Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924 – 2018) was Prime Minister of India, first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months from 1998 to 1999, followed by a full term from 1999 to 2004. He had embarked upon a journalist's career, which was cut short in 1951 when he joined the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the fore-runner of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was also an author and a poet. He was born in the family of a humble school teacher on December 25 1924, in the erstwhile princely state of Gwalior (now a part of the Indian State of Madhya Pradesh). Over the decades, he emerged as a leader who commanded respect among people and politicians. He anchored his views in 5000 years of civilisational history, ever modernising, ever renewing, ever re-energising itself to meet the challenges of the next 1000 years. He was committed to nationalism which was essentially majoritarian Hindu Nationalism. He was a member of the RSS, a Hindu nationalist organisation.

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