Biography of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Politician with Family Background and Personal Details
Personal Information of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
• Real Name- Atal Bihari Vajpayee
• Nickname- Atal Ji, Baap Ji
• Profession- Politician, Poet, Author, Statesman
• Date of Birth- 25 December 1924
• Birthplace- Gwalior State, British India (Now, Madhya Pradesh, India)
• Date of Death- 16 August 2018
• Place of Death- AIIMS, New Delhi
• Cremation Site- Rashtriya Smriti Sthal, New Delhi
• Death Cause- Age-Related Ailments
• Sun Sign- Capricorn
• Nationality- Indian
• Hometown- Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh (His ancestral village is in Agra, Uttar Pradesh
• School- Government Higher Secondary School, Gorkhi, Bara, Gwalior
• College/University- Victoria College (now Laxmi Bai College), Gwalior, DAV (Dayanand Anglo Vedic) College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
• Educational Qualifications- Graduation with distinction in Sanskrit, English, and Hindi and MA in Political Science
• Religion- Hindu
• Caste- Brahmin
• Food Habit- Non-Vegetarian
• Address- 6-A, Krishna Marg, New Delhi- 110011
• Hobbies- Cooking, Listening to Indian Music, Doing Poetry, Travelling, Reading
• Height- 5 Feet 6 Inch
• Eye Color- Black
• Hair Color- Grey
• Political Party- BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party)
• Father- Krishna Bihari Vajpayee (a Poet and School Teacher)
• Mother- Krishna Devi (Homemaker)
• Brothers- Suda Bihari Vajpayee (ran a book publishing firm), Avadh Bihari Vajpayee (Deputy Secretary in the MP Government), Prem Bihari Vajpayee (worked in the state co-operative department)
• Sisters- Kamala Devi (Homemaker), Vimala Mishra (Homemaker), Urmila Mishra (Homemaker)
• Son-in-law- Ranjan Bhattacharya (Businessman, Bureaucrat)
• Granddaughter- Niharika
• Marital Status- Unmarried
• Children- Daughter: Namita Bhattacharya (Foster)
• Favourite Politicians- PV Narasimha Rao, Syama Prasad Mukherjee
• Favourite Leaders- Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi
• Favourite Authors- Premchand, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
• Favourite Classical Artists- Hariprasad Chaurasia, Amjad Ali Khan, and Bhim Sen Joshi
• Favourite Playback Singers- SD Burman, Lata Mangeshkar, and Mukesh
• Favourite Poets- Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Jagannath Prasad Milind, Ramnath Awasthi, Surya Kanth Tripathi Nirala, Bal Krishna Sharma Naveen, and Dr. Shiv Mangal Singh Suman
• Favourite Actors- Sanjeev Kumar, Dilip Kumar
• Favourite Actresses- Hema Malini, Suchitra Sen, Nutan, and Rakhi
• Favourite Musician- Sachin Dev Burman
• Favourite Songs- O Mere Majhi, Sun Mere Bandhu sang by SD Burman, and Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Mein sang by Lata Mangeshkar and Mukesh
• Favourite Food- Alwar Milk Cake, Khichdi, Chinese Cuisines, Gajar Ka Halwa, Prawns, Malpua, Kachauri, Dahi-Pakori, Mungode, Poori-Kachori, Kheer
• Favourite Bollywood Movies- Devdas (1955), Bandini, Mausam (1975), Teesri Kasam, Mamta and Aandhi
• Favourite Hollywood Movies- Born Free and Gandhi, Bridge Over the River Kwai
• Favourite Destination- Manali, Himachal Pradesh
• Car Collection- Ambassador (Model 1987)
• Properties- A Paternal House in Gwalior (1800 Square Feet: Worth 6 Lakh), A Flat in East Kailash, New Delhi (150.32 Square Feet; Worth 22 Lakh)
• Net Worth- $2 Million as of 15 January 2017 (Approximately)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a very eminently regarded veteran politician who had served in as the Prime Minister of India in three non-back to back terms, the premier for 15 days (16 May 1996 to 1 June 1996), the second for a time of 13 months (19 March 1998 to 26 April 1999) and the third for a long time (13 October 1999 till 22 May 2004). He was an individual from the Indian Parliament for just about five decades; in certainty, he was the main parliamentarian who had been chosen from four unique states at various occasions, to be specific, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Delhi. In the time of 1942, he was captured for 23 days, alongside his senior sibling Prem, for taking an interest in Quit India Movement and was discharged on the condition (in composed) that he could never take part in any enemy of British battle.
A genuine loyalist, he was one of the establishing individuals from the recent Bharatiya Jana Sangh, an Indian patriot party. A multi-faceted identity, he was an exceptionally gifted artist with a few distributed poems. Likewise notable is his adoration for his local dialect Hindi—he was the primary individual to convey a discourse in Hindi at the U.N. General get together. He was extremely well known for his rhetoric aptitudes and held a few esteemed positions in Indian governmental issues previously being chosen the Prime minister. His first stretch as the Prime Minister of India went on for only 13 days. He was again sworn in for the second time following a few years. This time as well, his administration went on for a little more than a year. His third tenure of work as the Prime Minister was his best one and he served a full term of five years in this position.
The Political Journey of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
• 1951: Joined Bharatiya Jana Sangh and was designated its National Secretary of the northern area.
• 1957: He was chosen to the Lok Sabha for the first time from Balrampur in Uttar Pradesh.
• 1968: Turn into the National President of Jana Sangh.
• 1977: Became the EAM (External Affairs Minister) in Morarji Desai's Cabinet.
• 1980: Founded BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) alongside his partners and turned into its first National President.
• 1996: On 16 May, he turned into the tenth Prime Minister of India.
• In the time of 19 March 1998 to 22 May 2004: Again served as the PM of India.
• 2005: Took retirement from every single political movement.
Awards Won by Atal Bihari Vajpayee
• Padma Vibhushan (1992)
• D. Litt. from Kanpur University (1993)
• Lokmanya Tilak Award (1994)
• Outstanding Parliamentarian Award (1994)
• Bharat Ratna Pandit Govind Vallabh Pant Award (1994)
• Bharat Ratna (2015)
• Bangladesh's Liberation War Honour (2015)