to the first non-Congress coalition government in Uttar Pradesh after the 1967 state assembly election[16] Desmukh actively participated in Bhoodan Movement started by Vinoba Bhave.[11]
Later, Narayan himself and Morarji Desai, who became the Prime Minister heading the Janata Party Government offered him the Cabinet portfolio of Industry, but Deshmukh spurned the overture. Deshmukh had won in the 1977 election held after revocation of the Emergency with a comfortable margin from Balrampur Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh.[11]
When Narayan gave the call for "Total Revolution" Deshmukh responded by giving total support to this movement.[11] He was nominated to Rajya Sabha by the NDA Government in the year 1999 in recognition of his services to the nation.[11]
Social work
The Vice President Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat conferring the 'Dnyaneswar Award' to noted & veteran social worker Shri Nanaji Deshmukh, in New Delhi on 1 June 2005.
After retirement from active politics Deshmukh then served Deendayal Research Institute that he himself had established way back in 1969.[11]
He did work towards the anti-poverty and minimum needs programme. Other areas of his work were agriculture and cottage industry, rural health and rural education. Deshmukh assumed chairmanship of the institute after leaving politics and devoted all his time to building up the institute. He was also instrumental in carrying out social restructuring programme in over 500 villages of both Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh states of India.[11] He also published the journal "Manthan" (introspection) which was edited by K.R. Malkani for many years.
Deshmukh did social work in Gonda (U.P.), Balrampur and Beed (Maharashtra). The motto of his project was Har hath ko denge kaam, har khet ko denge paanee.
He also established Chitrakoot Gramoday Vishwavidyalaya in Chitrakoot, India's first rural University, and served as its Chancellor.[11] Nanaji implemented the philosophy of integral humanism to improve the living standards of more than 150 villages of Bundelkhand.
Awards and recognition
He was awarded highest civilian award Bharat Ratna in 2019 (Posthumously), and second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan in 1999.[17]
Death
Deshmukh died on 27 February 2010 in the premises of Chitrakoot Gramoday Vishwavidyalaya that he established. He was unwell for some time due to geriatric problems and had refused to be taken to Delhi for treatment. He bequeathed his body to Dadhichi Dehdaan Sanstha of New Delhi which was accepted, and his body was sent to All India Institute of Medical Sciences for medical research.[11]
^Preeti Trivedi (December 2017). Architect of A Philosophy. Bhartiya Sahitya Inc. p. 37. ISBN9781613016381. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
^Nanaji Deshmukh, Sangh ideologue who established RSS in UP (Profile). Outlook India. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
^BJP Today, Volume 14. Bharatiya Janata Party. 2005. p. 459. Nanaji family was in close contact with Dr. Hedgewar who was a regular visitor to the family of Nanaji.
^Anil Kumar 'Salil' (January 0101). Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya. Prabhat Prakashan. p. 5. ISBN9789351863519.
^Christophe Jaffrelot (2010). Religion, Caste, and Politics in India. Primus Books. p. 193. ISBN978-1849041386.
^Dattopant Bapurao Thengadi (1988). Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya: An inquest, introductory part. Suruchi Prakashan. p. 9. its auspices were published the magazine 'Rashtra Dharma', the weekly ' Panchajanya' and the daily 'Swadesh'. Of these, the last two were edited by Panditji. Nanaji Deshmukh was the managing director of publication
^BJP Today, Volume 14. Bharatiya Janata Party. 2005. p. 459. A different strategy was adopted keeping the ban in mind and Nanaji was the brain behind underground publication work by the RSS those days.
^BJP Today, Volume 14. Bharatiya Janata Party. 2005. p. 459.
^"Nanaji Deshmukh — key architect of Janata Party, who quit politics to transform rural India". 11 October 2020.
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This article may be written from a fan s point of view rather than a neutral point of view Please clean it up to conform to a higher standard of quality and to make it neutral in tone January 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Chandikadas Amritrao Deshmukh BR better known as Nanaji Deshmukh 11 October 1916 27 February 2010 was a social reformer and politician from India He worked in the fields of education health and rural self reliance He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna India s highest civilian award in 2019 by Government of India He was a leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and also a member of the Rajya Sabha 2 3 Bharat Ratna Rashtra RishiNanaji DeshmukhDeshmukh on a 2017 stamp of IndiaMember of Parliament Lok SabhaIn office 1977 1979 1 Preceded byChandra Bhal Mani TiwariSucceeded byChandra Bhal Mani TiwariConstituencyBalrampur Uttar PradeshMember of Parliament Rajya SabhaIn office 22 November 1999 21 November 2005ConstituencyNominatedPersonal detailsBornChandikadas Amritrao Deshmukh 1916 10 11 11 October 1916Kadoli Parbhani District Hyderabad State British India present day Kadoli Hingoli District Maharashtra India Died27 February 2010 2010 02 27 aged 93 Chitrakoot Satna District Madhya Pradesh IndiaPolitical partyBharatiya Jana SanghAlma materBITS PilaniAwardsBharat Ratna January 2019 Padma Vibhushan 1999 Contents 1 Early life 2 RSS volunteer 3 Political life 4 Social work 5 Awards and recognition 6 Death 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksEarly life Edit The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi paying floral tributes to Nanaji Deshmukh on the Birth Centenary Celebrations of Nanaji Deshmukh at IARI New Delhi on 11 October 2017 Nanaji was born on 11 October 1916 into a Marathi speaking Deshastha Brahmin family 4 5 at Kadoli which is a small town in the Hingoli district He worked as a vegetable seller to raise money for his education 6 He went to high school in Sikar where the Raoraja of Sikar gave him a scholarship He studied in Birla college Now BITS Pilani In the same year he also joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSS 7 Though born in Maharashtra the fields of his activities were Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh The then RSS chief M S Golwalkar sent him to Gorakhpur U P as pracharak full time functionary He rose to be the Saha Prant Pracharak of the whole of Uttar Pradesh which has now become the eighth prant of RSS 8 RSS volunteer Edit The Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat presenting Shri Nanesh Samata Puraskar to Shri Nanaji Deshmukh in New Delhi on 8 April 2006 Deshmukh became inspired by Bal Gangadhar Tilak and his nationalist ideology as well as showing an acquired interest in social service and activities His family was in close contact with Keshav Baliram Hedgewar who was a regular visitor to Deshmukh s family He could discern potential in Nanaji and encouraged him to attend RSS shakhas 9 In 1940 after Hedgewar s death many youngsters inspired by him joined the RSS in Maharashtra Deshmukh was among those who joined the RSS devoting their whole life in service to the nation He was sent to Uttar Pradesh as a Pracharak At Agra he met Deen Dayal Upadhyaya for the first time Later Deshmukh went to Gorakhpur as a pracharak to introduce Sangh ideology in the eastern UP He had to stay in a Dharmashala but had to keep on changing Dharmashalas as no one was allowed to stay there for more than three days consecutively Ultimately he was given shelter by Baba Raghavdas reportedly on condition that he would cook meals for him 10 Within three years almost 250 Sangh Shakhas commenced in and around Gorakhpur He established India s first Saraswati Shishu Mandir at Gorakhpur in 1950 11 12 When in 1947 the RSS decided to launch two journals Rashtradharma and Panchjanya as well as a newspaper Swadesh Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee was assigned the responsibility of the editor and Deen Dayal Upadhyaya was made the Margdharshak with Nanaji as the managing director 13 Mahatma Gandhi s assassination led to the imposition of a ban on the RSS and publication work came to a grinding halt A different strategy was adopted keeping the ban in mind and Deshmukh was the brain behind underground publication work by the RSS those days 14 Political life EditThis section includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this section by introducing more precise citations January 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message When the ban was lifted and it was decided to have a political organisation Bharatiya Jana Sangh came into being Deshmukh was asked by Golwalkar to take charge of Bharatiya Jana Sangh in Uttar Pradesh as its general secretary 15 In Uttar Pradesh BJS gained strength from Upadhyaya s vision Atal Bihari Vajpayee s oratory skills and Deshmukh s organizational work and it emerged as an important player in the state politics Deshmukh always shared good relations not only with his party colleagues but also with his opponents Gupta who suffered many defeats at the hands of Deshmukh yet continued to have great respect for him and called him Nana Phadanvis His relations with Dr Ram Manohar Lohia changed the course of Indian politics Once he invited Lohia in BJS karaykarta sammelan where he met Upadhyaya for the first time and this association brought the BJS closer to other socialist parties in exposing the Congress and its misrule Lohia and Deshmukh s association led to the first non Congress coalition government in Uttar Pradesh after the 1967 state assembly election 16 Desmukh actively participated in Bhoodan Movement started by Vinoba Bhave 11 Later Narayan himself and Morarji Desai who became the Prime Minister heading the Janata Party Government offered him the Cabinet portfolio of Industry but Deshmukh spurned the overture Deshmukh had won in the 1977 election held after revocation of the Emergency with a comfortable margin from Balrampur Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh 11 When Narayan gave the call for Total Revolution Deshmukh responded by giving total support to this movement 11 He was nominated to Rajya Sabha by the NDA Government in the year 1999 in recognition of his services to the nation 11 Social work Edit The Vice President Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat conferring the Dnyaneswar Award to noted amp veteran social worker Shri Nanaji Deshmukh in New Delhi on 1 June 2005 After retirement from active politics Deshmukh then served Deendayal Research Institute that he himself had established way back in 1969 11 He did work towards the anti poverty and minimum needs programme Other areas of his work were agriculture and cottage industry rural health and rural education Deshmukh assumed chairmanship of the institute after leaving politics and devoted all his time to building up the institute He was also instrumental in carrying out social restructuring programme in over 500 villages of both Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh states of India 11 He also published the journal Manthan introspection which was edited by K R Malkani for many years Deshmukh did social work in Gonda U P Balrampur and Beed Maharashtra The motto of his project was Har hath ko denge kaam har khet ko denge paanee He also established Chitrakoot Gramoday Vishwavidyalaya in Chitrakoot India s first rural University and served as its Chancellor 11 Nanaji implemented the philosophy of integral humanism to improve the living standards of more than 150 villages of Bundelkhand Awards and recognition EditHe was awarded highest civilian award Bharat Ratna in 2019 Posthumously and second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan in 1999 17 Death EditDeshmukh died on 27 February 2010 in the premises of Chitrakoot Gramoday Vishwavidyalaya that he established He was unwell for some time due to geriatric problems and had refused to be taken to Delhi for treatment He bequeathed his body to Dadhichi Dehdaan Sanstha of New Delhi which was accepted and his body was sent to All India Institute of Medical Sciences for medical research 11 See also EditVidya Bharati Indian Nationalism Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Lal Krishna Advani Balraj Madhok Rashtriya Swayamsevak SanghReferences Edit Lok Sabha condoles Nanaji Deshmukh s death The Hindustantimes Retrieved 10 March 2010 Bharat Ratna for Pranab Mukherjee Nanaji Deshmukh and Bhupen Hazarika Times Now 25 January 2019 Retrieved 25 January 2019 Who was Nanaji Deshmukh The Indian Express Retrieved 11 October 2017 New Quest Issues 25 30 The Indian Association for Cultural Freedom 1981 p 8 Christophe Jaffrelot 2010 Religion Caste and Politics in India Primus Books p 194 ISBN 978 1849041386 BJP Today Volume 14 Bhartiya Janata Party 2005 p 459 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a Cite magazine requires magazine help Preeti Trivedi December 2017 Architect of A Philosophy Bhartiya Sahitya Inc p 37 ISBN 9781613016381 Retrieved 1 December 2017 Nanaji Deshmukh Sangh ideologue who established RSS in UP Profile Outlook India Retrieved 25 January 2019 BJP Today Volume 14 Bharatiya Janata Party 2005 p 459 Nanaji family was in close contact with Dr Hedgewar who was a regular visitor to the family of Nanaji Anil Kumar Salil January 0101 Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Prabhat Prakashan p 5 ISBN 9789351863519 a b c d e f g h i Social activist Nanaji Deshmukh dead The New Indian Express 28 February 2010 Christophe Jaffrelot 2010 Religion Caste and Politics in India Primus Books p 193 ISBN 978 1849041386 Dattopant Bapurao Thengadi 1988 Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya An inquest introductory part Suruchi Prakashan p 9 its auspices were published the magazine Rashtra Dharma the weekly Panchajanya and the daily Swadesh Of these the last two were edited by Panditji Nanaji Deshmukh was the managing director of publication BJP Today Volume 14 Bharatiya Janata Party 2005 p 459 A different strategy was adopted keeping the ban in mind and Nanaji was the brain 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