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	Rajiv was born in Nah, Atrauli, ], ] to Radheshyam Dixit (]) and Mithilesh Kumari (]). He attended City School in ] ], ]. He finished is pre-university at J.K. Institute, ]. He went on to complete his M.Tech (Master of Technology) at ], ].<ref>{{Cite web\|https://starsunfolded.com/rajiv-dixit/}}<ref>		Rajiv was born in Nah, Atrauli, ], ] to Radheshyam Dixit (]) and Mithilesh Kumari (]). He attended City School in ] ], ]. He finished is pre-university at J.K. Institute, ]. He went on to complete his M.Tech (Master of Technology) at ], ].<ref>{{Cite web\|https://starsunfolded.com/rajiv-dixit/}}<ref>
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	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 ].<ref name="NIE">{{citation\|last=Kumaraswam\|first=B. M.\|title=Youthful crusader of Swadeshi\|date=2 December 2010\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article165743.ece\|work=]\|location=]}}</ref><ref name="LiveMint">{{citation\|author=Priyanka P. Narain\|title=And then, there will be a revolution\|date=5 April 2009\|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/BtLE0nBloRrgvQuW9rD6XJ/8216And-then-there-will-be-a-revolution8217.html\|publisher=]}}</ref><ref name="ast">{{citation\|title=A price too high for Indian farmers\|date=29 June 2004\|url=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/FF29Df02.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040804060238/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/FF29Df02.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=4 August 2004\|author=Raju Bist\|newspaper=]\|location=]}}</ref> An aide to ], Dixit served as the national secretary of Ramdev's anti-corruption organisation Bharat Swabhiman Andolan.<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news \|last1=Kidwai \|first1=Rasheed \|title=Baba's 'plan' that went bust \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/baba-s-plan-that-went-bust/cid/1516482\|access-date=6 March 2021 \|work=] \|date=19 June 2016}}</ref>		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 ].<ref name="NIE">{{citation\|last=Kumaraswam\|first=B. M.\|title=Youthful crusader of Swadeshi\|date=2 December 2010\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article165743.ece\|work=]\|location=]}}</ref><ref name="LiveMint">{{citation\|author=Priyanka P. Narain\|title=And then, there will be a revolution\|date=5 April 2009\|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/BtLE0nBloRrgvQuW9rD6XJ/8216And-then-there-will-be-a-revolution8217.html\|publisher=]}}</ref><ref name="ast">{{citation\|title=A price too high for Indian farmers\|date=29 June 2004\|url=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/FF29Df02.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040804060238/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/FF29Df02.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=4 August 2004\|author=Raju Bist\|newspaper=]\|location=]}}</ref> An aide to ], Dixit served as the national secretary of Ramdev's anti-corruption organisation Bharat Swabhiman Andolan.<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news \|last1=Kidwai \|first1=Rasheed \|title=Baba's 'plan' that went bust \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/baba-s-plan-that-went-bust/cid/1516482\|access-date=6 March 2021 \|work=] \|date=19 June 2016}}</ref>

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Hindu activist

Rajiv Dixit
File:Rajiv Dixit.jpg
Born	30 November 1967 (1967-11-30) Nah, Atrauli, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died	30 November 2010(2010-11-30) (aged 43) Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India
Cause of death	Heart Attack (but conspiracy theorists believed Rajiv was poisoned)
Nationality	India
Other names	Rajiv Bhai
Citizenship	India
Education	J.K. Institute, Allahabad IIT Kanpur
Parents	Radheshyam Dixit (father) Mithilesh Kumari (mother)
Family	Unmarried (Celibate)
Website	rajivdixit.in

Rajiv Dixit (30 November 1967 – 30 November 2010) was a Scientist and an Indian activist.

He was an activist and was the national secretary of Bharat Swabhiman Trust. He received his primary and secondary education in Ayodhya.

Early Life

Rajiv was born in Nah, Atrauli, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh to Radheshyam Dixit (Father) and Mithilesh Kumari (Mother). He attended City School in Firozabad district, Uttar Pradesh. He finished is pre-university at J.K. Institute, Allahabad. He went on to complete his M.Tech (Master of Technology) at IIT, Kanpur.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). An aide to Ramdev, Dixit served as the national secretary of Ramdev's anti-corruption organisation Bharat Swabhiman Andolan.

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.

Controversies

In 1991, when Swiss Businessman Arthur Dunkel visited India to negotiate with the Indian Government over Foreign Direct Investment, it is rumoured that Rajiv Dixit and his associates assaulted him.

During his campaigning Rajiv was believed to constantly criticize Foreign Direct Investments in India, World Bank and the United Nations which became controversial in the media.

It is also believed that Rajiv Dixit heavily criticized former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

Rajiv also held a conspiracy theory that Bhopal Gas Tragedy was deliberately orchestrated by the American corporation Union Carbide.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

References

^ 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.
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)
"Decentralise taxes, says Azadi Bachao Andolan supporter", The Times of India, 9 March 2003, archived from the original on 11 August 2011

Sangh Parivar (RSS Family of Organisations)

Organisations

Foundation	Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (1980-present) Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1951-1977) Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad (1948-1971)
Religion-specific wings	Vishva Hindu Parishad Bajrang Dal Durga Vahini Muslim Rashtriya Manch Rashtriya Sikh Sangat Hindu Jagarana Vedike Dharm Jagaran Samiti Hindu Rashtra Sena
Strata and trade-based wings	Farmers wing: Bharatiya Kisan Sangh Rashtra Sevika Samiti Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh National Hindu Students' Forum
NGOs and social welfare:	Vidya Bharati Ekal Vidyalaya Seva Bharati Vivekananda Kendra Bharat Vikas Parishad Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram Friends of Tribals Society Bharat Lok Shiksha Parishad India Development and Relief Fund
Think tank affiliates	India Foundation India Policy Foundation Swadeshi Jagaran Manch Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation Vivekananda International Foundation Akhil Bharatiya Itihas Sankalan Yojana
Project specific	Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam
Region specific	Hindu Munnani Hindu Aikya Vedi
News and communication	Organiser Panchjanya Vishwa Samvad Kendra
Others	Samskrita Bharati Kreeda Bharati Central Hindu Military Education Society

Sarsanghchalaks

Present	Mohan Bhagwat (2009–present)
Past	K. S. Sudarshan (2000–2009) Rajendra Singh (1994–2000) Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras (1973–1994) M. S. Golwalkar (1940–1973) Laxman Vasudev Paranjape (1930–1931) K. B. Hedgewar (1925–1930 and 1931–1940)

Other major figures

Head of state	Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Prime Minister of India) Lal Krishna Advani (Deputy Prime Minister of India) Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India) Ram Nath Kovind (President of India) Venkaiah Naidu (Vice President of India)
Freedom fighters	Balkrishna Shivram Moonje Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Senior affiliates	Ashok Singhal Babasaheb Apte Bal Thackeray Chinmayananda Saraswati Eknath Ranade Prabhakar Balwant Dani Praveen Togadia Ram Madhav Ramchandra Das Paramhans S. S. Apte Suresh Joshi Sambhaji Bhide
Activists	Giriraj Kishore K. N. Govindacharya Madhukar Rao Bhagwat Swami Karpatri

Authors

Present	Bibliography Arun Shourie David Frawley D. P. Agrawal Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti François Gautier Koenraad Elst Michel Danino Rajiv Malhotra Ram Gopal Subhash Kak Suresh Chavhanke
Past	Balraj Madhok Dharampal Girilal Jain K. D. Sethna K. S. Lal N. S. Rajaram Raj Krishna Rajiv Dixit Ram Swarup Sita Ram Goel Swaraj Prakash Gupta

Philosophy

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