Atal Bihari Vajpayee Man of Substance

A tribute to Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee our ex-PM of India.

Super patriotic 'hindi poem'  by Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji... 

Today is one of those doleful days of Indian Political History where a great leader is put to rest forever.  But before his eternal slumber, he has brought the spark in millions of Indian youths since the 70s to till date. It is the responsibility of every Indian youth to know him from his roots, his school days, his college days, his dedication towards his beliefs and his adamant posture on anything which is in the interest of the Nation. He is one of those rare politicians of the world for whom everytime Nations interest stood tall against his own interests. Even party come next only to his country. He was very honest, Jovial, frank, acceptable to all even among opposition members( he has no enemies).

Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji's last journey video

Born on December 25, 1924, at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh to Krishna Bihari Vajpayee and Krishna Devi, Vajpayee, a high-caste Brahmin brought with him a long parliamentary experience spanning over five decades. One of India's most charismatic leaders, Vajpayee is lauded as a statesman politician whose acceptability across the board broke barriers pitchforking the BJP to the centre stage of politics in the late 90s.

Above is a rare picture of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji as a child.

He became a Member of Parliament for the first time in 1957. Vajpayee first became prime minister in 1996 after four decades in opposition. He lasted only 13 days as prime minister for lack of numbers. The lack of a stable majority ended his second stint in power from 1998 after 13 months. His government collapsed after AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa withdrew her support from the coalition. He was re-elected in 1999 at the head of a more stable coalition that lasted its full term.  It was Vajpayee's acceptability even in the opposition camp, that brought new allies to BJP during 1998, then considered a virtual untouchable in view of its rightist leanings, especially after the demolition of Babri Masjid. 

Nice poem by Atal जी in his own voice "Aajadi"... 

As India's longest-serving prime minister outside Congress party, Vajpayee is often described as the moderate face of BJP. His detractors used to call him a "mask" of the RSS, his benign smile of moderation hiding his party's links with Hindu groups. 

A nice poem from Atal ji.... "ab tak andhera" 

An orator par excellence and known for taking bold initiatives, notable being the attempt to bridge Indo-Pak differences, Vajpayee reached far beyond his BJP's nationalist political agenda. Undeterred by party hawks who accused him of embarking on a misdirected visit to Pakistan in 1999, Vajpayee rode triumphantly into Lahore aboard a bus, on an initiative that was pursued by his successor Manmohan Singh. Vajpayee's diplomatic breakthrough was hailed as the dawn of a new era in Indo-Pak relations. But it was another story that Pakistan army undertook a covert operation to send its troops into Kargil that led to a limited conflict that Pakistan lost. The compulsions of coalition politics forced BJP to put on the backburner issues dear to its heart -- scrapping of special status for Jammu and Kashmir, building a Hindu temple on the site of the mosque in Ayodhya and adopting a uniform civil code.

Small briefing about Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee  Ji

Widely respected within the country and abroad as a statesman, Vajpayee's 1998-99 tenure as prime minister was characterised as one year of courage of conviction. It was during this period that India conducted a series of successful nuclear tests at Pokhran in May 1998.

A Speech of Shri Atal Ji

A bachelor, Vajpayee is also a poet of some repute and he is often quoted by his party. He is well known for his quick wits and presence of mind as well as sense of humour. Immediately after reaching Lahore through the Bus, one of the most lauded initiatives taken by Atal Ji while attending the press conference one of the Pakistani journalist asked Shri Atal जी 'why he is a Bachelor, and she is ready to marry him if he can give "Kashmir' to her as her  moodikaye" (Showing face of bride)  the immediate reply with a cool smile fro Atal जी is still fresh in the minds of all  he replied, "I don't have any problem to give you Kashmir as your  Moodikaye", but I want entire Pakistan as dowry". 

Atal Ji's poem on Pakistan... 

As a teenager, Vajpayee was jailed briefly for opposing British colonial rule and actively participated in the Quit India movement during 1942.  He was a little close to the ideology of communism before choosing to support the Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swamyamsevak Sangh and the Jan Sangh -- both right-wing organisations that later developed close links with the BJP. 

Vajpayee dropped out of law school to run an RSS magazine in the early 1950s. Later, he transcended his political roots in the RSS to emerge as the moderate voice of the BJP. His involvement in politics began as a freedom-fighter during the Quit India Movement of 1942-1945. He started out as a communist but shed that for membership in the RSS. 

Shri Atal Ji hugging Shri Modi Ji during initial days of Modi Ji as an RSS Swayam Sevak

Vajpayee became a close follower and aide to Shyama Prasad Mookerjee, founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, BJP's predecessor. He was at Mookerjee's side when he went on a fast-unto-death in Kashmir in 1953, to protest against the system of carrying a permit for entering the state and the "inferior" treatment of Indian citizens visiting Kashmir, as also the special treatment accorded to Kashmir because it had a Muslim majority. Mookerjee's fast and protest ended the identity card requirement and hastened the integration of Kashmir into the Indian Union. But Mookherjee died after weeks of weakness, illness and confinement in jail. These events were a watershed moment for the young Vajpayee. 

School children crying on hearing the news of Shri Atal ji

Taking the baton from Mookerjee, Vajpayee won his first election to Parliament in 1957. As the leader of Bharatiya Jan Sangh, he expanded its political appeal, organization and agenda. In spite of his youth, he soon became a respected voice in the opposition -- one of reason and intelligence. His broad appeal brought respect, recognition and acceptance to a rising nationalist cultural movement.

All leaders irrespective of their ideology or political differences when attended the funeral of Shri Atal Ji, (The gesture of Rahul Gandhi is unable to understand)

Every Indian is indebted to this great statesman for whom Nation was everything even above his political party. Let we Indian understand the great vision of the departed soul and pay our rich tribute by raising to the occasion and live up to his expectation. There could not be a better way to remember his efforts for the party and the nation as well by following the path shown by him.

Sudesh DJV

Indore MP

17th August 2018
08:40 pm

Atal Ji's speech

An another beautiful poem from Atal ji...

Atal ji in "Aapki Adalaat"

Tribute to Atal ji by Jagjeet

An excellent poem by Atal ji on Antinationals

Image April 14th 1978

West German (Then) Foreign Minister Hans Dietrich along with then Indian foreign Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee during April 20 1977

Sudesh DJV writes on contemporary subjects in the form of Articles and poems which is in the interest of the Nation in particular and for the Mankind in general.