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Rajiv Dixit
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Rajiv Dixit was an Indian social activist. He started

social movements in order to spread awareness on topics Rajiv Dixit
of Indian national interest through the Swadeshi
movement, Azadi Bachao Andolan, and various other
works.[1] He served as the National Secretary of Bharat
Swabhiman Andolan.[2] He was a strong believer and
preacher of Bharatiyata.[3] He had also worked for
spreading awareness about Indian history and issues in
the Indian economic policies.[4]

Rajiv Dixit (Right) with Prof. Dharmpal (Left)

Contents Born 30 November 1967

Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
1 Life Died 30 November 2010 (aged 43)
2 Work Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India
3 Movements
Nationality Indian
4 Death
5 References Alma
B.Tech (NIT Allahabad) M.Tech (IIT
6 External links mater
Kanpur)

PhD (France)

Life Religion Hindu

Spouse(s) Bachelor
Rajiv Dixit was born on 30 November 1967 in Naah Website
village of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. Under the tutelage of
his father Radhe Shyam Dixit, he was educated till the http://www.rajivdixit.com/
12th grade in the village schooling system in Firozabad.
He was influenced by the ideologies of Indian revolutionaries like Dayanand Saraswati, Chandrashekhar
Azad, Bhagat Singh and Udham Singh. Later in life, he began to appreciate the early works of Ram Prasad
Bismil.[5][6] His life was also dedicated to causes like stopping alcohol and gutka production,
cow-butchering and social injustices. On 9 January 2009, he became one of the founders of Bharat
Swabhiman movement. After his death, a building called "Bharat Swabhiman" constructed in Haridwar has
been renamed "Rajiv Dixit Bhawan" in his memory.

He worked with Prof. Dharm Pal to find the ancient technical knowledge of India through a survey done by
William Adams in 1820. Additionally, he exposed the defeat of India from China in the war of 1962 and the
mystery behind the death of Lal Bahadur Shastri.

According to some source, as Rashtra Bandhu Rajiv Dixit, a purely Swadeshi person, never used foreign
products for any reason.

Work
Rajiv Dixit suggested that the Indian Supreme Court should declare money held by Indians in Swiss banks
as national property so that foreign banks would have to legally hand over this money to India.[7]

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He fought various MNCs like Manforce, Cargill, Coca-Cola, Du Pont, Hindustan Unilever, and Colgate as
he considered that these companies are draining the wealth of India, making it poorer. But he never
presented any sound proof or verifiable source of his facts, to fight these companies in court.

Movements
Rajiv Dixit supported the movement of opening a chain of Swadeshi General Stores, where only
Indian-made goods are sold.

He believed in Swadeshi.[8] He initiated movements like the Swadeshi Movement and Azadi Bachao
Andolan (Save Freedom Movement)[9] and became their spokesperson.[10] He addressed a rally of
over 50,000 people under the leadership of Swadeshi Jagaran Manch in New Delhi.[11] He also took
leadership of the programme held at Calcutta which was supported and promoted by various
organizations and prominent personalities and was celebrated all over India on the eve of the 150th
Anniversary of the 1857 war of Indian Independence.[11]

He demanded decentralization of taxation system, saying that the current system is the core reason for
the corruption in bureaucracy. He said that 80% of taxes is being used to pay the politicians and
bureaucrats and just 20% for development purposes for the people. He compared the current budget
system of the Indian government to the earlier British budget system in India, presenting statistics to
show that they are the same. Recently he was working with Swami Ramdev in Bharat Swabhiman
Trust as national secretary.[12]

He also doubted the terrorist attack on the United States Twin Towers, claiming that it was stage
managed by U.S. Government itself, and supported the claims of the Lone Lantern Society of the
U.S.[13]

He also said that "liberalization, privatization and globalization, the three evil faces staring at us today,
have pushed us towards a suicidal state."[1] Presenting an exhibition on the violent history of
colonialism in 1998, he argued that these were its modern forms.[14]

He argued that modern thinkers have neglected agricultural sectors and farmers have been left to feed
themselves and commit suicide.[1] Expressing his views on the Indian judiciary and legal system, he
said that India is still following the laws and acts enacted during the British era and had not taken the
burden of changing them as per the requirement of Indian people.[2]

He accused Dr.Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, of being an agent of USA. He claimed that
a huge stock of radioactive elements is buried in the Indian sea below Setu Samudram, also known as
Sri Ram Setu. These radioactive elements could be used to produce electricity and Nuclear weapons
for coming 150 years. He also accused that Indian government is trying to break that bridge, which is
more than 7000 years old.

Death
Rajiv Dixit was in Bhilai,Chhattisgarh, to deliver a lecture as a part of his Bharat Swabhiman Yatra, where
he died. His death was unexpected and the circumstances around his death are uncertain and the cause of his
death is unknown. His death has been portrayed natural citing the reason of cardiac arrest. The fact that no
post-mortem was done after his death and his blue-black body, however, speak a different story.[15]

References

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1. ^ a b c Raju Bist (29 June 2004). "A price too high for Indian farmers" (http://www.atimes.com/atimes
/South_Asia/FF29Df02.html). Asia Times. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
2. ^ a b "Bharat Swabhiman will contest 2014 Parliamentary polls: Dixit | iGoa" (http://www.navhindtimes.in
/news/bharat-swabhiman-will-contest-2014-parliamentary-polls-dixit). Navhindtimes.in. 5 April 2010. Retrieved
6 August 2010.
3. ^ "People For People Foundation" (http://www.peopleforpeoplecbe.org/our-camps.html).
Peopleforpeoplecbe.org. 22 December 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
4. ^ "Vivek Vani" (http://vivekvani.org/au.html). Vivek Vani. 12 January 2000. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
5. ^ Singh, Bachchan (2005). Fansi Se Poorv (Novel) (in Hindi). New Delhi: Atma Ram & Sons. p. 5. "ͪĤ य भाई
राजीव जी को िजनकȧĤेरणा से यह उपÛयास रचा गया (en.To Rajiv Bhai who inspired to write this novel)"
6. ^ Please see page no 5 of this google book (http://books.google.co.in/books?id=qAv1lLwwJdMC&
printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false)
7. ^ "India's freedom locked in Swiss banks?" (http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-11-25/chandigarh
/27291351_1_swiss-banks-azadi-bachao-andolan-indian-money). Times of India. 25 November 2002. Retrieved
22 March 2013.
8. ^ Siddiqui, Tanvir (9 February 2000). "No English please, we're at Swadeshi Mela, say PSUs"
(http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/20000210/ifr10067.html). Indian Express. Retrieved 22 March
2013.
9. ^ Priyanka P. Narain (5 April 2009). "‘And then, there will be a revolution’" (http://www.livemint.com/Politics
/BtLE0nBloRrgvQuW9rD6XJ/8216And-then-there-will-be-a-revolution8217.html). Mint. Retrieved 22 March
2013.
10. ^ "Regular Activities | Arise, Awake!!" (http://www.vsmpantnagar.org/regular). Vsmpantnagar.org. 27 December
2009. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
11. ^ a b "Content" (http://www.organiser.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=107&
page=25). Organiser. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
12. ^ TNN, 9 Mar 2003, 09.56pm IST (9 March 2003). "Decentralise taxes, says Azadi Bachao Andolan supporter"
(http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-03-09/bangalore/27261142_1_taxes-crore-budget-system).
Times of India. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
13. ^ "National : `9/11 attack was stage-managed'" (http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/28/stories
/2007012801030700.htm). The Hindu. 28 January 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
14. ^ "Colonialism's enduring images on display" (http://www.financialexpress.com/old/ie/daily/19980526
/14650614.html). Financial Express. 26 May 1998. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
15. ^ "Media silent on the death of Rajiv Dixit" (http://www.merinews.com/article/media-silent-on-the-death-
of-rajiv-dixit/15838320.shtml). merinews.com. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2013. "His death has
been portrayed natural citing the reason of cardiac arrest. No post mortem was done after his death. The
blue-black body of Rajiv bhai (the name by which he was famous among the people) however speaks a different
story. The country which has numerous 24-hr news channels was silent about his death"

External links
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