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Ram Madhav
National General Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party
In office
2014–2020
President
Personal details
Born
Varanasi Ram Madhav[1]

(1964-08-22)22 August 1964(age 59)
Amalapuram,Andhra Pradesh,India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Alma materUniversity of Mysore
OccupationPolitician
Websiterammadhav.in

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]

Ram Madhav (left) in a conversation withRajdeep Sardesaiduring the launch of the book "TheRSS"written byWalter K. Andersonand Sridhar D. Damle in New Delhi.

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 ofIndia Foundation,a New Delhi–based think-tank focused on the issues, challenges, and opportunities of the Indian polity.[11]He is also a mentor atVision 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]

External videos
video iconShri "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 inNorth East Indiaand 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

References[edit]

  1. ^"Kakinada: Leaders Await Results for Strengthening Party".Deccan Chronicle.28 April 2019.Retrieved29 August2020.
  2. ^Administrator."National Office Bearers".bjp.org.Archived fromthe originalon 22 October 2014.Retrieved13 January2015.
  3. ^"Amit Shah: Congress will have to give ads to find candidates".IndiaToday.in.Retrieved16 August2014.
  4. ^"Ram Madhav on Twitter".Twitter.
  5. ^"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.
  6. ^ab"About".rammadhav.in.
  7. ^"Ram Madhav: BJP leader Ram Madhav's mother passes away | India News - Times of India".The Times of India.16 May 2018.
  8. ^ab"The Pracharak Is Going Places".outlookindia.com.8 December 2014.Retrieved2 February2016.
  9. ^ab"RSS leader Ram Madhav to join BJP".The Times of India.7 July 2014.
  10. ^"Ram Madhav is emerging as BJP's firefighter".SundayGuardianLive.26 September 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 5 March 2016.Retrieved2 February2016.
  11. ^"President for RSS think-tank meet".The Telegraph.Archived fromthe originalon 26 December 2016.Retrieved2 February2016.
  12. ^"Team".19 December 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 22 September 2020.Retrieved27 September2019.
  13. ^"Policy BootCamp 2019: Sh. Ram Madhav on" Ideas for Transforming India "".YouTube.Archivedfrom the original on 5 December 2021.
  14. ^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.
  15. ^"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.
  16. ^Gyan Varma (27 February 2016)."BJP joins International Democratic Union".livemint.com.Live Mint.Retrieved28 April2020.
  17. ^"Transcript: Ram Madhav on Hindu nationalism".Al Jazeera.7 June 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 23 February 2020.Retrieved9 January2020.
  18. ^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.
  19. ^Singh, Sarabjeet (2 January 2016)."Why I think Mehdi Hasan's interview with Ram Madhav was flirting with bias".DailyO.Retrieved9 January2020.
  20. ^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.

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