PM inaugurates 15-volume series of works dedicated to Deen Dayal Upadhyay's philosophy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday released a series of works dedicated to the philosophy of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay.

At the launch of the books, PM Modi said, "While talking about Pandit Deendayal Ji, among the first things that we remember is his simplicity." Seemingly alluding to surgical strikes, the PM said, "This Vijaya Dashami is very special for the country."

Speaking about the origins of the BJP, Modi said, "In a short span of time, one party completed the journey from 'Vipaksh' to 'Vikalp' and this was due to foundations laid by Deendayal Ji. Organisation based political parties, this is a contribution of Deendayal Ji. This was the identity of the Jan Sangh and the BJP. Dr. Lohia spoke about the efforts of Deendayal Ji that resulted in the people getting an alternative to the Congress in 1967."

The 15-volume work highlights key events in the life of Upadhyay, the journey of the Jana Sangh and of the country,  including the watershed events of the 1965 Indo-Pakistan war, Tashkent Agreement, and Goa's Liberation. The penultimate volume records events leading up to the murder of Upadhyay soon after he became Jana Sangh chief in 1967. 

Modi said that Deendayal gave impetus to 'Karyakarta Nirman.' "The Karyakarta inspired by him are party centric and the party is nation centric," the PM added. "At the core of Pandit Deendayal Ji's thoughts were the poor, the villages, the farmers, the Dalits, the marginalised," Modi said.

Brought out by the Research and Development Foundation for integral Humanism and Prabhat Publications, the works throws light on the critical analysis and approach to resolving contemporary problems based on the template of "Bharatiyata" as propounded by Upadhyay.