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Acharya Giriraj Kishore (4 February 1920 - 13 July 2014) was an Indian activist representing Hindu nationalism. He served as senior vice-president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, the religious wing of the Hindu nationalist Sangh Parivar.
life
Kishore was from Etah Village Misauli (Near Jalesar-Hathras) of Uttar Pradesh. He had done his Masters in Hindi literature, History and Political Science.
As a school teacher in the town of Morena, he caught the attention of Vijayaraje Scindia, a prominent leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party from the region. Mrs. Scindia, whose sympathies lay with VHP, gave him a start in the organisation during the Ram Janmabhoomi agitation, with which he came to be closely associated. He acted as joint general secretary, general secretary and senior vice president of the International wing of the Vishva Hindu Parishad.
Activism
- Acharya Giriraj Kishore was one of the leading figures of the Ram Janmabhoomi Andolan.
- Fought against fraudulent conversions of Hindus by Christian missionaries.
- Goraksha Andolan (Save Cows)
- Fought against Emergency for democracy and was jailed
- Social welfare acts
- Scientific visionary who had donated his eyes to Army R&R Hospital in Delhi and his body to a medical college.
Kishore died on 13 July 2014 at RK Puram, New Delhi.He donated his body to Medical collge for social cause.