Implementation of Deendayal Upadhyay’s theories.

Q.  Which of the following is/are true?

1) Dattopant Thengadi founded the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh.
2) Nanaji Deshmukh founded the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh.
- Published on 30 Sep 16

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

ANSWER: Only 1
 
  • Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay’s (Panditji) theories were put in practice by two of his colleagues. Panditji’s vision was guiding beacon for them
  • Dattopant Thengadi founded the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh and Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, which went on to become the biggest trade union in the country.
  • He also launched the Swadeshi Jagran Manch and famously turned down a Padma Bhushan from the Vajpayee government because he disapproved of its policies.
  • Nanaji Deshmukh set up the Deen Dayal Research Institute, which created a model of rural development based on self-reliance.
  • The fact that it boosted economic prosperity in the several hundred villages in Chitrakoot where it was applied attracts a great deal of attention from development agencies worldwide and drew fulsome praise from former President APJ Abdul Kalam.

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