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  Atal Bihari Vajpayee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Hindi: अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी in Devanagari) (born December 25, 1924) was the Prime Minister of India in 1996 and again from October 13, 1998 until May 19, 2004.
Vajpayee is a native of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh and has been active in Indian politics throughout his adult life (as a member of parliament, he has often resided in Delhi).
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, along with many BJS and RSS colleagues, especially his long-time and close friend Lal Krishna Advani, formed the Bharatiya Janata Party, the new home of Hindutva, right-wing social and economic ideas and nationalism.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee   (5640 words)

  
 HighBeam Encyclopedia - Vajpayee, Atal Bihari   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
VAJPAYEE, ATAL BIHARI [Vajpayee, Atal Bihari], 1926-, Indian politician, prime minister of India (1996, 1998-2004).
An able orator, Vajpayee won election to parliament in 1957; in 1975 he was imprisoned for opposing Prime Minister Indira Gandhi 's state of emergency.
During the tenure (1977-79) of the coalition government that defeated Gandhi and her party, Vajpayee served as foreign minister and became the head (1979-86, 1992-) of the newly formed BJP.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/V/Vajpayee.asp   (402 words)

  
 webindia123-Indian personalities-Politicians- Prime Minister-Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the ex Prime Minister of India, is a multi faceted political personality.
Shri Vajpayee's first brush with nationalist politics was in his student days, when he joined the Quit India Movement of 1942 which hastened the end of British colonial rule.
The Krishna Bihari Vajpayee Trust set up by him in the name of his late father promotes a number of constructive activities for the uplift of the deprived and poor as well as children.
www.webindia123.com /personal/politician/atal.htm   (633 words)

  
 The Hindu : Opinion / News Analysis : A BJP without Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Vajpayee appears even more unbecoming in the context of the claim made by another aged and declining leader to be the party's prime ministerial face in 2009.
Vajpayee belonged to the Hindi heartland; it did not hurt that he was a Brahmin, an asset that remains mysteriously useful in this ancient land.
Vajpayee was allowed by the Nagpur establishment to get away with his studied ambivalence; only a future historian can unravel the mystery.
www.hindu.com /2006/01/02/stories/2006010204681100.htm   (855 words)

  
 Search Results for "Bihari"
...the Hindu nationalists, or Baratiya Janata Party (BJP), won a major victory; Atal Bihari Vajpayee was chosen as the new prime minister, to serve for a five-year term....
Shortly thereafter, the BJP formed a government, with its leader, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, as prime minister, but it fell prior to a confidence vote....
The great majority of Bangladesh's population is Bengali, although Biharis and several tribal groups constitute significant minority communities....
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 Atal Bihari Vajpayee : Indian Legends @ muraleedharan.com
Atal Bihari Vajpayee : Orator par excellence, veteran parliamentarian, poet, visionary, a man of peace and the prime minister of India.
Vajpayee's tenure has seen a radical change in foreign policy, a robust economy and a resolve to find peace with Pakistan.
L K Advani once told that Vajpayee remonstrated with him in 1995 after he told the BJP convention in Mumbai that Vajpayee would be the party's candidate for prime minister in the 1996 general election.
muraleedharan.tripod.com /legends_vajpayee.html   (1228 words)

  
 Rediff On The NeT: Campaign Trail/Atal Bihari Vajpayee
For, on this day, September 6, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was to arrive to convince the people of this beautiful capital of Rajasthan to elect his party with a resounding majority to Parliament.
Vajpayee only had about half-a-dozen SPG officers and not a single one hovered protectively around him.
Vajpayee began by paying his respects to Rajasthan, and to Lt Amit Bharadwaj who lost his life in the recent battle at Kargil.
www.rediff.com /election/1999/sep/07abv.htm   (1507 words)

  
 Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee - a Profile
Shri Vajpayee had embarked upon a journalist's career, which was cut short in 1951 when he joined the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the forerunner of today's Bharatiya Janata Party, the leading component of the National Democratic Alliance.
Born in the family of a humble school teacher on December 25 1924, in the erstwhile princely State of Gwalior (now a part of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh), Shri Vajpayee's rise in public life is a tribute to both his political acumen and Indian democracy.
An ardent champion of women's empowerment and social equality, Vajpayee believes in a forward-looking, forward moving India, a strong and prosperous nation confident of its rightful place in the comity of nations.
www.indianembassy.org /special/cabinet/vajpayee.htm   (508 words)

  
 Atal Bihari Vajpayee -- Hindi Poet : The South Asian Literary Recordings Project (Library of Congress New Delhi Office)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, born on December 25, 1926 in Bateshwar in Uttar Pradesh, is the Prime Minister of India, a Hindi poet and an orator known for his spellbinding eloquence.
Vajpayee's poetry is marked by nationalistic fervor and human values.
Prime Minister Vajpayee has occupied a number of distinguished positions during his long and illustrious political career, including those of the Leader of the Opposition and the Foreign Minister, before he took office as India's Prime Minister on October 13, 1999.
www.loc.gov /acq/ovop/delhi/salrp/atalbiharivajpayee.html   (434 words)

  
 Quick bits- Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Vajpayee was also the founder member of Jana Sangh from 1951 - 1977.
Vajpayee's social activities include, "Hindu Sangathan", eradication of untouchability and casteism, emancipation of women.
Vajpayee has traveled widely and has visited many countries in his official capacity as a MP and as a Minister of External Affairs, as well as privately.
www.chennaiads.com /quickbits/atalji.html   (335 words)

  
 Prime Minister Vajpayee Talks Nonsense Again
Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is either stupid or trying to fool Tamil people into thinking that C. Annadurai did not oppose Hindi as the national language (or official language) on the basis of the above-mentioned compliment to Vajpayee's speech.
What Annadurai told Vajpayee ("If Vajpayee’s Hindi is adopted as the national language, we will have no problem.”) is a compliment to Vajpayee, praise to Vajpayee's eloquence in Hindi, and NOT a policy statement that he had changed his mind and was willing to accept Hindi as the national language or official language.
It conveys two things: (1) Annadurai was very impressed with Vajpayee's eloquence in Hindi, and (2) Annadurai was opposed to Hindi as the national language and it was totally out of his character to accept it as such.
www.geocities.com /tamiltribune/03/0801.html   (859 words)

  
 Atal Bihari Vajpayee - He never be retiring!
Vajpayee's elevation to the high pedestal and the subsequent fall can be attributed to the nation's lack of leaders of stature and the media's longing to find one for cover stories.
Vajpayee's vision, if there was one, never reached fruition and always appeared as publicity gimmickry rather than noble intentions to make people's lives better.
That Vajpayee had no plan to bow out was borne out later when he stuck to the Lok Sabha as the leader of the largest failed party.
www.dancewithshadows.com /vajpayee.asp   (928 words)

  
 Astrological analysis of Atal bihari vajpayee and other international figures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee is easily the most enchanting personality on the Indian political scene today.
Vajpayee a royal personage and it speaks volumes about the man who has been called ‘Gurudev’ by PVN Rao and Shri Chandrashakher.
Shri Vajpayee has to face lot of problems in his life, through which he is able to comeout with his confidence and strong will.
www.aryabhatt.com /eminent/atalbihari.htm   (531 words)

  
 Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee - Can he make peace with Pakistan? By Chris Suellentrop
For the leader of a party whose supporters are renowned for destroying mosques and killing Muslims in occasional spasms of mass violence, Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been remarkably restrained in his response to the attacks on his country by Islamic militants from Kashmir.
The RSS was formed in 1925 to oppose Gandhi's nonviolence and his drive for Hindu-Muslim equality, and its nationalist, anti-Muslim rhetoric—"Hindustan for the Hindus"—resembles that of the Ugly European parties of Jean-Marie Le Pen and Jörg Haider.
Vajpayee himself was one of the RSS's organizers, men who took vows of celibacy to commit themselves fully to the Indian nation (Vajpayee remains a bachelor today).
www.slate.com /?id=2066797   (1042 words)

  
 Former Premier Vajpayee Retires From Indian Politics at 81 - New York Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
NEW DELHI, Dec. 30 - Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a former prime minister of India, has announced his retirement from politics, ushering in an era of uncertainty for the country's principal opposition party.
Vajpayee, 81, was the avuncular face of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, eventually bringing it out of the fringes and into the political mainstream to challenge the once-invincible Congress Party.
Vajpayee's exit coincides with the expected departure this weekend of Lal Krishna Advani as the party president.
www.nytimes.com /2005/12/31/international/asia/31india.html?ex=1293685200&en=2de7e333cfa22721&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss   (630 words)

  
 TIME Asia Magazine: Top of His Game -- Jul. 14, 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Even more bold, Vajpayee has drafted a moderate Hindu leader to come up with a compromise to one of the longest-running flash points in Indian politics—the decades-old dispute over whether a Hindu temple should be built at a site in Ayodhya where a mosque once stood.
To a large degree, Vajpayee's recommandeering of India's political agenda is testament to the shrewdness of the man now acknowledged as one of the country's canniest operators.
Vajpayee has played up the image of himself as grandfatherly thinker and poet, and in India the idea of the wise elder, the guru, has a mystique and appeal that cuts across political lines.
www.time.com /time/asia/magazine/article/0,13673,501030714-463134,00.html   (991 words)

  
 Atal Bihari Vajpayee - A Profile
Shri Vajpayee was Prime Minister of India from May 16-31, 1996 and a second time from March 19, 1998 to May 13, 2004.
Born on December 25, 1924 at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh to Shri Krishna Bihari Vajpayee and Smt.
Founder-member of the erstwhile Jana Sangh (1951), President, Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1968-1973), leader of the Jana Sangh parliamentary party (1955-1977) and a founder-member of the Janata Party (1977-1980), Shri Vajpayee was President, BJP (1980-1986) and the leader of BJP parliamentary party during 1980-1984, 1986 and 1993-1996.
bjp.org /leader/atalji.htm   (1037 words)

  
 Atal Bihari Vajpayee - Part I, Man Behind the Mask..., , Legend, Scientist, Heros, Legends, Freedom Fighter, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The moderate face of BJP, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, is known for his balanced and well-thought out views.
A man of the masses, Vajpayee's leadership as the head of the NDA, gave a new meaning to the concept of coalition government in India.
Conferred with a Padma Vibhushan in 1992, Vajpayee is a man of literature and loves to pen a few lines when he is at leisure like Meri Sansadiya Yatra, Meri Ikkyavan Kavitayen, Amar Aag Hai...
www.4to40.com /4to40.com_non_ssl/legends/print.asp?article=legends_atalbiharivajpayee   (226 words)

  
 Indian Politics Roiled as Powerful Opposition Leader Departs - New York Times
NEW DELHI, Dec. 30 - Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a former prime minister of India, announced his retirement from politics, ushering in an era of uncertainty within the country's principal opposition party.
Vajpayee, 81, was the avuncular face of the Bharatiya Janata Party of Hindu nationalists for a half-century.
Vajpayee's government, had prompted an outcry within his party earlier this year by offering praise for the man the Hindu nationalists have always demonized: Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.
www.nytimes.com /2005/12/30/international/asia/30cnd-india.html?ex=1293598800&en=398f931585f466e0&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss   (603 words)

  
 Hindustantimes.com
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, poet, politician and Prime Minister, turns 79 this Wednesday.
The biography Vajpayee is understood to have authorised is still in the works.
A poet at heart, a RSS man in principle and a 'moderate' as a Prime Minister, the charismatic Atal Bihari Vajpayee today stands tallest in the country, not only as a beacon of Indian coalition politics but also as an unflinching but responsible world leader.
www.hindustantimes.com /news/specials/atal-79/home251202.htm   (286 words)

  
 Faith Freedom International :: View topic - ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE ! THE NEW HINDU GOD !!!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Vajpayee will be in this Madhya Pradesh town where he was born on Christmas Day in 1924 but will not attend the dedication ceremony, as he will be celebrating his birthday with members of his extended family.
Vajpayee is scheduled to visit the Tirga Reservoir on December 26 with his family.
Atal by any measure is still a million times better than that beetle dung mohammad and his nightmare allah, that a billion muslim raise that butts five times a day hoping to get reamed by either one.
www.faithfreedom.org /forum/viewtopic.php?t=6444&sid=9ef26cc5bdd38587afc5d73079759590   (1913 words)

  
 Atal Bihari Vajpayee :: Indian Leader
Atal Bihari Vajpayee's political career stretches over 50 years.
Over the course of his career, he was elected to the Lok Sabha (House of the People) nine times and twice to the Raj Sabha (House of the Lords).
The BJP had won the largest number of parliamentary seats in 1996 elections but they failed to form a coalition and therefore, Vajpayee had to resign.
www.ceeby.com /people/AtalBihariVajpayee.cfm   (420 words)

  
 PM's visit to Indonesia
The Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee is being presented a bouquet by the Artist at a cultural function held after the banquet hosted in his honour by the President of Indonesia Mr.
The Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the Defence Minister of Indonesia Mr.
The Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee is being greeted by the Governor of Bali Mr.
pib.nic.in /archieve/pm_visit_i/indoi.html   (647 words)

  
 My CAN-I Thought Process!: Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Farewell Speech
Via www.prashantmullick.com » Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Address to the Nation May 13, 2004 New Delhi Dear Countrymen, Elections to the 14th Lok Sabha are over.
Hemant Sahni: Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji is a true leader.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji is a true leader.
www.ramdhanyk.com /movabletype/archives/thoughtprocess/000923.html   (696 words)

  
 Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Fantasy Land of Hindia
Prime Minister Vajpayee said that "Hindi was the language of unity in the freedom struggle" against British rule.
So either Vajpayee does not know the history of freedom struggle or he is an outright liar who tries to rewrite history.
Vajpayee said that, "Hindi is a symbol of national unity".
www.geocities.com /tamiltribune/04/0301.html   (1075 words)

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