Chandikadas Amritrao Deshmukh BR, better known as Nanaji Deshmukh, was a social reformer and politician from India. He worked in the fields of education, health, and rural self-reliance. He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award in 2019 by the Government of India. He was a leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and also a member of the Rajya Sabha.
Hari ShankerSrivastava was an Indian historian. He was educated at Ewing Christian College, Allahabad (1937–39), and Allahabad University (1939–43). He is a Fellow of Royal Asiatic Society and Fellow of the Institute of Historical Studies, Calcutta. He was the First Chairperson of Political Science Department, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur (1958–62).
Radha Swami Satsang, Dinod (RSSD) is an Indian spiritual organisation with its headquarters in Dinod village in the Bhiwani district of Haryana state. It promotes the Radha Soami sect that was founded by Shiv Dayal Singh on Basant-Panchami day in January 1861. The Radha Swami Satsang at Dinod (RSSD) was founded by Tarachand.
Shiv Brat Lal Verman, (1860-1939) popularly known by the honorifics "Data Dayal" (Merciful) and "Maharishi", was born in Bhadohi district of Uttar Pradesh state in India in February 1860. He was a post graduate and a famous writer. It is believed that he wrote as many as 3,000 books on various social, historical, religious and spiritual topics. Being a famous writer he was called as the modern Maharishi Ved Vyas and hence became famous with the name Maharishi ji.
Salig Ram, successor of Shiv Dayal Singh second Sant Satguru of the Radhasoami Satsang popularly known by the honorific "Huzur Maharaj" and by the government-conferred title "Rai Bahadur," was born in Peepal Mandi, Agra, on 14 March 1829. He served as chief inspector of post offices in British India, and, in 1881, was Postmaster-General of the North-Western Provinces, based in Allahabad. He was the first Indian to hold the position.
Deendayal Upadhyaya, known by the epithet Panditji, was an Indian politician, a proponent of integral humanism ideology and leader of the political party Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), the forerunner of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Upadhyaya started the monthly publication Rashtra Dharma, broadly meaning 'National Faith', in the 1940s to spread the ideals of Hindutva revival. Upadhyaya is known for drafting Jan Sangh's official political doctrine, Integral humanism, by including some cultural-nationalism values and his agreement with several Gandhian socialist principles such as sarvodaya and swadeshi (self-sufficiency).
Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction, formerly known as Mughalsarai Junction, is a railway station in the town of Mughalsarai in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The station contains the largest railway marshaling yard in Asia. This yard caters to around 450–500 trains in a month. All trains, including premium category Vande Bharat, Rajdhani and Duronto trains, halt at this station, which makes it unique in the entire Indian Railways network. "Major installations in Mughalsarai include electric locomotive shed holding 147 locomotives, diesel locomotive shed holding 53 locomotives, wagon ROH shed, and a 169-bed divisional hospital."
Ganga Singh Kushwaha is an Indian politician and a member of 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Fazilnagar constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Raghvendra Pratap Singh is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Domariyaganj in Siddharthnagar district of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Bajrang Bahadur Singh is an Indian politician who was a member of 15th, 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. He represented the Pharenda in Maharajganj district of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Ashutosh Upadhyay is an Indian politician and a member of 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Bhatpar Rani constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party. He is son of veteran leader, ex cabinet minister late shri Kameshwar Upadhyay who was 5 times MLA and 3 times minister from U.P.
Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College is an educational institution in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. The school is affiliated by Central Board of Secondary Education, There is also one branch which is affiliated to UP Board. This school was set up by veteran RSS leader Shri Vijay Agrawal ( पूर्व संयुक्त क्षेत्र कार्यवाह, . He himself was Retd Principal and Mathematics Lecturer. It was his dream project to start school of RSS ideology in his home district on the name of Veteran Jan Sangh leader and his RSS colleague Lt. Pt. Deen dayal Upadhyay Ji. At that time he co-ordinated with then CM of UP Shri Rajnath Singh ji for government aid in construction of school.
The Gorakhpur Mahotsav, is an annual cultural festival, held in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is held every year in January. Since 2018, Mahotsav is organized in collaboration with the Department of Tourism (UP), Department of Culture (UP) and District Administration of Gorakhpur. Earlier editions were organized by District Administration of Gorakhpur.
Rajesh Tripathi is an Indian politician and a member of 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh representing Chillupar. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, and had represented the Chillupar constituency as a member of the 15th and 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.
Raghavendra Sharma is an Indian doctor, politician, and member of the 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly representing the Bithari Chainpur Assembly constituency.
