Deendayal Upadhyaya

Deendayal Upadhyaya

Deendayal Upadhyaya, 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). Upadhyaya started the monthly publication Rashtra Dharma, broadly meaning 'National Duties', in the 1940s to spread the ideals of Hindutva revival. Upadhyaya is known for drafting Jan Sangh's official political doctrine, Integral humanism, by including some cultural-nationalism values and his agreement with several Gandhian socialist principles such as sarvodaya and swadeshi (self-sufficiency).

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1916 – 1968
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Born in
Mathura district
Educated at
Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University

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  • 1916

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  • 1968

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