Celebrating Good Governance Day – Remembering our great leader, Bharat Ratna – Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji – celebrating 100th birth anniversary

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Quiet diplomacy is far more effective than public posturing – Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji

Today is Good Governance Day. It is celebrated on December 25th and honors the legacy of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

I have a vision of India: an India free of hunger and fear, an India free of illiteracy and want. – Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Victory and defeat are a part of life, which are to be viewed with equanimity. – Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji

1. Atal Bihari Vajpayee was born in Gwalior, India on December 25, 1924
2. Atal Bihari Vajpayee (25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian politician, statesman and poet.
3. Vajpayeeji who served as the prime minister of India, first for a term of 13 days in 1996. Then for 13 months from 1998 to 1999, followed by a full term from 1999 to 2004.
4. He was the first non-Congress prime minister to serve a full term in the office.
5. He was one of the co-founders and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
6. He was also a Hindi poet, magnificent orator and a writer.
7. He served in the Indian Parliament for over five decades. He was elected ten times to the Lok Sabha. He also served twice in the Rajya Sabha.
8. He served as a Member of Parliament from the Lucknow constituency.
9. Vajpayeeji retired from active politics in 2009 due to health concerns. He was among the founding members of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS).
10. He was president of BJS from 1968 to 1972.
11. In March 1977, Vajpayeeji became the Minister of External Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Morarji Desai.
12. Atal Bihari Vajpayeeji is the first president of Bharatiya Janata Party.
13. During his tenure as prime minister, India carried out the Pokhran nuclear tests in 1998.

Poverty is multidimensional. It extends beyond money incomes to education, health care, political participation and advancement of one’s own culture and social organization. – Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji

We want peace to be permanent. – Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji

Interesting facts

Indian democracy’s greatest strength is that we have always put the nation above politics. – Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji

1. Remembering Vajpayee, Dr. Kasturirangan, ISRO Chief at the time of the mission showed a glimpse of Atal’s Sanskrit proficiency when he changed the name of the mission from Somayaan to Chandrayaan.
2. “Mr Vajpayee said the mission should be called Chandrayaan, and not Somayaan. The country has emerged as an economic power. It will make many exploratory journeys to the Moon.”
3. The veteran BJP leader was diabetic and had one functional kidney.
4. He had suffered a stroke in 2009 that weakened his cognitive abilities.
5. He was the first person to deliver a speech in Hindi at United Nations.
6. In 2015, he was honored with India’s highest civilian honor – Bharat Ratna.

We believe in equal respect for all faiths – Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji

“Main Atal Hoon” is a Hindi biographical film directed by Ravi Jadhav and written by Rishi Virmani and Ravi Jadhav.

The film depicts the life of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. It showcases his political career. The story highlights India’s emergence as a powerful nation under his leadership.

I dream of an India that is prosperous, strong and caring. An India, that regains a place of honour in the comity of great nations – Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji

दाँव पर सबकुछ लगा है, रुक नहीं सकते। टूट सकते हैं मगर हम झुक नहीं सकते। – Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji

Poems by Atal Bihari Vajpayee

आदमी की पहचान, उसके धन या आसन से नहीं होती, उसके मन से होती है। मन की फकीरी पर कुबेर की संपदा भी रोती है। – Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji

• Geet Naya Gata Hoon

• Mastak Nahin Jhukega
• Aaj Sindhu Jwaar Utha Hai
• Amar Aag Hai
• Hindu Tan Man Hindu Jeevan

My lord!
Do not place me so high,
That I cannot embrace
Those who are not my own. – Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji

Thank you🙂 Life is Beautiful🙂

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