Ram Madhav
Ram Madhav | |
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Born |
East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India | 22 August 1964
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Politician |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Religion | Hinduism |
Website |
rammadhav |
Ram Madhav is an Indian politician, writer and journalist. He serves as the National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2] He is a former member of the National Executive of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and has authored several books. His latest is Uneasy Neighbours: India and China after Fifty Years of the War.[3][4][5]
Personal life
Madhav was born in Amalapuram in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh on 22 August 1964. Primarily a student of engineering, he earned his Diploma in Electrical Engineering from Andhra Pradesh.[5] He has a post-graduate degree in Political Science from the University of Mysore, Karnataka.[6]
Political career
Madhav's association with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh began 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.[7]
He was the editor of Bharathiya Pragna, a monthly magazine in English published by Pragna Bharati,[6] and associate editor of Jagriti, a Telugu weekly.[8] He also served as a director in several film censor boards and educational institutes of India. He worked as a journalist for over 20 years with RSS sponsored publications and authored more than twelve books. He serves as the Director of the India Foundation, an RSS-aligned think-tank focused on the issues, challenges and opportunities of the Indian polity.[9]
He served as the national spokesperson of the RSS from 2003-2014. Madhav was seconded to the BJP and appointed as one of its national general secretaries in 2014.[7]
References
- ↑ Administrator. "National Office Bearers". bjp.org.
- ↑ "Amit Shah: Congress will have to give ads to find candidates". IndiaToday.in. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
- ↑ "Ram Madhav on Twitter". Twitter.
- ↑ "Ram Madhav's new book "Uneasy Neighbours: India and China after Fifty Years of the War"". samvada.org.
- 1 2 "About". rammadhav.in.
- 1 2 "The Pracharak Is Going Places". outlookindia.com. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- 1 2 "RSS leader Ram Madhav to join BJP". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Ram Madhav is emerging as BJP's firefighter". SundayGuardianLive. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ "President for RSS think tank meet". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
Further reading
- Prashant Jha (16 October 2013). "Sangh's flexibility mantra to rope in youth". The Hindu. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- Ram Madhav and others (All the Modi men), The Telegraph, 6 April 2014
- Ram Madhav, Samvada.org, 23 March 2014
- Ram Madhav and other articles on RSS-Arjun Singh spat, Outlook, 20 August 2004
- Ram Madhav: From RSS pracharak to Modi's ambassador at large, Rediff, 29 November 2014
- Mail Online India, 7 July 2014
- RSS leader Ram Madhav joins BJP, Zee News, 10 July 2014
- Politicos react sharply to Ram Madhav joining BJP, Zee News, 7 July 2014
- Nothing new in RSS workers being deputed to BJP: Ram Madhav, Zee News, 8 July 2014
- Ram Madhav, DNA 7 July 2014