Bhai Mahavir
Bhai Mahavir | |
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Governor of Madhya Pradesh | |
In office 22 April 1998 – 7 May 2003 | |
Chief Minister | Digvijaya Singh |
Preceded by | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi |
Succeeded by | Ram Prakash Gupta |
Personal details | |
Born | University of Delhi | 30 October 1921
Bhai Mahavir (30 October 1922 - 3 December 2016) was an Indian politician who was governor of the Indian state of
Life and career
Bhai Mahavir was the son of Bhai Parmanand, a Mohyal Brahmin, member of Arya Samaj and a leader of the Hindu Mahasabha.[2] He grew up with an Arya Samaj background and went to study at the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College in Lahore. His ancestors were famous martyrs of Sikhism i.e. Bhai Matidas and Bhai Satidas.[3]
Mahavir joined the RSS in 1938, in a shakha established by Raja Bhau Paturkar in Lahore. He became a
Towards the end of 1950,
Mahavir continued in senior positions in the Jana Sangh and later in Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha during 1968-74 and 1978–84. In 1998, he was appointed the Governor of Madhya Pradesh and served a full term till 2003.
Personal life
Bhai Mahavir had two daughters and three grandchildren. He was married to Krishna Kumari who died in New Delhi on 14 December 2012. Bhai Mahavir died at his home in Delhi on 3 December 2016.[8]
References
- ^ "Former Governors of Madhya Pradesh". Raj Bhavan, Bhopal. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.
- ^ Bapu 2013.
- ^ "देश पर शहीद भाई मती दास-जती दास के वंशज थे डॉ.महावीर". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ a b Jaffrelot 2011, p. 288.
- ^ Jaffrelot 1996, pp. 117–119.
- ^ Jaffrelot 2011, p. 289.
- ^ Jaffrelot 1996, p. 122.
- ^ "मप्र के पूर्व राज्यपाल भाई महावीर का निधन, शिवराज ने शोक जताया". India.com. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
Sources
- Bapu, Prabhu (2013). Hindu Mahasabha in Colonial North India, 1915-1930: Constructing Nation and History. Routledge. ISBN 978-0415671651.
- ISBN 978-1850653011.
- ISBN 978-1849041386.