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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2019}}
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{{Infobox Indian politician
|image = Murli Manohar Joshi MP.jpg
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1934|1|5}}
|name = Murli Manohar Joshi
|birth_place = [[Almora]], [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]], [[British India]] (present [[Uttarakhand]], India)
| office = [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Minister of Human Resource Development]]
| constituency9 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| term = 19 March 1998 – 22 May 2004
| predecessor = [[S. R. Bommai]]
|successor = [[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|Arjun Singh]]
| office2 = [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of Home Affairs]]
| primeminister = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| term_start2 = 16 May 1996
| term_end2 = 1 June 1996
| predecessor2 = [[Shankarrao Chavan]]
| successor2 = [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
| office3 = [[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)|Minister of Science and Technology]]
| primeminister2 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| term3 = 19 March 1998 – 21 May 2004
|predecessor3 =
|successor3 = [[Kapil Sibal]]
| office4 = [[Member of the Lok Sabha]]
| constituency4 = [[Kanpur (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Kanpur]]
| term_start4 = 16 May 2014
| term_end4 = 23 May 2019
| predecessor4 = [[Sriprakash Jaiswal]]
| successor4 = [[Satyadev Pachauri]]
| primeminister3 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| constituency5 = [[Varanasi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Varanasi]]
| term5 = 16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014
| predecessor5 = [[Rajesh Kumar Mishra]]
| successor5 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| constituency6 = [[Allahabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Allahabad]]
| term6 = 1996-2004
| predecessor6 = [[Saroj Dubey]]
| successor6 = [[Rewati Raman Singh]]
| constituency7 = [[Almora (Lok Sabha constituency)|Almora]]
| term7 = 1977–1980
| predecessor7 = Narendra Singh Bisht
| successor7 = [[Harish Rawat]]
| office8 = [[Member of the Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start8 = 5 July 1992
| term_end8 = 11 May 1996
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Tarla Joshi
| awards = [[Padma Vibhushan]] (2017)
| alma_mater = [[University of Allahabad]] ([[MSc]], [[PhD]])
|signature = MurliManoharJoshi.jpg
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'''Murli Manohar Joshi''' (born 5 January 1934) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) of which he was the President between 1991 and 1993, and the former [[Member of parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Kanpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kanpur]] parliamentary constituency. He was formerly a professor of Physics in Allahabad University. He was one of the key leader of the BJP. Joshi later became the Union [[Human Resources Development]] [[Political minister|minister]] in the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] government.<ref>{{cite news |author=Debashish Mukerji |title=Our students don know India's problems (Interview with Murli Manohar Joshi) |newspaper=The Week |date=15 November 1998 |url=http://www.hindunet.org/hvk/articles/1198/0006.html |access-date=8 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054847/http://www.hindunet.org/hvk/articles/1198/0006.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Joshi was awarded [[Padma Vibhushan]], the second-highest civilian award, in 2017 by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite news |title=List of Padma awardees 2017 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/List-of-Padma-awardees-2017/article17092476.ece |access-date=7 March 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=25 January 2017 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Joshi was born on 5 January 1934, [[Kumaoni people|Kumaoni]] hailing from [[Almora]], [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]], North India. Joshi had his early education in [[Chandpur, Bijnor|Chandpur]], District Bijnore and Almora . He completed his B.Sc. from [[Meerut College]] and M.Sc. from [[Allahabad University]]. Here one of his teachers was [[Professor Rajendra Singh]], who later became the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS Sanghchalak]]. He did his doctorate from [[Allahabad University]]. The subject of his doctoral thesis was [[spectroscopy]]. He published a research paper in Physics in [[Hindi]], which was a first of its kind.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.drmurlimanoharjoshi.in/evolutions.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=5 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626053453/http://www.drmurlimanoharjoshi.in/evolutions.html |archive-date=26 June 2011 }}</ref>
After completing his PhD, Joshi started teaching Physics at [[Allahabad University]].

== Politics and activism ==
Joshi came in contact with the RSS in Delhi at a young age and took part in the Cow Protection Movement in 1953–54, in the Kumbh Kisan Andolan of UP in 1955,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Patrick |first1=French |last2=French |first2=Patrick |title=India: A Portrait |date=27 January 2011 |publisher=Penguin Books Limited |isbn=978-0-14-194700-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bf48JIIoLVoC&pg=PT131 |page=131 |language=en}}</ref> demanding halving of land revenue assessment. During the Emergency period (1975–1977) in India, Joshi was in jail from 26 June 1975 until the [[Lok Sabha]] elections in 1977. He was elected Member of Parliament from [[Almora]]. When the [[Janata Party]] (which then included his party) came to power forming the first non-Congress government in Indian history, Joshi was elected General Secretary of the Janata Parliamentary Party. After the fall of the government, his party came out of Janata Party in 1980, and formed the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] or the BJP. Joshi first looked after the Central Office as a General Secretary and later became Party Treasurer. As General Secretary of BJP, he was directly in charge of Bihar, Bengal and North-Eastern States. Later, when BJP formed a government in India under [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], Joshi served as the Human Resource Development Minister in the cabinet.

Joshi is known to have been influenced by the life and work of [[Babasaheb Ambedkar]], [[Mahatma Jyotiba Phule]] and [[Deendayal Upadhyaya]]. Joshi was a three-term M.P. from [[Allahabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Allahabad]] before he was defeated in the Lok Sabha elections of May 2004. He won election to the 15th Lok Sabha from [[Varanasi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Varanasi]] as a BJP candidate.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dikshit |first1=Rajeev |title=Joshi beats Mukhtar with big margin {{!}} Varanasi News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/joshi-beats-mukhtar-with-big-margin/articleshow/4540142.cms |access-date=7 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=16 May 2009 |language=en}}</ref>
He also served as the home minister for 13 days government in 1996.
Joshi was appointed as Chairman of the Manifesto Preparation Board of the BJP in 2009. He was honoured as "Proud Past Alumni" of Allahabad University by Allahabad University Alumni Association. He was a sitting MP from Varanasi and he vacated that seat for Narendra Modi in 2014 Lok Sabha Elections. He later contested from Kanpur and won from the constituency by a margin of 2.23 lac votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2443.htm?ac=43 |title=Constituency wise-All Candidates |publisher=Eciresults.nic.in |date=17 May 2014 |access-date=18 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.auaa.in/proudpast.html|title=Allahbad University Alumni Association : Our Proud Past|work=archive.is|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://archive.is/20080115090226/http://www.auaa.in/proudpast.html|archive-date=15 January 2008|date=10 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://auaa.in/?page_id=31|title=Our Proud Past|work=archive.is|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120707073335/http://auaa.in/?page_id=31|archive-date=7 July 2012|date=10 November 2018}}</ref>

== Awards and honours ==
*[[Padma Vibhushan]] (2017)

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{commonscat}}
* [http://drmurlimjoshi.blogspot.com/ Reflections...] Murli Manohar Joshi's blog
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040604232123/http://www.bjp.org/leader/mmjoshi.htm BJP profile of M.M. Joshi]

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	'''Murli Manohar Joshi''' (born 5 January 1934) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) of which he was the President between 1991 and 1993, and the former [[Member of parliament (India)\|Member of Parliament]] for [[Kanpur (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Kanpur]] parliamentary constituency. He was formerly a professor of Physics in Allahabad University. He was one of the key ~~leader~~ of the BJP. Joshi later became the Union [[Human Resources Development]] [[Political minister\|minister]] in the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)\|National Democratic Alliance]] government.<ref>{{cite news \|author=Debashish Mukerji \|title=Our students don know India's problems (Interview with Murli Manohar Joshi) \|newspaper=The Week \|date=15 November 1998 \|url=http://www.hindunet.org/hvk/articles/1198/0006.html \|access-date=8 October 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054847/http://www.hindunet.org/hvk/articles/1198/0006.html \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Joshi was awarded [[Padma Vibhushan]], the second-highest civilian award, in 2017 by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=List of Padma awardees 2017 \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/List-of-Padma-awardees-2017/article17092476.ece \|access-date=7 March 2021 \|work=The Hindu \|date=25 January 2017 \|language=en-IN}}</ref>		'''Murli Manohar Joshi''' (born 5 January 1934) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) of which he was the President between 1991 and 1993, and the former [[Member of parliament (India)\|Member of Parliament]] for [[Kanpur (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Kanpur]] parliamentary constituency. He was formerly a professor of Physics in Allahabad University. He was one of the key leaders of the BJP. Joshi later became the Union [[Human Resources Development]] [[Political minister\|minister]] in the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)\|National Democratic Alliance]] government.<ref>{{cite news \|author=Debashish Mukerji \|title=Our students don know India's problems (Interview with Murli Manohar Joshi) \|newspaper=The Week \|date=15 November 1998 \|url=http://www.hindunet.org/hvk/articles/1198/0006.html \|access-date=8 October 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054847/http://www.hindunet.org/hvk/articles/1198/0006.html \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Joshi was awarded [[Padma Vibhushan]], the second-highest civilian award, in 2017 by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=List of Padma awardees 2017 \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/List-of-Padma-awardees-2017/article17092476.ece \|access-date=7 March 2021 \|work=The Hindu \|date=25 January 2017 \|language=en-IN}}</ref>

	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==
	Joshi was born on 5 January 1934, ~~[[Kumaoni people\|Kumaoni]]~~ hailing from [[Almora]], [[Kumaon division\|Kumaon]], ~~North India~~. Joshi had his early education in [[Chandpur, Bijnor\|Chandpur]], District Bijnore and Almora . He completed his B.Sc. from [[Meerut College]] and M.Sc. from [[Allahabad University]]. Here one of his teachers was [[Professor Rajendra Singh]], who later became the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh\|RSS Sanghchalak]]. He did his doctorate from [[Allahabad University]]. The subject of his doctoral thesis was [[spectroscopy]]. He published a research paper in Physics in [[Hindi]], which was a first of its kind.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.drmurlimanoharjoshi.in/evolutions.html \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=5 July 2011 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626053453/http://www.drmurlimanoharjoshi.in/evolutions.html \|archive-date=26 June 2011 }}</ref>		Joshi was born on 5 January 1934, hailing from [[Almora]] in [[Kumaon division\|Kumaon]] region, which is now part of the [[Uttarakhand]] state. Joshi had his early education in [[Chandpur, Bijnor\|Chandpur]], District Bijnore and Almora . He completed his B.Sc. from [[Meerut College]] and M.Sc. from [[Allahabad University]]. Here one of his teachers was [[Professor Rajendra Singh]], who later became the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh\|RSS Sanghchalak]]. He did his doctorate from [[Allahabad University]]. The subject of his doctoral thesis was [[spectroscopy]]. He published a research paper in Physics in [[Hindi]], which was a first of its kind.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.drmurlimanoharjoshi.in/evolutions.html \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=5 July 2011 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626053453/http://www.drmurlimanoharjoshi.in/evolutions.html \|archive-date=26 June 2011 }}</ref>
	After completing his PhD, Joshi started teaching Physics at [[Allahabad University]].		After completing his PhD, Joshi started teaching Physics at [[Allahabad University]].

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	Joshi is known to have been influenced by the life and work of [[Babasaheb Ambedkar]], [[Mahatma Jyotiba Phule]] and [[Deendayal Upadhyaya]]. Joshi was a three-term M.P. from [[Allahabad (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Allahabad]] before he was defeated in the Lok Sabha elections of May 2004. He won election to the 15th Lok Sabha from [[Varanasi (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Varanasi]] as a BJP candidate.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Dikshit \|first1=Rajeev \|title=Joshi beats Mukhtar with big margin {{!}} Varanasi News - Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/joshi-beats-mukhtar-with-big-margin/articleshow/4540142.cms \|access-date=7 March 2021 \|work=The Times of India \|date=16 May 2009 \|language=en}}</ref>		Joshi is known to have been influenced by the life and work of [[Babasaheb Ambedkar]], [[Mahatma Jyotiba Phule]] and [[Deendayal Upadhyaya]]. Joshi was a three-term M.P. from [[Allahabad (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Allahabad]] before he was defeated in the Lok Sabha elections of May 2004. He won election to the 15th Lok Sabha from [[Varanasi (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Varanasi]] as a BJP candidate.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Dikshit \|first1=Rajeev \|title=Joshi beats Mukhtar with big margin {{!}} Varanasi News - Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/joshi-beats-mukhtar-with-big-margin/articleshow/4540142.cms \|access-date=7 March 2021 \|work=The Times of India \|date=16 May 2009 \|language=en}}</ref>
	He also served as the home minister for 13 days government in 1996.		He also served as the home minister for 13 days government in 1996.
	Joshi was appointed as Chairman of the Manifesto Preparation Board of the BJP in 2009. He was honoured as "Proud Past Alumni" of Allahabad University by Allahabad University Alumni Association. He was a sitting MP from Varanasi and he vacated that seat for Narendra Modi in 2014 Lok Sabha Elections. He later contested from Kanpur and won from the constituency by a margin of 2.23 lac votes.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2443.htm?ac=43 \|title=Constituency wise-All Candidates \|publisher=Eciresults.nic.in \|date=17 May 2014 \|access-date=18 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.auaa.in/proudpast.html\|title=Allahbad University Alumni Association : Our Proud Past\|work=archive.is\|url-status=bot: unknown\|archive-url=https://archive.is/20080115090226/http://www.auaa.in/proudpast.html\|archive-date=15 January 2008\|date=10 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://auaa.in/?page_id=31\|title=Our Proud Past\|work=archive.is\|url-status=bot: unknown\|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120707073335/http://auaa.in/?page_id=31\|archive-date=7 July 2012\|date=10 November 2018}}</ref>		Joshi was appointed as Chairman of the Manifesto Preparation Board of the BJP in 2009. He was honoured as "Proud Past Alumni" of Allahabad University by Allahabad University Alumni Association. He was a sitting MP from Varanasi and he vacated that seat for Narendra Modi in 2014 Lok Sabha Elections. He later contested from Kanpur and won from the constituency by a margin of 2.23 lac votes.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2443.htm?ac=43 \|title=Constituency wise-All Candidates \|publisher=Eciresults.nic.in \|date=17 May 2014 \|access-date=18 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.auaa.in/proudpast.html\|title=Allahbad University Alumni Association : Our Proud Past\|work=archive.is\|url-status=bot: unknown\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20080115090226/http://www.auaa.in/proudpast.html\|archive-date=15 January 2008\|date=10 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://auaa.in/?page_id=31\|title=Our Proud Past\|work=archive.is\|url-status=bot: unknown\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707073335/http://auaa.in/?page_id=31\|archive-date=7 July 2012\|date=10 November 2018}}</ref>

	== Awards and honours ==		== Awards and honours ==