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'''Dattopant Bapurao Thengadi''', (Marathi: दत्तोपंत ठेंगडी, 1920–2004) was an Indian [[Hindu Philosophy|Hindu Ideologue]], [[trade union]] leader and founder of the [[Swadeshi Jagaran Manch]], [[Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh]] and the [[Bharatiya Kisan Sangh]]. He was born in the Arvi town of [[Wardha district]] in [[Maharashtra]].
'''Dattopant Bapurao Thengadi''',<ref name="AmbedkarBook" /> ([[Marathi language|Marathi]]: दत्तोपंत ठेंगडी, 10 November 1920 &ndash; 14 October 2004) was an Indian [[Hindu Philosophy|Hindu ideologue]], [[trade union]] leader and founder of the [[Swadeshi Jagaran Manch]], [[Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh]] and the [[Bharatiya Kisan Sangh]]. He was born in [[Arvi, Wardha]], [[Maharashtra]].


Thengadi was a full-time [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] ''pracharak'' until his death on 14 October 2004. He has been one of the foremost advocates of the hallmark qualities of his lifestyle: [[simple living]], in-depth study, deep thinking, clarity of thought.<ref name="AmbedkarBook" /> He was awarded with [[Padma Bhushan]] but refused to accept it.<ref name="Thengadi declines Padma Bhushan award"/>
Thengadi was a full-time [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] ''[[:wikt:pracharak|pracharak]]'' until his death on 14 October 2004. He was awarded with the [[Padma Bhushan]], but refused to accept it.<ref name="Thengadi declines Padma Bhushan award"/>


==Early history==
==Early history==
Dattopant Thengadi (Dattatreya Bapurao Thengadi) was born in Arvi (Wardha, [[Maharashtra]]) on [[Deepawali]], 10 November 1920. He studied law at Law College in Nagpur.<ref>{{cite web |year = 2020|title = Dattopant Thengadi - activist MP from RSS who shaped 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' idea decades ago|url=https://theprint.in/india/dattopant-thengadi-activist-mp-from-rss-who-shaped-atmanirbhar-bharat-idea-decades-ago/540191/}}</ref> He finished his post-graduation from Morris College and LLB from Law College in Nagpur. He was a lawyer as well as a [[philosopher]], and
Dattatreya Bapurao Thengadi was born in [[Arvi, Wardha|Arvi]], [[Wardha district|Wardha]], [[Maharashtra]] on 10 November 1920. He studied law at Law College in [[Nagpur]].<ref>{{cite web |year = 2020|title = Dattopant Thengadi - activist MP from RSS who shaped 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' idea decades ago|url=https://theprint.in/india/dattopant-thengadi-activist-mp-from-rss-who-shaped-atmanirbhar-bharat-idea-decades-ago/540191/}}</ref> He finished his post-graduation from Morris College and LLB from Law College in Nagpur. He was a lawyer as well as a [[philosopher]], and displayed an early talent for administration. At the age of 15, he served as president of the "Vanar Sena" as well as the Municipal High School [[students' union|student union]] at Arvi.<ref name="nationalist" /> He took part in India's [[Indian Independence Movement|Freedom Movement]] and was a member of the [[Hindustan Socialist Republican Association]] (HSRA) from 1936–38. He became a full-time ''[[:wikt:pracharak|pracharak]]'' in 1942.
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displayed an early talent for administration. At the age of 15, he served as president of the ‘Vanar Sena’ as well as the Municipal High School [[students' union|student union]] at Arvi.<ref name="nationalist" /> He actively took part in India's [[Indian Independence Movement|Freedom Movement]] and was a member of the [[Hindustan Socialist Republican Association]] (HSRA) from 1936-38. He became a full-time Pracharak in 1942. He worked as organizing secretary of the [[Indian National Trade Union Congress]] (INTUC) from 1950–51,<ref name="nationalist" /> and was also associated with the Postal & Railway Workers Union ([[Communist Party of India|Communist Party]]).<ref name="nationalist" /> He was organising secretary of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh for Madhya Pradesh (1952-53) and South India (1956-57).


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He worked as organizing secretary of the [[Indian National Trade Union Congress]] (INTUC) from 1950–51, and was associated with the Postal & Railway Workers Union ([[Communist Party of India|Communist Party]]).<ref name="nationalist" /> He was organising secretary of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh for Madhya Pradesh (1952–53) and South India (1956–57).
He was profoundly influenced by [[Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar|Madhavrao Sadashivrao Golwalkar]], popularly known as [[M. S. Golwalkar|Guruji]]. Some of the other towering figures of the time who influenced his persona are [[Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar|Babasaheb Ambedkar]] and [[Deendayal Upadhyaya]].<ref name="nationalist" /> He always kept pace with time<ref name="AmbedkarBook" /> by establishing various organizations in different spheres, and maintained the core philosophy of [[Hindu Dharma]]<ref name="bmsf" /><ref name="sjmf" /><ref name="bksf" />


He was influenced by [[Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar|Madhavrao Sadashivrao Golwalkar]]. Some of his other influences are [[Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar|Babasaheb Ambedkar]] and [[Deendayal Upadhyaya]].<ref name="nationalist" />
==Founder of organisations==
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Thengadi founded, some of the well-known organizations: [[Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh]]<ref name="bmsf" /> (1955), [[Bharatiya Kisan Sangh]] (1979),<ref name="bksf" /> [[Swadeshi Jagaran Manch|Swadeshi Jagran Manch]] (1991),<ref name="sjmf" /> [[Samajik Samarasata Manch]], [[Sarva- panth Samadar Manch]] and [[Paryavaran Manch]]; also a founder member of [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]], Akhil Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad, Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat and Bharatiya Vichara Kendra.


==In Parliament==
==Organisations==
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Thengadi founded [[Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh]]<ref name="bmsf" /> (1955), [[Bharatiya Kisan Sangh]] (1979),<ref name="bksf" /> [[Swadeshi Jagaran Manch|Swadeshi Jagran Manch]] (1991),<ref name="sjmf" /> [[Samajik Samarasata Manch]], Sarva Panth Samadar Manch, and [[Paryavaran Manch]]. He was also a co-founder of [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]], Akhil Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad, Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat and Bharatiya Vichara Kendra.
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He was the member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]] for two terms during 1964-76,<ref name="outlookArticle" /> also served as its
vice-chairman in 1968-70. Thengadi showed his leadership capabilities by organizing protests during the anti-Emergency movement in 1975.


==Travel==
==Parliament==
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Thengadi was a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]] for two terms during 1964–76,<ref name="outlookArticle" /> also served as its vice-chairman in 1968–70. He organized protests during the anti-[[The Emergency (India)|Emergency]] movement in 1975.
A widely traveled man, within '''India'''. He also visited places abroad, which includes- Soviet Union<ref name="nationalist" />
and Hungary as member of a parliamentary delegation (1969), Geneva, Switzerland to attend [[Second International]] Anti-Apartheid Conference at Geneva (1979).<ref name="nationalist" /> He was invited in USA, Canada, Britain and Yugoslavia in 1979 to study the impact of liberalization on trade union movement. He has also travelled to, China, Jakarta, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, on various occasions.<ref name="nationalist" />


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==Death and condolences==
Disenchanted with both the western models of development, namely, Capitalism and Socialism, he propounded a ‘Third Way’ of socio-economic development based on the ideology of ‘Sanatan Dharma’. He authored many books.

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==Death and condolence==
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Dattopant Thengadi died on 14 October 2004 due to Brain Hemorrhage.
Thengadi died on 14 October 2004 due to brain hemorrhage.


===Atal Bihari Vajpayee===
===Atal Bihari Vajpayee===
[[File:Atalji-Thengadiji.jpg|thumb|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] giving tribute to Dattopant Thengadi.]]
[[File:Atalji-Thengadiji.jpg|thumb|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] giving tribute to Dattopant Thengadi.]]
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|{{center|'''His writings will guide us'''}}<br /> '''Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India:'''<br/>
|Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India:<br/><br/>
''"I have had long association with Thengadiji. I was present in the Bhopal meeting in which the decision to form the BMS was taken. During the discussion to decide the name of the new organisation, Thengadiji had suggested the name Shramjivi Sangathan. The name Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh was coined keeping in view the fact that the name should be simple and meaningful. I feel trade unionism is facing a crisis today. We have before us two paths, one of these is on the way out. There is a need to find out the third one. Workers' interests should be protected but at the same time the nation's interest too must be borne in mind. The workers' movement is in a crisis and how to balance things in a changing scenario should be considered using the third way out, which was what Thengadi had been attempting. Whatever Thengadiji has written should be read by all of us. I feel it will guide us for long."'' <ref name="ataljee" />
I have had long association with Thengadiji. I was present in the Bhopal meeting in which the decision to form the BMS was taken. During the discussion to decide the name of the new organisation, Thengadiji had suggested the name Shramjivi Sangathan. The name Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh was coined keeping in view the fact that the name should be simple and meaningful. I feel trade unionism is facing a crisis today. We have before us two paths, one of these is on the way out. There is a need to find out the third one. Workers' interests should be protected but at the same time the nation's interest too must be borne in mind. The workers' movement is in a crisis and how to balance things in a changing scenario should be considered using the third way out, which was what Thengadi had been attempting. Whatever Thengadiji has written should be read by all of us. I feel it will guide us for long.<ref name="ataljee" />
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[[File:Advaniji-Thengadiji.jpg|thumb|[[Lal Krishna Advani]] (first from right) and [[Narendra Modi]] (first from left) giving tribute to Dattopant Thengadi.]]
[[File:Advaniji-Thengadiji.jpg|thumb|[[Lal Krishna Advani]] (first from right) and [[Narendra Modi]] (first from left) giving tribute to Dattopant Thengadi.]]
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|{{center|'''Dedicated Rashtrasevak'''}}<br /> '''L.K. Advani, Deputy Prime Minister of India''' <br/>
|L.K. Advani, Deputy Prime Minister of India:<br/><br/>
I have had close relations with Dattopantji for the last 50 years. If one has to explain the personality of Dattopantji in one sentence, we can say that he was a dedicated Rashtrasevak.He lived his whole life as a karmayogi. The work he took up he aimed it out with full responsibility. He established a wide network of friends without compromising on his views and ideology. His thinking was not confined to labourers or economic issues alone it involved the entire life of the nation and the world. His death is a personal loss to me. A strong pillar of our work is no more.<ref name= "advani" />
I have had close relations with Dattopantji for the last 50 years. If one has to explain the personality of Dattopantji in one sentence, we can say that he was a dedicated Rashtrasevak.He lived his whole life as a karmayogi. The work he took up he aimed it out with full responsibility. He established a wide network of friends without compromising on his views and ideology. His thinking was not confined to labourers or economic issues alone it involved the entire life of the nation and the world. His death is a personal loss to me. A strong pillar of our work is no more.<ref name= "advani" />
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[[File:AshokSinghal-Thengadiji.jpg|thumb|[[Ashok Singhal]] giving tribute to Dattopant Thengadi.]]
[[File:AshokSinghal-Thengadiji.jpg|thumb|[[Ashok Singhal]] giving tribute to Dattopant Thengadi.]]
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|{{center|'''Messiah of poor and farmer'''}} <br /> Ashokjee (Ashok Singhal), International '''Working President of [[Vishva Hindu Parishad]]:'''<br />
|Ashok Singhal, international Working President of [[Vishva Hindu Parishad]]:<br/><br/>

With the death of Dattopantji we all have become orphans. He was a messiah of poor and farmer. There are certain great personalities whose loss can never be filled. Dattopantji was a similar great personality. He had original thinking on all spheres of life. His mother and Shri Guruji were his guides. At the time when the country is facing onslaughts from all sides, the void left by Dattopantji will be felt greatly.<ref name="ashokjee" />
With the death of Dattopantji we all have become orphans. He was a messiah of poor and farmer. There are certain great personalities whose loss can never be filled. Dattopantji was a similar great personality. He had original thinking on all spheres of life. His mother and Shri Guruji were his guides. At the time when the country is facing onslaughts from all sides, the void left by Dattopantji will be felt greatly.<ref name="ashokjee" />
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Revision as of 13:55, 22 July 2024

Dattopant Thengadi
Born
Dattatrye Bapurao Thengadi

(1920-11-10)10 November 1920
Arvi town, Wardha District, Maharashtra, British India
Died14 October 2004(2004-10-14) (aged 83)
Pune, Maharashtra, Republic of India
NationalityIndian
Alma materMorris College
OrganizationRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Known forFounder of Swadeshi Jagaran Manch
Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh
Bharatiya Kisan Sangh
Parent(s)Bapurao Dajeebaa Thengadi (Father), Shrimati Janaki Devi (Mother)
AwardsAwarded with Padma Bhushan, but he refused.[1]
Websitehttps://dbthengadi.in/
Signature

Dattopant Bapurao Thengadi,[2] (Marathi: दत्तोपंत ठेंगडी, 10 November 1920 – 14 October 2004) was an Indian Hindu ideologue, trade union leader and founder of the Swadeshi Jagaran Manch, Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh and the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh. He was born in Arvi, Wardha, Maharashtra.

Thengadi was a full-time Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh pracharak until his death on 14 October 2004. He was awarded with the Padma Bhushan, but refused to accept it.[1]

Early history

Dattatreya Bapurao Thengadi was born in Arvi, Wardha, Maharashtra on 10 November 1920. He studied law at Law College in Nagpur.[3] He finished his post-graduation from Morris College and LLB from Law College in Nagpur. He was a lawyer as well as a philosopher, and displayed an early talent for administration. At the age of 15, he served as president of the "Vanar Sena" as well as the Municipal High School student union at Arvi.[4] He took part in India's Freedom Movement and was a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) from 1936–38. He became a full-time pracharak in 1942.

He worked as organizing secretary of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) from 1950–51, and was associated with the Postal & Railway Workers Union (Communist Party).[4] He was organising secretary of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh for Madhya Pradesh (1952–53) and South India (1956–57).

He was influenced by Madhavrao Sadashivrao Golwalkar. Some of his other influences are Babasaheb Ambedkar and Deendayal Upadhyaya.[4]

Organisations

Thengadi founded Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[5] (1955), Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (1979),[6] Swadeshi Jagran Manch (1991),[7] Samajik Samarasata Manch, Sarva Panth Samadar Manch, and Paryavaran Manch. He was also a co-founder of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, Akhil Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad, Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat and Bharatiya Vichara Kendra.

Parliament

Thengadi was a member of the Rajya Sabha from Bharatiya Jana Sangh for two terms during 1964–76,[8] also served as its vice-chairman in 1968–70. He organized protests during the anti-Emergency movement in 1975.

Death and condolences

Thengadi died on 14 October 2004 due to brain hemorrhage.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Atal Bihari Vajpayee giving tribute to Dattopant Thengadi.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India:

I have had long association with Thengadiji. I was present in the Bhopal meeting in which the decision to form the BMS was taken. During the discussion to decide the name of the new organisation, Thengadiji had suggested the name Shramjivi Sangathan. The name Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh was coined keeping in view the fact that the name should be simple and meaningful. I feel trade unionism is facing a crisis today. We have before us two paths, one of these is on the way out. There is a need to find out the third one. Workers' interests should be protected but at the same time the nation's interest too must be borne in mind. The workers' movement is in a crisis and how to balance things in a changing scenario should be considered using the third way out, which was what Thengadi had been attempting. Whatever Thengadiji has written should be read by all of us. I feel it will guide us for long.[9]

L.K. Advani

Lal Krishna Advani (first from right) and Narendra Modi (first from left) giving tribute to Dattopant Thengadi.

L.K. Advani, Deputy Prime Minister of India:

I have had close relations with Dattopantji for the last 50 years. If one has to explain the personality of Dattopantji in one sentence, we can say that he was a dedicated Rashtrasevak.He lived his whole life as a karmayogi. The work he took up he aimed it out with full responsibility. He established a wide network of friends without compromising on his views and ideology. His thinking was not confined to labourers or economic issues alone it involved the entire life of the nation and the world. His death is a personal loss to me. A strong pillar of our work is no more.[10]

Ashok Singhal

Ashok Singhal giving tribute to Dattopant Thengadi.

Ashok Singhal, international Working President of Vishva Hindu Parishad:

With the death of Dattopantji we all have become orphans. He was a messiah of poor and farmer. There are certain great personalities whose loss can never be filled. Dattopantji was a similar great personality. He had original thinking on all spheres of life. His mother and Shri Guruji were his guides. At the time when the country is facing onslaughts from all sides, the void left by Dattopantji will be felt greatly.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Thengadi declines Padma award". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 July 2003. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. ^ डा. अम्बेडकर और सामाजिक क्रान्ति की यात्रा, Introduction of Author, paragraph 2
  3. ^ "Dattopant Thengadi - activist MP from RSS who shaped 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' idea decades ago". 2020.
  4. ^ a b c A Nationalist Pursuit, Published by Sahitya Sindhu Prakashana- Introduction of the author.
  5. ^ Dattopant Thengadi Article on 'Founder' page of BMS' official website.
  6. ^ Dattopant Thengadi Article on Bharatiya Kisan Sangh Page as a founder.
  7. ^ Introduction of SJM on its official website.
  8. ^ Outlook: Dattopant Thengadi -- An efficient organisation builder
  9. ^ The Organiser, 31 October 2004 issue. p. 13, Article Named- 'His writings will guide us'
  10. ^ The Organiser, 31 October 2004 issue. p. 13, Article Named- Dedicated Rashtrasevak
  11. ^ The Organiser, 31 October 2004 issue. p. 13, Article Named- Messiah of poor and farmer
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