• It is observed on 25^th September annually.
• This day honours the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay.
• This day highlights the vision and mission of uplifting the last person in society and focuses on creating an inclusive India where no one is left behind.

About Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya

• Born: 25^th September 1916 in the holy area of Brij, located in the village of Nagla Chandrabhan within Mathura District.
• Died: 11^th February 1968.
• He is widely respected for his philosophy of Integral Humanism, which serves as the official ideology of the Bhartiya Janata Party.
• He used Don’t Distort the News mantra for journalism.
• He launched the weekly Panchjanya and the daily Swadesh.
• Political Life
  • He became a member of the RSS in 1937 and was influenced by Shri Nana ji Deshmukh and Shri Bhau Jugade.
  • On 21^st September 1951, he organized a political convention in Uttar Pradesh and established the state's chapter of the newly formed Bhartiya Jana Sangh.
  • He was the Bhartiya Jana Sangh leader from 1953 to 1968.
  • He was the founder of the Bhartiya Jana Sangh (the predecessor of today’s Bhartiya Janata Party).
• Books: Samrat Chandragupt, Jagatguru Shankaracharya, Political Diary, Integral humanism, Ekatmamanav – vad and an analysis of the Five-Year plans in India.