Nanaji Deshmukh
Indian social reformer (1916–2010)
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- Chandikadas Amritrao Deshmukh ( ; 11 October 1916 – 27 February 2010), better known as Nanaji Deshmukh , was an Indian social activist and politician.
- He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award in 2019 by the Government of India.
- Early life Nanaji was born on 11 October 1916 into a Marathi Deshastha Brahmin family in Parbhani district, Hyderabad State, British India.
- He went to high school in Sikar, where he was given a scholarship.
- As a child, he was inspired by Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
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WikipediaChandikadas Amritrao Deshmukh (; 11 October 1916 – 27 February 2010), better known as Nanaji Deshmukh, was an Indian social activist and politician. He worked in the fields of education, health, and rural self-reliance. He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award in 2019 by the Government of India. He was a leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), the precursor to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), alongside being a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing Hindutva paramilitary organisation.
Nanaji was born on 11 October 1916 into a Marathi Deshastha Brahmin family in Parbhani district, Hyderabad State, British India. He worked as a vegetable seller to raise money for his education.
He went to high school in Sikar, where he was given a scholarship. He studied in Birla College. As a child, he was inspired by Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
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