Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was an Indian poet, writer and statesman who served as the prime minister of India, first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for 6 years from 1998 to 2004. He was the first non-Congress prime minister to serve a full term in the office. Vajpayee was one of the co-founders and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Gwalior
- Educated at
- Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar UniversityDAV College, KanpurSt. Mary's School, Belgaum
- Awards
- 🏆 Ig Nobel Prize🏆 Bharat Ratna🏆 Order of Ouissam Alaouite🏆 Banga Bibhushan🏆 Outstanding Parliamentarian Award
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Trending topics shown first"With the banner of Nationalism in our hearts to build up a Mighty India, let us march forward on the path of Duty. This is no time for rest; this is no occasion for faltering. Let us go onwards and on…"
"Vajpayee is as wishy-washy as Nehru was. I don't think he has any ideology."
"Our National life is full of diversities. We have here a variety of languages, of faiths, of communities, of modes of living, and schools and styles of literature and art. This diversity reflects the …"
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Timeline
1924
Born
Birth2018
Died
Death
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