Moropant Pingale
| Moropant Pingle मोरेश्वर निळकंठ पिंगळे |
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| Born | 30 December 1919 Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Died |
21 September 2003 (aged 83) Nagpur, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts in English from Morris College, Nagpur |
| Organization | Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Vishwa Hindu Parishad |
21 September 2003 (aged 83)
Moreshwar Nilkanth Pingley, also known as 'Moropant', was a senior leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). During his 65 year affiliation with the RSS as a pracharak he held numerous posts, the most notable of them being the Akhil Bharatiya Bouddhik Pramukh (All-India Intellectuals Chief). He was one of the six unofficial Sarsanghchalaks during the 1975 state of emergency and a candidate for sarsangchalak after Balasaheb Deoras. He was reported by the Indian media as the "Field Marshal" of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, which resulted in the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992. Numerous projects were undertaken under his mentorship, including research on cows, tracing the underground Saraswati river, and re-writing Indian history. Moropant shunned publicity.
Moropant was one of the few honed under the mentorship of both K. B. Hedgewar and M.S. Golwalkar. After graduating with a Bachelor's degree in English in 1941, he became a full-time Sangh Pracharak. In 1946, at the age of 26, he was appointed as an assistant to the Pracharak at state level of Maharashtra. His most notable contribution during his early years was bridging the gap between factions in RSS, which developed due to rumours relating to M.S. Golwalkar's involvement in Mahatma Gandhi's murder.
Pingle was a founder member of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP). He remained a key link between the RSS and VHP as a 'trustee' (margadarshak) of the VHP, and strongly influenced its conduct from 1980 onwards. He was the main architect of the Ramjanmabhoomi movement, which was instrumental in bringing the BJP to power in New Delhi in 1998.
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