An exhibition, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya: A life of dedication, organised in connection with the three-day BJP national council meeting at the Swapna Nagari in Kozhikode gave a glimpse of the architect of the erstwhile Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which was the precursor to the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP).
The exhibition, organised in association with the Nehru Memorial and Library, New Delhi, and Union Ministry of Culture, has displayed pictures and newspaper clippings that provide some rare insights into the Upadhyaya’s cultural work and his initiation into organisational role. “ His was a Spartan lifestyle. He continued with his austere lifestyle even after he became the leader of the BJS,” many recollect.
Upadhyaya’s meeting with RSS founder K.B. Hedgewar in Kanpur in 1937 while pursuing his graduation was the turning point in his life. After completing his B.T. examination, he became a pracharak. . He became the general secretary of the BJS and its president and expounded an integrated political philosophy.
