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News18
07-06-2025
- Politics
- News18
Narendra Modi Strives To Realise Deendayal Upadhyaya's Vision
Last Updated: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's fundamental governance philosophy reflects Deendayal Upadhyaya's thought and vision The 60th year of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya's historic lectures that shaped the philosophy of Integral Humanism is being commemorated at a time when a BJP's Prime Minister completes 11 years in office. Narendra Modi may not have met or heard Deendayal Upadhyaya, but he has certainly emerged as one of Upadhyaya's finest exponents, manifesting the latter's aspirations and hopes through his governance vision and action. In the course of a public life that spans more than four decades, Modi must have had the opportunity to mingle with many stalwarts of the movement who were moulded and shaped by Upadhyaya. Upadhyaya, the RSS pracharak, was deputed to the newly formed Jana Sangh, as Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee's understudy in 1951. He went on to shoulder the burden of laying the foundation of the new political party for the next 15 years, emerging as one of the tallest leaders of the Nehruvian and the immediate post-Nehruvian era. Modi, an RSS pracharak, was deputed to the newly formed BJP and for the next three odd decades, toiled for the new party, at various levels, till he scripted and charted out for it a historical course that is altering India's trajectory. Deendayal Upadhyaya established the Jana Sangh as an alternate pole in Indian politics, while Modi has been successful in positioning the BJP as the pre-eminent political party in India in three decades. These three decades were characterised and dominated by coalition politics and unstable governments which were pulled in various directions under the exigencies of political demands and short-term calculations. Absent, during these three decades, was a grand narrative of where India ought to be and of how to reach that position. Narendra Modi has comprehensively altered that. He has drawn a grand narrative sculpted and chiselled by the goal of 'Viksit Bharat" and of 'Amrit Kaal." Throughout Upadhyaya's tenure as general secretary, the Jana Sangh had advocated the necessity of India going nuclear. One of the first major decisions that propelled India to the status of a major nuclear power was Vajpayee's decision to go in for the nuclear tests in May 1998. The flagship 'Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan', launched by Vajpayee which saw a massive grassroots focus on education especially among the most marginalised, was another governance milestone that manifested Upadhyaya's philosophy and his hopes of empowering and equipping those left out and left behind. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya delivered his four lectures at Mumbai's Ramnarain Ruia College grounds on the philosophy of Ektaama Manava Darsana on April 22-25, 1965. These lectures eventually formed the bed-rock of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and later the BJP's political philosophy and action. It was for the first time that a political party, formed after Independence, discussed, debated and articulated a political philosophy which it sought to embody and express through a political programme. The philosophy spoke of unleashing India's civilisational powers, of making her self-reliant through her own strengths, of seeing her regain her rightful place as 'Viswamitra" (a friend of the world). A power that is benign but not powerless. Upadhyaya spoke of India seeking out her own all-around progress, based on her innate strengths and experiences. This national march towards prosperity, Upadhyaya's philosophical postulates insisted, had to be equitable, no one could be left behind. In Upadhyaya's lectures one discerns the hope of ushering in a Viksit Bharat and a Samriddha Bharat. In his concluding lecture, Deendayal Upadhyaya defined the goal when he said: 'Our goal is not merely to protect the culture but to revitalise it so as to make it dynamic and in tune with times. We must ensure that our nation stands firm on this foundation and our society is enabled to live a healthy, progressive and purposeful life…" Upadhyaya spoke of creating a Bharat, which 'will enable every citizen in its fold to develop his manifold latent potentialities…" Narendra Modi, as Prime Minister, in the last eleven years has been driven by these fundamental governance parameters. PM Modi has harped on collective national prosperity and strength. To realise a healthy and purposeful living has been the key-goals of his governance action. Narendra Modi's vision of 'Garib Kalyan", his governance philosophy of reaching out to the most marginalised, his unceasing emphasis on aatmanirbharta (self-reliance), his uncompromising championing of India's national interest and of her national security, his 'Panchamrit" foreign policy, which is a shift from a powerless and defensive 'Panchsheel"-driven foreign policy, his focus on securing and developing India's borders, his concept of 'Jan Bhagidari", his fulfilling the promise of 'One Nation, One Constitution", his vision of 'Ek Bharat, Sresht Bharat", his emphasis on 'Vikaas aur Viraasat", which means development along with the preservation and dissemination of the fundamentals of our national heritage and inheritance, fundamentally and intrinsically reflect Deendayal Upadhyaya's thought and vision. The author is Chairman, Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation, and a member of the National Executive Committee, BJP. The views expressed in the above piece are personal and solely those of the author. They do not necessarily reflect News18's views. tags : Atal Bihari Vajpayee BJP deendayal upadhyaya pm narendra modi rss Location : New Delhi, India, India First Published: June 07, 2025, 11:38 IST News opinion Opinion | Narendra Modi Strives To Realise Deendayal Upadhyaya's Vision
Indian Express
03-06-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Roots of Deendayal Upadhyay's Integral Humanism, the ‘basic philosophy' of BJP
The BJP is celebrating 60 years of the philosophy of Integral Humanism (Ekatm Manavvad), the thoughts of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, co-founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), which the BJP says is the basis of the policies followed by the governments led by the party. Upadhyay, a pracharak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), was associated with the BJS from the beginning, and was general secretary before being elected its president in Calicut in December 1967. On February 11, 1968, Upadhyay was found dead outside Mughalsarai railway station, now renamed Deendayal Nagar. He had boarded a train from Jaunpur to Patna the previous evening. The mystery of Upadhyay's death remains officially unresolved. Lectures in Mumbai Between April 22 and April 25, 1965, Upadhyay, who was then general secretary of the BJS, delivered four lectures at Ruia College in Bombay (now Mumbai) on the political philosophy of Ekatm Manavvad. He listed the problems before the country and their possible solutions. 'Now that we are independent, what shall be the direction of our progress?', he asked. It is 'amazing that serious thought has not been given to this question and today even after 17 years of independence we cannot say that a definite direction has been decided upon.' He argued that it was 'neither possible nor wise to adopt foreign 'isms' in our country in the original form. It will not be helpful in achieving happiness and prosperity'. Integral Humanism Upadhyay concluded his fourth lecture with the words, 'We have in the last four days thought over the integrated form of Humanism. On this basis we shall be able to reconcile nationalism, democracy, socialism, and world peace with the traditional values of Bharatiya Culture and think of all these ideals in an integrated form.' This idea of Upadhyay's Integral Humanism was subsequently expanded and articulated in detail by Dattopant Thengdi (1920-2004), an RSS pracharak who served with the BJS in its initial years in Madhya Bharat (later Madhya Pradesh), and who went on to found the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) and was a BJS member of Rajya Sabha from 1964-76. However, the intellectual roots of the idea Integral Humanism go back almost four decades. Chiti and Dharma In his lectures, Upadhyay referred to 'Chiti', which he said was 'fundamental and central to the nation from its very beginning'. This is what Upadhyay meant by Chiti, according to Daishik Shastra: Bharatiya Polity and Political Science, a book that was first written several decades previously by Badrishah Thulgharia, and an English translation of which was published by Ashok Bhandari in 2003: 'Chiti determines the direction in which the nation is to advance culturally. Whatever is in accordance with Chiti, is included in culture… Chiti is the soul of the nation. On the strength of this 'Chiti', a nation arises, strong and virile if it is this 'Chiti' that is demonstrated in the actions of every great man of a nation…' Dharma, Upadhyay believed, 'is the repository of the nation's soul', and 'anyone who abandons Dharma betrays the nation' (Daishik Shastra). There were six 'Objectives of our Economy': Endorsed by Gandhi, Tilak After finishing his manuscript, Thulgharia, an Almora-based advocate, sent it to Mahatma Gandhi and Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Gandhi replied: 'For the first time, I had come across such an excellent book on Oriental politics.' Tilak said, 'My view is entirely in accord with yours and I am glad to find that it has been forcefully put forward by you.' The manuscript was published in 1923 — by which time Tilak had died — with the title 'Bal Gangadhar Tilak Smarak Daishik Shastra' by Chitrashala Press in Pune, which was owned by the Lokmanya's friend Shankar Narhari Joshi. The book was dedicated to Shree 108 Sombari Baba, a local saint. Daishik Shastra & Upadhyay M S Golwalkar, the second sarsanghchalak of the RSS (1940-73), advised Upadhyay to read the book and visit Almora and the library established by the Thulgharia family. Upadhyay stayed in Almora for a few weeks in 1958-59. In 1959, Upadhyay wrote a series of articles in Panchjanya, the weekly of the Sangh Parivar. The English version of a 'Prefatorial' in Daishik Shastra says he appealed to his countrymen 'to kindly study Daishik Shastra very carefully; because Daishik Shastra is the only book of its kind, that presents a lucid explanation of both the hoary and contemporary Bharatiya tenets'. Six years later, Upadhyay's lectures in Mumbai used several terms and ideas from Daishik Shastra, which he called Ekatm Manavvad (Integral Humanism). Shyamlal Yadav is one of the pioneers of the effective use of RTI for investigative reporting. He is a member of the Investigative Team. His reporting on polluted rivers, foreign travel of public servants, MPs appointing relatives as assistants, fake journals, LIC's lapsed policies, Honorary doctorates conferred to politicians and officials, Bank officials putting their own money into Jan Dhan accounts and more has made a huge impact. He is member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). He has been part of global investigations like Paradise Papers, Fincen Files, Pandora Papers, Uber Files and Hidden Treasures. After his investigation in March 2023 the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York returned 16 antiquities to India. Besides investigative work, he keeps writing on social and political issues. ... 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The Print
02-06-2025
- Business
- The Print
Profits earned through ethical means create wealth for nation: FM
Pandit Upadhyaya was one of the founding members of Jan Sangh from which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged in April 1980. 'Wealth creation in India has never been a taboo in India. We promoted wealth creation. We would want wealth creation. That is why entrepreneurs in India, under Prime Minister Modi, we refer them as wealth creators. They are not thieves,' she said while addressing the National Commemorative Seminar on 60 years of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Integral Humanism Lectures. New Delhi, May 31 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the government led by Narendra Modi refers entrepreneurs as wealth creators as the profit earned by them through ethical ways help drive development goals. 'We would like to have profit created by genuine ethical practices, and that is what is going to create wealth for the nation. And once you have wealth, you give dignity of labor, you provide for education, you provide for skilling, and you lift the tempo and the spirit of the nation,' she said. Recalling Deendayal Upadhyaya's idea for India, Sitharaman said that while planning, we must keep in mind the person at the very bottom of the system so that he can be uplifted keeping his dignity intact. 'Whether it was former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji or whether it is the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji, every government policy under these two eminent leaders has been very reflective of Integral Humanism,' she said. 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka Prayaas' is exactly what you do when you believe in Antyodaya theory propagated by Upadhyaya, she said. 'If you lift everyone out of poverty, give them employment, give them a certain standard of living and give them access to fundamental basic necessities, as a result, they are above where they were before, and they have greater access to the country's productive capacities. Then, the country's production levels also increase,' she said. Providing for national defence was one of the main priorities for a nation as per Upadhyay, she said, adding since 2014, Prime Minister Modi has been emphasising on Aatmanirbharta in defence production. 'That's what we have done and it's the reason Operation Sindoor was carried out. It was completely opposite to a government which said that it didn't have the money to spend for defence procurement,' she said. PTI DP DRR This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
India Gazette
01-06-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
"Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya looked to create own ideology to move away from western thought": Union Minister JP Nadda
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Union Minister J P Nadda on Sunday visited the 'Ekatma Manavvad' exhibition, also known as 'Integral Humanism' in New Delhi, which is dedicated to showing the philosophy proposed by Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya. An event was also organised to highlight the contributions of Pandit Deen Dayal to the country and economy. 'Deen Dayal ji was a three-in-one, a leader in its own right, a thinker and organiser. That is why we hear that Guruji (MS Gowalkar) also said that if we get 4 Deen Dayal's, then I can bring change in the world. We also know how in a short duration he established Jana Sangh a national party,' J P Nadda said. Talking about how the Jana Sangh founder wanted to move away from 'western political thought, and establish an Indian thought instead. 'He went away, but he did the work of planting the seed of the party's ideology...I also want to point that there was an influence of western political thinking in India. Whatever ideology is there, Fabian socialism, socialism, capitalism, communism, they came from outside India to impose on us. In such a situation, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya said that we have to create our own ideology and take it forward by giving prominence to Indian thinking,' Nadda said during the program. 'Which is why he took this forward with Integral Humanism, 'Ekatma Manavvad'... We have to be a decentralized system and hence he strengthened economic progress,' he added. Encouraging people to bring forth the ideals of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, he said, '60 years ago, he gave a 4-day lecture on ideology, and now we, 60 years later are organising a 2 day program on this, so I believe it is good, and I would like to tell people that we shouldn't stop here, we should demonstrate it and move it forward, and give it a shape.' Nadda further advocated for a decentralised system of governance, which takes into account the huge population and various regions of the country. '...Our traditions have not been made in 2 days, it has taken thousands of years, and it is valuable to society, and economy. We need to demonstrate this with an economic point of view too. We are such a big nation of 140 crore people, to run this country we cannot be a centralised system, we have to be a decentralized system and hence he (Deen Dayal Upadhyaya) strengthened economic progress,' Nadda said. Quoting Pandit Deen Dayal, Nadda said that the words of the Jana Sangh founder are becoming a reality under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi 'He said, 'World standards cannot be the standards we have to adhere to, we need to set our own standards'. When Deen Dayal said this, it might have looked like it is impossible, but today this has become possible under the leadership of PM Modi. We are preparing all parameters on Indian standards.' Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also attended the program, underlining the resolve to build power to defend against anyone who attacks us, a veiled reference to Operation Sindoor. 'Our country's sages said, 'Atmavat Sarva Bhuteshu' (meaning 'treat all beings as if they were your own self')... But on the other hand, we also say that to apply such a principle, we need strength and power. We have to save our existence, not only for ourselves but also for the world... That is why we do not leave anyone who attacks us... We will have to do that,' Chouhan said. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya was the leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh from 1953 to 1968, the precursor to the Bharatiya Janata Party. Born on September 25, 1916, in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, in the village of Nagla Chandrabhan, his father was a well-known astrologer. Pandit Deen Dayal also established a publishing house, various magazines and daily newspapers too. On February 11, 1968, he died under mysterious circumstances after boarding a train in UP. (ANI)
India Gazette
01-06-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Farming is greatest strength of Indian economy: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Sunday addressed the National Memorial Symposium organized at the NDMC Convention Centre in New Delhi on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Ji's philosophy of 'Integral Humanism', Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare said in an official statement. On this occasion, the Union Minister elaborated on what 'Integral Humanism' meant and highlighted its relevance in the present context. While addressing the symposium, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, 'I bow at the feet of the revered Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Ji. I say this with complete conviction: the solutions to the problems the world faces today lie in the philosophy of 'Integral Humanism'. It is not a complex philosophy; rather, it is the essence of Indian thought.' Chouhan said that earlier, the world had monarchies, but people later questioned why only one person should rule. Monarchies were either abolished or their powers significantly curtailed under the ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Ji said not to blindly imitate the West. He asked whether India had its own philosophy on which to build society and the state. It was then that Pandit Deendayal Ji presented 'Integral Humanism'. Speaking in the context of agriculture, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that if there is any greatest strength of the Indian economy, it is farming. 'I am not just the Agriculture Minister; I live the term 'agriculture'. Farming and farmers run in my veins.' Reflecting on different forms of humanism, Chouhan said, 'Newton discovered the force of gravity, the reason objects fall to the ground. The happiness he experienced from this discovery is called the joy of intellect.' Shedding light on the importance of wealth in life, Chouhan said Pandit Deendayal Ji emphasized the need for material resources as well. Money is important for living and meeting basic needs such as food, clothing, and shelter. But wealth is a need that should neither be excessively lacking nor overwhelmingly dominant. Chouhan said that the core principle of 'Integral Humanism' is a single consciousness. This same consciousness exists in nature. Under this principle, everyone should take part in the great tree plantation campaign and plant one tree in the name of their mother (Ek Ped Ma Ke Naam). We must not exploit nature, but rather utilize it wisely. Trees are sacred. The Earth is not only for humans; all living beings have an equal right to it, and we must care for them. He further noted the encouraging decline in rural poverty and the positive changes in living standards of people in the country. Chouhan added that the Lakhpati Didi Yojana is a major campaign for women empowerment. 'If we leave half of our population behind, the country can never progress. This is the land of Gayatri, Sita, Satya, Savitri, Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati.' Discussing advancements in the agriculture sector, the Union Minister shared that two new varieties of paddy have recently been developed, which will increase the yield by 30%, require 20% less water, and mature 20 days earlier. In conclusion, Chouhan said that with a harmonious blend of cultural heritage and modernity, we as a nation will move forward, building a new India on the foundation of the past and guiding the world towards a better future. (ANI)
