Vasantrao Oak

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Vasantrao Oak (13 May 1914 – 9 August 2000) was one of the earliest pracharaks (transl. publicists) and leaders of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Hindu Nationalist organisation in India.[1][2][3][4]

In October 1946, Oak along with Dadarao Parmarth and Krishna Paranjape established first shakhas, daily meetups of RSS, in Guwahati, Dibrugarh and Shillong which were part of Assam Province.[1][5][6][7][8] Oak had played an important role in establishing Bharatiya Jana Sangh along with Syama Prasad Mukherjee.[3][9]

He contested the 1957 Lok Sabha election from Chandni Chowk constituency as a Jan Sangh candidate and lost to Radha Raman of Indian National Congress.[10][11]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gupta, Smita. "How the RSS grew roots in the North-East". @businessline. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  2. ↑ Andersen, Walter (1972). "The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh: I: Early Concerns". Economic and Political Weekly. 7 (11): 589–597. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 4361126.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Noorani, Abdul Gafoor Abdul Majeed (1970). India's Constitution and politics. Jaico Pub. House. p. 459.
  4. ↑ Sadasivan, S. N. (1977). Party and democracy in India. Tata McGraw-Hill. p. 182.
  5. ↑ Awungashi, Masoyo Hunphun. "The RSS's expansion into the northeast". The Caravan. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  6. ↑ "Assam and the CAA: A Pre-Independence Timeline". NewsClick. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  7. ↑ "Rise of Hindutva in North East: RSS, BJP score in Assam, Manipur but still untested in Arunachal". Firstpost. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  8. ↑ "Rise of Hindutva in North East: Christians in Nagaland, Mizoram may weaken BJP despite RSS' gains in Tripura, Meghalaya". Firstpost. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  9. ↑ Jhangiani, Motilal A. (1967). Jana Sangh and Swatantra: A Profile of the Rightist Parties in India. Manaktalas. p. 13.
  10. ↑ India, a reference annual. Research and Reference Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. 1957. p. 581.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  11. ↑ "Radha Raman: Members Bioprofile". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 2020-03-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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