Summary
Rajiv Dixit, a former research scientist at CSIR, collaborated with APJ Abdul Kalam on various projects, contributing significantly to India's development.
- He played a pivotal role in shaping the identity of India, transforming it into Bharat.
- In a prescient revelation back in 2003, Dixit foresaw the issues surrounding Maggi that later gained widespread attention.
- He actively fought against cow slaughter, taking the case to the Supreme Court and becoming a notable advocate for the protection of cultural values.
- Dixit exposed alleged financial malpractices by Manmohan Singh and the Congress Party, shedding light on their purported involvement in looting the country through the generation of black money.
Rajiv Dixit | |
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| Born | 30 November 1967 Nah in Aligarh district |
| Died | 30 November 2010 (aged 43)[2] Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India |
| Alma mater | Indian Institute Of Technology, Kanpur |
| Website | rajivdxt |
Rajiv Dixit (30 November 1967 – 30 November 2010)[3] was a former research scientist at CSIR[4] He promoted ayurveda and opposed allopathic medicine and opposed multi-national corporations. [5] He did his B.Tech from Prayagraj and M.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. [6]
Career edit
Dixit founded the "Azadi Bachao Andolan" (Save Freedom Movement) in the early 1990s as a campaign to protect Indian industries, at a time when multi-national corporations were increasing their presence in India as a part of a trend towards globalisation.[7][8][9] An aide to Ramdev, Dixit served as the national secretary of Ramdev's anti-corruption organization Bharat Swabhiman Andolan.[2]
Rajiv Dixit had documented more than 50,000 pages on how to solve problems in India post-Independence. This apart, he has written over 13,000 texts on solving issues such as poverty, unemployment, corruption at government level, regionalism, secularism, climate change and tax problems. He tried to overcome all these problems and also educated people on these issues.
Based on his ideology, this convention is being held to promote desi products which are suffering due to the onslaught of multi-national companies.[10]
During his career as an activist, Dixit demanded decentralisation of the Indian taxation system, stating that the existing system was the core reason for bureaucratic corruption. He claimed that 80 percent of tax revenue was used to pay the salaries of politicians and bureaucrats and compared the modern budget system of the Indian government to the earlier British budget system in India.[11]
Death edit
Dixit died on 30 November 2010 in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh. After a lecture at Bemetra in Durg, he was accompanied by Daya Sagar, a local Bharat Swabhiman Andolan officer, while driving to Bhilai. During the trip he felt uncomfortable and sweated.[12] At Daya Sagar's residence, he fell down in the bathroom. Initially he insisted on not going to the doctor. After a call from Baba Ramdev, he was first taken to Sector 9 Hospital in Bhilai and then transferred to the BSR Apollo Hospital. According to Dr. Dilip Ratnani, he died of a massive heart attack at night between 1 and 2 AM. On 1 December, his body was sent by air to Aligarh without an autopsy. His body was displayed at Patanjali Yogapita and later cremated with mukhagni lit by his brother Pradip Dixit and Baba Ramdev.[13] Later the Prime Minister's Office ordered an investigation into his death in 2019.[14]
There is a belief among his followers that he was poisoned to death because of his movement against multinational companies in India and other countries. Some of his supporters claimed foul play by Baba Ramdev,[15] but Ramdev dismissed the claims.[16]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Remembering Rajiv Dixit: The Unsung Hero of Swadeshi Movement". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ a b Kidwai, Rasheed (19 June 2016). "Baba's 'plan' that went bust". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ Team, ThePrint (3 May 2018). "The 'irresponsible". ThePrint. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ Anti-GMO Lobby Has No Scientific Rationale To Stand On. It's Time We Listened To Our Scientists, Swarajya Mag, Surajit Dasgupta
- ^ "राजीव दीक्षित (पार्ट-2): जिसने भारत में शुरू किया फेक न्यूज और पोस्ट ट्रुथ का दौर". Firstpost Hindi. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "राजीव दीक्षित की मौत वाले दिन बाबा रामदेव से क्या बात हुई थी?". Jansatta (in Hindi). 1 June 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Kumaraswam, B. M. (2 December 2010), "Youthful crusader of Swadeshi", The New Indian Express, Shimoga, archived from the original on 9 April 2014
- ^ Priyanka P. Narain (5 April 2009), And then, there will be a revolution, Mint
- ^ Raju Bist (29 June 2004), "A price too high for Indian farmers", Asia Times, Mumbai, archived from the original on 4 August 2004
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Reporter, Staff (1 December 2017). "Swadeshi convention in memoryof Rajiv Dixit from today". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Decentralise taxes, says Azadi Bachao Andolan supporter", The Times of India, 9 March 2003, archived from the original on 11 August 2011
- ^ क्या राजीव दीक्षित की मौत के रहस्य से उठेगा पर्दा ? #PMO ने दिए जांच के आदेश, Patrika, January 23, 2019
- ^ राजीव दीक्षित, स्वदेशी के प्रखर प्रवक्ता, राजीव भाई की शहादत, 2010
- ^ भारत स्वाभिमान आंदोलन के Rajiv Dixit की मौत की फाइल फिर खुली, Nai Dunia 09 Aug 2019
- ^ The ‘irresponsible, wicked conspiracy’ that continues to haunt Baba Ramdev, The Print, 3 May, 2018
- ^ Worth, Robert F. (2018). "The Billionaire Yogi Behind Modi's Rise". The New York Times.