L K Advani
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L K Advani is the real Diamond of Crown of Sindhiyat and his service to nation has been recognised by Bharat Sarakar by honoring him with highest civilian award Bharat Ratna on 03 February 2024. His success is surely unmatched and unparallel, till date (2020) he is only Sindhi to receive highest Padma Award, Padma Vibhushan (2015), Only Sindhi to held post of Deputy Prime Minister in Government of India and worked for many years as the national President of Bhartiya Janata Party. For matter of fact, this is true that Sindhi community didn’t benefited to large extant from the success of Advani just because he strictly followed the principal of equality and is strong believer of equal opportunities to all communities of India. Besides being a successful politician Adwani has also written many books.
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Biography: Padma Vibhushan L K Adwani
Delhi or New Delhi being the capital city of India is always considered as the center of political activities and after the retirement of former Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihar Vajpayee, residence of senior party leader L K Advani is among the major activity center for the BJP.
Indian political history and arena of politicians after 1980’s is dominated by a personality from the Sindhi community very rarely active in politics ever since the partition of the country in 1947. After the partition, Sindhis were forced to work hard for getting rooted in various cities of India and a very few were active in politics.
Lal Krishna Adwani or more popularly known as L K Advani is one among those rare sindhi political leaders of free India. He was active with political party Jansangh, which went on to be identified and named as Bhartiya Janta Party [BJP]. Advani’s is famous for firmness of thoughts like the Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel hence often in the party he is referred as Iron Man also.
This was the Advani’s “Ratha Yatra” which proved instrumental for opening the power gates for B J P and in the central government lead by Shri Atal Bihar Vajpayee, he worked as Deputy Prime Minister.
He is known as the hard liner politician and have a great faith and believe with the Hindutva. He has a strong commitment with RSS.
L K Advani: Personal Profile
Life fact file of this super star Sindhi politician goes like:
Full Name: Lalkrishina Kishanchand Advani
Mother’s Name: Gyani Devi Kishanchand Advani [Adwani]
Birth Date: 08TH November 1927
Birth Place: Karachi [Sindh]
Education: Early primary education at St. Patrick’s high school Karachi, Higher education D G National College, Hyderabad and government law college. Completed his graduation in Law from Bombay [Mumbai] University.
Marriage: 22 February 1965
Wife: Kamala Advani
Children: Pratibha [Daughter] and Jayant [Son]
Favorite Time Pass: Hindi moves though he loves to watch Plays also but of opinion of Films being the superior just because of mass reach.
Favorite Book (s): Ramayan and Mahabharat written by C Rajagopalachari along with “Jai Somnath” in Hindi written by K M Munshi.
Award: Padma Vibhushan [second highest civilian award after Bharat Ratna]
Political Journey of L K Adwani
1942 : Joined Rashtiya Swayamsevak Sangha [RSS ]
1947 : RSS Organiser of Karachi city
1947-1948 : Worked at Alwar, Ajmer & few other districts in Rajasthan as the Prcharak of Sangh
1951 – 1957 : State Secretary of Rajasthan Jansangh
1957 : Secretary of Delhi Jansangha and Parliamentary group of party
1970 – 1989 : Member of Rajya Sabha
1973 – 1977 : President of Jansangha
1975 – 1977 : Detained Under MISA in Bangalore Jail.
1977 : Cabinet Minister of Information & Broadcasting.
1980 : Founder Secretary of Bhartiya Janta Party [BJP ] and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha
1986 : National President of BJP
1989 : Elected to Lok Sabha
1991 : Re-elected to Lok Sabha, Leader of Opposition.
1998 : Cabinet Home Minister
1999 – 2004 : Deputy Prime Minister of India.
2004 :Re-elected to Lok Sabha & Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha
2009: Projected as Prime Ministerial Candidate by BJP in Lok Sabha Election
2011: Jan Chetna Yatra started from Bihar for awareness against corruption
2013: Two Books “Dridhtikon” and ” Rashtra Sarvopari” as blog
2014: Elected from Gandhinagar Gujarat for Lok Sabha [6th Time] – Since Then Part of Marg Darshak Mandal of BJP along with Murli Manohar Joshi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee
List of books written by L K Advani
Nazarband Loktantra (2016)
Drishtikon (2016)
Rashtra Sarvopari (2014)
As I See It: LK Advani’s Blog Posts (2011)
My Country My Life (2008) (Autobiography)
New Approaches to Security and Development (2003)
A Prisoner’s Scrap-Book (2002)
Famous and popular Sindhi folk singer Bhagwanti Navani is eventually immortal as she even after losing the physical existence still alive at hearts of thousands and thousands of Sindhi music lovers. Often called as Sindhi Koyel Bhagwanti was born on 01 Feb 1940 at Nasarpur. Undisputed queen of Singing Sindhi Lada (marriage ritual songs) Bhagwanti will always be remembered for singing Sukhamani Sahib (Guru Bani) in Sindhi. She also acted in Sindhi film Sindhua Je Kinare. On 22 Oct 1986 she left for heavenly abode.