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| == Personal Life == | == Personal Life == | ||
| Rajiv is a ] ]. People fondly referred to him as Rajiv Bhai (Bhai means brother in the ] ] and is a respectful word for someone admired). He was a celibate and was a strict ]. His popular hobbies were Reading, Writing and Travelling. Rajiv has a brother Pradip Dixit and a sister Lata Sharma. As a staunch ] he revered ] as sacred. His favourite author was Vagbhatta.<ref>{{Cite web|https://starsunfolded.com/rajiv-dixit/}}<ref> | Rajiv is a ] ]. People fondly referred to him as Rajiv Bhai (Bhai means brother in the ] ] and is a respectful word for someone admired). He was a celibate and was a strict ]. His popular hobbies were Reading, Writing and Travelling. Rajiv has a brother Pradip Dixit and a sister Lata Sharma. As a staunch ] he revered ] as sacred. His favourite author was Vagbhatta.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://starsunfolded.com/rajiv-dixit/}}</ref> | ||
| == Death == | == Death == | ||
| Dixit died on 30 November 2010 in ], ]. There is still a strong belief that he was poisoned to death because of his movement against multinational companies in India. The cremation was conducted by ] and Rajiv's brother |
Dixit died on 30 November 2010 in ], ]. There is still a strong belief that he was poisoned to death because of his movement against multinational companies in India. The cremation was conducted by ] and Rajiv's brother Pradip.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Worth|first=Robert F.|date=2018|title=The Billionaire Yogi Behind Modi's Rise|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/magazine/the-billionaire-yogi-behind-modis-rise.html}}</ref> | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Hindu activist
| Rajiv Dixit | |
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| 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 |
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| Family | Unmarried (Celibate) |
| Website | rajivdixit |
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).
Death
Dixit died on 30 November 2010 in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh. There is still a strong belief that he was poisoned to death because of his movement against multinational companies in India. The cremation was conducted by Ramdev and Rajiv's brother Pradip.
See also
- Khadi
- Khadi and Village Industries Commission
- List of unsolved deaths
- Make In India
- National Charkha Museum
- Sarvodaya
- Standup India
- Startup India
- Swadeshi Jagaran Manch
- Swaraj
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
- Worth, Robert F. (2018). "The Billionaire Yogi Behind Modi's Rise". The New York Times.
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