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Dattopant Thengadi (Dattatrye Bapurao Thengadi) was born on 10 November, 1920 in Arvi town, Wardha District, Maharashtra, British India, is an Indian Social Activist. Discover Dattopant Thengadi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?

Popular As Dattatrye Bapurao Thengadi
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Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 10 November, 1920
Birthday 10 November
Birthplace Arvi town, Wardha District, Maharashtra, British India
Date of death 14 October, 2004
Died Place Pune, Maharashtra, Republic of India
Nationality India

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Parents Bapurao Dajeebaa Thengadi (Father), Shrimati Janaki Devi (Mother)
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1920

Dattopant Bapurao Thengadi, (Marathi: दत्तोपंत ठेंगडी, 1920–2004) was an Indian Hindu Ideologue, trade union leader and founder of the Swadeshi Jagaran Manch, Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh and the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh.

He was born in the Arvi town of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

Dattopant Thengadi (Dattatreya Bapurao Thengadi) was born in Arvi (Wardha, Maharashtra) on Deepawali, 10 November 1920.

He studied law at Law College in Nagpur.

He finished his post-graduation from Morris College and LLB from Law College in Nagpur.

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 union at Arvi.

1936

He actively took part in India's Freedom Movement and was a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) from 1936-38.

1942

He became a full-time Pracharak in 1942.

1950

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).

1952

He was organising secretary of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh for Madhya Pradesh (1952-53) and South India (1956-57).

He was profoundly influenced by Madhavrao Sadashivrao Golwalkar, popularly known as Guruji.

Some of the other towering figures of the time who influenced his persona are Babasaheb Ambedkar and Deendayal Upadhyaya.

He always kept pace with time by establishing various organizations in different spheres, and maintained the core philosophy of Hindu Dharma

1955

Thengadi founded, some of the well-known organizations: Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (1955), Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (1979), Swadeshi Jagran Manch (1991), Samajik Samarasata Manch, Sarva- panth Samadar Manch and Paryavaran Manch; also a founder member of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, Akhil Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad, Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat and Bharatiya Vichara Kendra.

1964

He was the member of the Rajya Sabha from Bharatiya Jana Sangh for two terms during 1964-76, also served as its

1968

vice-chairman in 1968-70.

1969

and Hungary as member of a parliamentary delegation (1969), Geneva, Switzerland to attend Second International Anti-Apartheid Conference at Geneva (1979).

1975

Thengadi showed his leadership capabilities by organizing protests during the anti-Emergency movement in 1975.

A widely traveled man, within India.

He also visited places abroad, which includes- Soviet Union

1979

He was invited in USA, Canada, Britain and Yugoslavia in 1979 to study the impact of liberalization on trade union movement.

He has also travelled to, China, Jakarta, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, on various occasions.

Disenchanted with both the western models of development, namely, Capitalism and Socialism, he propounded a ‘Third Way’ of socio-economic development based on the ideology of ‘Sanatan Dharma’.

He authored many books.

2004

Thengadi was a full-time Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh pracharak until his death on 14 October 2004.

He has been one of the foremost advocates of the hallmark qualities of his lifestyle: simple living, in-depth study, deep thinking, clarity of thought.

He was awarded with Padma Bhushan but refused to accept it.

Dattopant Thengadi died on 14 October 2004 due to Brain Hemorrhage.