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Rajiv Dixit is an Indian scientist, orator, and and one of the leaders of the modern Swadeshi movement in India. He started various movements in order to spread awareness among the people on various topics of Indian national interests through the Swadeshi Movement, Bharat Bachav Andolan, and various other works. Currently he is working as National Secretory of Bharat Swabhiman Andolan, which was started by Yog Rishi Swami Ramdev He is a strong believer and preacher of Bharatiyata (Indianism). He had also worked in spreading awareness about Indian history and issues in the Indian constitution and Indian economic policies. He is knowledgeable about economics and issues of corruption in India, and has criticized Indian politicians for corrupt behavior.

Early life and career

Rajiv Dixit was born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. From childhood on he was fond of various Indian revolutionaries. He is also a scientist and has worked with A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. He also worked in France in the telecommunications sector. For the last 20 years he has been promoting the concept of Indian Swadeshi (self-sufficiency) from foreign goods and businesses.

Initiated and supported movements

Dixit supported the movement of opening a chain of Swadeshi General Stores, where only Indian-made goods are sold. The concept is that the consumer can get the goods at cheaper rates and the whole chain from producer to consumer gets equal benefits, instead of most of the money going to producers and suppliers. He initiated movements like the Swadeshi Movement and Azadi Bachao Andolan and became their spokeperson. He addressed a rally of over 50,000 people under the leadership of Swadeshi Jagaran Manch in New Delhi. He also took leadership of the programme held at Calcutta which was supported and promoted by various organizations and prominent personalities and was celebrated all over India on the eve of the 150th Anniversary of the 1857 war of Indian independence.

He demanded decentralization of taxation system, saying that the current system is the core reason for the corruption in bureaucracy. He claimed that 80% of taxes is being used to pay the politicians and bureaucrats and just 20% for development purposes for the people. He compared the current budget system of the Indian government to the earlier British budget system in India, presenting statistics to show that they are the same.Currently he is working with swami Ramdev in Bharat Swabhiman Trust as national secretary.

He also doubted the terrorist attack on the United States Twin Towers, claiming that it was stage managed by U.S. Government itself, and supported the claims of Lone Lantern Society of the U.S.

He also claimed that "liberalization, privatization and globalization, the three evil faces staring at us today, have pushed us towards a suicidal states."

Showing his sympathy towards the Indian farmers, he argued that modern thinkers have neglected agricultural sectors and farmers have been left to feed themselves and committing suicide. Expressing his views on Indian judiciary and legal system, he said that India is still following the laws and acts enacted during the British era and had not taken the burden of changing them as per the requirement of Indian people

Death

On 30th November 2010, Mr Dixit, who was touring Chhatisgarh for the last couple of days, felt breathing problem soon after he reached Bhilai after addressing three Swabhiman Janjagaran camps at Bemetara. He breathed last at around 0130 hrs at a private hospital following cardiac arrest. He was 43 when he died.

External links

• Rajiv Dixit and his Articles
• mp3-of-rajiv-dixit-lectures
• Complete Mp3 Lectures on History of Ancient & Modern India
• [http://bharatswabhimanyatra.com//Bharat Swabhiman Yatra Videos

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