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Rajiv Dixit
Rajiv Dixit (Right) with D. P. Agrawal (Left)
Born	(1967-11-30)30 November 1967 Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died	30 November 2010(2010-11-30) (aged 43) Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India
Nationality	Indian
Education	B.Tech (Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad)M.Tech (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur) Ph.D(France)
Website	http://rajivdixit.net/

Rajiv Dixit was an Indian social activist. He started social movements, in order to spread awareness on topics of Indian national interest through the Swadeshi movement, Azadi Bachao Andolan, and various other works. He served as the National Secretary of Bharat Swabhiman Andolan. He was a strong believer in and campaigner for the use only of Indian-origin products. He had also worked for spreading awareness about Indian history and issues in the Indian economic policies.

Early life and education

Rajiv Dixit was born in Nah village of Aligarh district, Uttar Pradesh. He was educated up to class XII in village schooling system. He had done his B.Tech From Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad. He had an M.Tech Degree from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and had worked as scientist for a brief period with Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam at CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research).He also works as scientist in Telecommunication sector in France for a period of two years.

Biography

Swadeshi was his lifetime mission. At 44, Rajiv Dixit was still in his youthful age. Born in Allahabad, he was an M.Tech by qualification and worked as a scientist in CSIR only for a very brief time. Soon, he jumped into public life to oppose the onslaught of a hoard of MNCs in India that are looting India's wealth, under the globalisation policy of the Government of India in 1991. He foresaw that the political and economic independence of the country would be at great risk on account of the free entry of the MNCs. To fight against this, Rajiv Dixit founded 'Azadi Bachao Andolan' Save Freedom Movement. As a part of his national awakening mission, he went to most places in India awaring people. Rajiv Dixit was a very effective orator who easily influenced his audience. His speech radiated his strong patriotic fervour. In a brief period Rajiv Bhai, as he was fondly known, had effectively spread the spirit of 'swadeshi' throughout the country. He was also an ardent supporter of cow protection movement,organic farming and participated in the Vishwa Gou Sammelan. Rajiv Dixit also wrote a number of booklets and produced audio cassettes, exposing the sinister designs of MNCs and the need for adopting 'swadeshi' life style. Today, India needs thousands of youths all over the country to preserve, protect and propagate the spirit of 'Azadi Bachao Andolan' for which Rajiv Dixit dedicated his entire life.

Movements

• He believed in Swadeshi. He initiated movements like the Swadeshi Movement and Azadi Bachao Andolan (Save Freedom Movement) and became their spokesperson. 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 said 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.

• He queried the terrorist attack on the United States' World Trade Center, claiming that it was stage managed by U.S. Government itself, and supported the claims of the Lone Lantern Society of the U.S.

• He also said that "liberalization, privatization and globalization, the three evil faces staring at us today, have pushed us towards a suicidal state." Presenting an exhibition on the violent history of colonialism in 1998, he argued that these were its modern forms.

• He argued that modern thinkers have neglected agricultural sectors and farmers have been left to feed themselves and commit suicide. Expressing his views on the 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

He died on 30 November 2010 while in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, on the way to deliver a lecture as a part of his Bharat Swabhiman Yatra. In 2012, Ramdev claimed that there were unfounded moves to accuse him of being in a conspiracy to cause Dixit's death, which he said had been due to cardiac arrest..His body was blue black after death.His friends claimed that he was poisoned.They demanded for post mortem several times but Baba Ramdev verhmently refused citing as natural death.His death is being linked with former Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri which remains a mystery.

Publications

Dixit wrote several books and also gave lectures. Most of his work has been published by various trusts in the form of books and electonic media (CDs, SD Cards etc.)

Books

• 4-volume Swadeshi Chikitsa
• Gau Gauvansh Par Aadharit Swadeshi Krishi
• Gau Mata Panchgavya Chikitsa.

Audio

• Swasthya Katha

References

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11. TNN, 9 Mar 2003, 09.56pm IST (9 March 2003). "Decentralise taxes, says Azadi Bachao Andolan supporter". Times of India. Retrieved 6 August 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
12. "National : `9/11 attack was stage-managed'". The Hindu. 28 January 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
13. "Colonialism's enduring images on display". Financial Express. 26 May 1998. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
14. "Ramdev alleges conspiracy to link him to death of an associate". The Economic Times. PTI. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
15. "Ramdev alleges conspiracy to link him to death of an associate". Economic Times. PTI. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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• 1967 births
• 2010 deaths
• People from Aligarh
• Swadeshi activists