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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Baba Yogendra<br />
| image = Baba Yogendra for Rushi Samman.JPG<br />
| caption = Baba Yogendra in July 2018<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|1|7|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Basti district]], [[United Provinces of British India]] (now in [[Uttar Pradesh, India]])<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|6|10|1924|1|7|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place = [[Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh]], India<br />
| known_for = [[Sanskar Bharti]]<br />
| honours = [[Padma Shri]] (2018)<br />
}}<br />
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'''Baba Yogendra''' (7 January 1924 – 10 June 2022) was an Indian artist, ''pracharak'' (campaigner) for [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS) and one of the founding members of [[Sanskar Bharti]]. He was conferred with [[Padma Shri]], India's fourth highest civilian award, in 2018 in the field of arts.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Baba Yogendra was born on 7 January 1924 in Gandhinagar, [[Basti district]] in [[United Provinces of British India]] (now in [[Uttar Pradesh]]). He was educated in [[Gorakhpur]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Chauhan |first=Dhyanendra Singh |date=16 June 2022 |title=पद्मश्री बाबा योगेंद्र की याद में 18 जून को है श्रद्धांजलि सभा, मोहन भागवत और राजनाथ सिंह करेंगे श्रद्धासुमन अर्पित |trans-title=Tribute meeting in memory of Padmashree Baba Yogendra on June 18, Mohan Bhagwat and Rajnath Singh will pay homage |url=https://www.jagran.com/news/national-tribute-meeting-is-on-june-18-in-memory-of-padmashree-baba-yogendra-22809459.html |access-date=17 November 2022 |website=[[Dainik Jagran]] |language=hi}}</ref><br />
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== Association with Sanskar Bharti ==<br />
Yogendra campaigned for RSS in Gorakhpur, [[Allahabad]], [[Bareilly]], [[Budaun]] and [[Sitapur]]. In 1981, RSS created Sanskar Bharti, a unit to promote arts and literature. Yogendra was one of the founding members. He established himself as one of the senior ''pracharaks'' (campaigners) for RSS.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Pandey |first=Dharmendra |date=10 June 2022 |title=PadamShree Baba Yogendra : संस्कार भारती के संस्थापक पदमश्री बाबा योगेन्द्र का लखनऊ में निधन, 11 मई को हुई थी तबीयत खराब |trans-title=PadamShree Baba Yogendra: Padamshree Baba Yogendra, founder of Sanskar Bharti, died in Lucknow, health was bad on May 11 |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-city-baba-yoghendra-founder-of-sanskar-bharti-of-rss-baba-yogendra-passed-away-at-age-of99-22791080.html |access-date=17 November 2022 |website=[[Dainik Jagran]] |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 June 2022 |title=‘Sanskar Bharati’ founder Baba Yogendra no more |url=https://www.thehitavada.com/Encyc/2022/6/11/-Sanskar-Bharati-founder-Baba-Yogendra-no-more.html |access-date=17 November 2022 |website=[[The Hitavada]] |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
In 2018, the [[Government of India]] conferred him with [[Padma Shri]] award in arts, the fourth highest civilian award of the country.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 January 2018 |title=Republic Day 2018: Full list of Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awardees |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/republic-day-2018-padma-shri-padma-vibhushan-padma-bhushan-awards-full-list-5039409/ |access-date=17 November 2022 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Khurana |first=Suanshu |date=28 April 2022 |title=Padma Shri awardee removed from govt accommodation as eviction starts |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/padma-shri-awardee-removed-from-govt-accommodation-as-eviction-starts-7890678/ |access-date=25 November 2022 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Death ==<br />
On 11 May 2022, Yogendra underwent [[cardiac arrest]] in Gorakhpur and was admitted to [[Medanta]] Hospital the next day. On 27 May, he was moved to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in [[Lucknow]] where he died on 10 June.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art|state=collapsed}}<br />
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[[Category:1924 births]]<br />
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[[Category:People from Basti district]]<br />
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