Essay on Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Important Points : Introduction - Early Life of Atal Bihari Vajpayee - Education of Atal Bihari Vajpayee - His Political Career - His Role as Prime Minister - Oblique Men of Major Projects - Thoughts of Atal Bihari Vajpayee - Conclusion.

Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee is the only leader of the country who has been equally respected not only in his own party but also in the opposition party. While his image has been very popular as a liberal, judicious, fearless, simple-minded politician, while his eloquent orator, his passionate heart full of poet's sensibility, his personality who is faithful to Indian cultural values ​​impresses everyone.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was born on 25th December 1924 in Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh. His father Pandit Krishna Bihari Vajpayee was a poet and schoolmaster. His grandfather Pandit Shyamlal Vajpayee was a well-known Sanskrit scholar. His family was very simple.

He completed his schooling from 'Saraswati Shishu Mandir'. He did his graduation from Victoria College, Gwalior and his post graduation from D.A. as well. College, Kanpur. Later, he became a dedicated worker of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

Seeing Shri Vajpayee's writing ability, oratory, leaders like Shyama Prasad Mukherjee and Deendayal Upadhyay got their attention. He was a part of 'Quit India Movement'. For some time he worked as a journalist. He was also a good poet. Later, he joined politics. He founded the Bharatiya Janata Party. He used his knowledge and experience to strengthen it. Vajpayee ji was a very popular leader.

In 1953, Atalji was appointed as the personal secretary of the first Jana Sangh president, Dr. Syamaprasad Mukherjee. Simultaneously, the secretary of the Jana Sangh was also made. While stepping into the electoral fray for the first time in 1955, he had to face defeat in the by-election of the seat vacated by Vijayalakshmi Pandit. Elected to the Lok Sabha for the seventh time in 1957, 1967, 1971, 1977, 1980, 1991, 1996 and 1998. In 1962 and 1986, he was nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha. He was the foreign minister during the Janata Party rule from 1977 to 1979. He was also the National President of the Bharatiya Janata Party from 1980 to 1986. As foreign minister, he drew the attention of member nations towards disarmament, apartheid policy, etc. In 1999 AD, Vajpayee ji called N. D. A. (National Democratic Alliance) led a new coalition government.

On 19th April 1998, the President of India, K.R. Narayan administered the oath of office to him as the Prime Minister. He was the Prime Minister of India till 21 May 2004. When he was the Prime Minister, India witnessed a lot of progress in many fields. Five nuclear tests were conducted in Pokhran. Delhi-Lahore bus service started between India and Pakistan. This was done to strengthen the ties between the two nations. On the other hand, he stood valiantly for the country during the Kargil War.

National Highway Development Program, Village Road Scheme, Golden Quadrilateral etc. schemes were started by Vajpayee ji. He thought about every section of the society. He was honored with Padma Vibhushan, Lokmanya Tilak Award, Pandit Govind Vallabh Pant Award and Bharat Ratna. He is also known as 'Bhishma Pitamah' of Indian politics.

Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee's entire life and his entire thoughts have been devoted to the nation. For the sake of serving the nation, he gave up even the idea of ​​a householder's life. As an unmarried Prime Minister, he has been a Prime Minister with an honest, uninteresting image. He never saw his own interest while in politics.

He has deep faith in democratic values. Despite being a Hindutva, his image has been of a secular human, not a communal one. As a writer, his major books include My 51 Poems, New Dimension of India, Foreign Policy, Four Decades in Parliament and his collection of speeches.

He is one of the successful Prime Ministers of the country. Seeing his extraordinary eloquence, Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan said that- "Saraswati resides in his throat." So Nehruji bestowed him with "the world-renowned image of a wonderful orator." He died on 16th August 2018 in New Delhi. God rest his soul. His contributions towards Indian politics will always be remembered. We are proud of them.