Dattopantji Thengdi
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Dattatrye Bapurao Thengadi 10 November 1920 Arvi village, Wardha District, Maharashtra, British India |
| Died | 14 October 2004 (aged 83) Pune, Maharashtra, Republic of India |
| Cause of death | Mahanirvan (महानिर्वाण) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Morris College |
| Organization | Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh |
| Known for | Founder of Swadeshi Jagaran Manch Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh Bharatiya Kisan Sangh |
| Parent(s) | Bapurao Dajeebaa Thengadi (Father), Shrimati Janaki Devi (Mother) |
| Awards | Awarded with Padma Bhushan, but he refused. |
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Dattopant Bapurao Thengadi, (10 November 1920 – 14 October 2004) was a Hindu Ideologue, Indian trade union leader, and founder of the Swadeshi Jagaran Manch, Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh and the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh. He was born in the village of Arvi in Wardha district in Maharashtra.
Thengadi was a full-time Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh pracharak until his death on 14 October 2004. The kind of impact he left on the social and economic life of India was unique, and set the tone for generations to come. Some of the hallmark qualities of his lifestyle are: simple living, in-depth study, deep thinking, clarity of thought, courage of the conviction and missionary zeal for the goal.
Shri Dattopant Thengadi (Dattatreya Bapurao Thengadi) was born in the village of Arvi (Wardha, Maharashtra) on Deepawali, 10 November 1920. 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 unionat Arvi. He actively took part in India's Freedom Movement and was a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) from 1936-38. He worked as organizing secretary of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) from 1950–51, and was also associated with the Postal & Railway Workers Union (Communist Party). He was profoundly influenced by Sh. Madhavrao Sadashivrao Golwalkar, popularly known as Guru Ji, some of the other towering figures of the time who influenced his persona are- Baba Saheb Ambedkar and Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya. He always kept pace with time by establishing various organizations in different spheres, and maintained the core philosophy of Hindu Dharma and Bhartiya Darshan.
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