Ram Madhav

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Ram Madhav
Born (1964-08-22) 22 August 1964 (age 60)
East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Politician
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Website rammadhav.in

Ram Madhav is an Indian politician, writer and journalist. He serves as the National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2] He is a former member of the National Executive of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and has authored several books. His latest is Uneasy Neighbours: India and China after Fifty Years of the War.[3][4][5]

Personal life

Madhav was born in Amalapuram in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh on August 22, 1964. Primarily a student of engineering, he earned his Diploma in Electrical Engineering from Andhra Pradesh.[5] He has a post-graduate degree in Political Science from the University of Mysore, Karnataka.[6]

Political career

Madhav's association with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh began as a teenager. He volunteered to be a full-time worker for RSS in 1981. He was assigned to several key positions in the organization.[7]

He was the editor of Bharathiya Pragna, a monthly magazine in English published by Pragna Bharati,[6] and associate editor of Jagriti, a Telugu weekly.[8] He also served as a director in several film censor boards and educational institutes of India. He worked as a journalist for over 20 years with RSS sponsored publications and authored more than twelve books. He serves as the Director of the India Foundation, an RSS-aligned think-tank focused on the issues, challenges and opportunities of the Indian polity.[9]

He served as the national spokesperson of the RSS from 2003-2014. Madhav was seconded to the BJP and appointed as one of its national general secretaries in 2014.[7]

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