Ram Madhav
Ram Madhav | |
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State Incharge,Bharatiya Janta Party | |
In office 2024 | |
National General Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party | |
In office 2014–2020 | |
President | |
Personal details | |
Born | Varanasi Ram Madhav[1] 22 August 1964 Amalapuram,Andhra Pradesh,India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Alma mater | University of Mysore |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | rammadhav |
Varanasi Ram Madhav(born 22 August 1964) is an Indian politician who served as the National General Secretary of theBharatiya Janata Party.[2][3]He is a member of the National Executive of theRashtriya Swayamsevak Sanghand has authored a few books. His latest isUneasy Neighbours: India and China after Fifty Years of the War.[4][5][6]
Early life
[edit]Madhav was born in theEast Godavaridistrict ofAndhra Pradeshon 22 August 1964.[7]Primarily a student of engineering, he earned his Diploma in Electrical Engineering from Andhra Pradesh.[6]He also has a post-graduate degree in Political Science from theUniversity of Mysore,Karnataka.[8]
Political career
[edit]Madhav's association with theRashtriya Swayamsevak Sanghbegan as a teenager. He volunteered to be a full-time worker for RSS in 1981. He was assigned to several key positions in the organization.[9] He has also been the editor ofBharatiya Pragna,a monthly magazine in English published by Pragna Bharati,[8]and associate editor ofJagriti,aTeluguweekly.[10]He worked as a journalist for over 20 years with RSS sponsored publications and has authored more than twelve books. He serves as the Member of the Board of Governors of India Foundation, a New Delhi–based think-tank focused on the issues, challenges, and opportunities of the Indian polity.[11]He is also a mentor at Vision India Foundation, a New Delhi–based think tank working on public leadership amongst youth[12][13]
He served as the national spokesperson of the RSS from 2003 to 2014. Madhav was seconded to the BJP and appointed as one of its national general secretaries in 2014.[9]
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"Shri Ram Madhav joins BJP in the presence of BJP President Shri Amit Shah - 10th July 2014"Bharatiya Janata PartyonYouTube |
As a General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he is credited for the rise of the party in North East India and building alliances with regional parties.[14]
Personal views
[edit]Foreign policy
[edit]He has called for India to take a more "proactive role in the region" in order to check China'sOne Belt One Road Initiative.[15]He was involved in the BJP's entry into theInternational Democrat Union,a worldwide grouping of right of centre political parties.[16]
Reception
[edit]British anchor Mehdi Hasan's interview
[edit]On the talk show called Head to Head inAl Jazeera,a Qatari news channel, anchored byMehdi HasanonHindu Nationalism,[17]Ram Madhav's statement on'your' ISIS[18]to the British anchor with an explanation later published in Indian Express calling it just a slip of tongue[19]After the show, the anchorMehdi Hasanstated that he was being called an ISIS supporter since then by internet trolls.[20]
Books
[edit]- Uneasy neighbours: India and China after 50 years of the war,New Delhi: Har-Anand Publications, 2014, 256 p
Hindutva Paradigm
[21]==References==
- ^"Kakinada: Leaders Await Results for Strengthening Party".Deccan Chronicle.28 April 2019.Retrieved29 August2020.
- ^Administrator."National Office Bearers".bjp.org.Archived fromthe originalon 22 October 2014.Retrieved13 January2015.
- ^"Amit Shah: Congress will have to give ads to find candidates".IndiaToday.in. 16 August 2014.Retrieved16 August2014.
- ^"Ram Madhav on Twitter".Twitter.
- ^"Ram Madhav's new book" Uneasy Neighbours: India and China after Fifty Years of the War "".samvada.org.20 February 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 16 November 2017.Retrieved15 May2014.
- ^ab"About".rammadhav.in.
- ^"Ram Madhav]: BJP leader Ram Madhav's mother passes away | India News".The Times of India.16 May 2018.
- ^ab"The Pracharak Is Going Places".outlookindia.com.8 December 2014.Retrieved2 February2016.
- ^ab"RSS leader Ram Madhav to join BJP".The Times of India.7 July 2014.
- ^"Ram Madhav is emerging as BJP's firefighter".SundayGuardianLive.26 September 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 5 March 2016.Retrieved2 February2016.
- ^"President for RSS think-tank meet".The Telegraph.Archived fromthe originalon 26 December 2016.Retrieved2 February2016.
- ^"Team".19 December 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 22 September 2020.Retrieved27 September2019.
- ^"Policy BootCamp 2019: Sh. Ram Madhav on" Ideas for Transforming India "".YouTube.28 June 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 5 December 2021.
- ^SHANKER ARNIMESH (26 September 2019)."Where is Ram Madhav — the RSS pracharak who was Modi's Man Friday not long ago".theprint.in.ThePrint.Retrieved13 August2020.
- ^"India needs to focus eastward: Ram Madhav".The Hindu.17 January 2018.
The BJP leader also called for support for India's "proactive role in the region", saying New Delhi would not be a "spectator" as China pushed its Belt and Road initiative forward. He called the project a "Neo-Marshall plan" in a veiled reference to the carving up of post-war Europe as akin to Chinese infrastructure projects in Asia and Africa.
- ^Gyan Varma (27 February 2016)."BJP joins International Democratic Union".livemint.com.Live Mint.Retrieved28 April2020.
- ^"Transcript: Ram Madhav on Hindu nationalism".Al Jazeera.7 June 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 23 February 2020.Retrieved9 January2020.
- ^FP Staff (28 December 2015)."We'll worry about Kashmir, you worry about 'your' ISIS: BJP's Ram Madhav tells Al Jazeera journo".Firstpost.Retrieved9 January2020.
- ^Singh, Sarabjeet (2 January 2016)."Why I think Mehdi Hasan's interview with Ram Madhav was flirting with bias".DailyO.Retrieved9 January2020.
- ^Web Desk, Express (28 December 2015)."After Ram Madhav interview, talk show host writes: 'Hindu nationalist trolls' tried to paint me as ISIS supporter".The Indian Express.Retrieved9 January2020.
- ^"Ram Madhav's appointment 'political pragmatism' for BJP before J&K polls, marks RSS's return to helm".ThePrint.22 August 2024.
Further reading
[edit]- Prashant Jha (16 October 2013)."Sangh's flexibility mantra to rope in youth".The Hindu.Retrieved13 October2014.