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	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.<ref name=":0">{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/RSS-leader-Ram-Madhav-to-join-BJP/articleshow/37970010.cms\|title=RSS leader Ram Madhav to join BJP\|work=The Times of India}}</ref>		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.<ref name=":0">{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/RSS-leader-Ram-Madhav-to-join-BJP/articleshow/37970010.cms\|title=RSS leader Ram Madhav to join BJP\|work=The Times of India}}</ref>
	[[File:Ram Madhav and Rajdeep Sardesai.jpg\|thumb\|Ram Madhav (left) being questioned by [[Rajdeep Sardesai]] during the launch of the book "The [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh\|RSS]]" written by [[Walter K. Andersen\|Walter K. Anderson]] and Sridhar D. Damle in New Delhi.]]		[[File:Ram Madhav and Rajdeep Sardesai.jpg\|thumb\|Ram Madhav (left) being questioned by [[Rajdeep Sardesai]] during the launch of the book "The [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh\|RSS]]" written by [[Walter K. Andersen\|Walter K. Anderson]] and Sridhar D. Damle in New Delhi.]]
	He has also been the editor of ''Bharatiya Pragna'', a monthly magazine in English published by Pragna Bharati,<ref name="Outlook"/> and associate editor of ''Jagriti'', a [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] weekly.<ref>{{cite web \| title=Ram Madhav is emerging as BJP's firefighter \| website=SundayGuardianLive \| date=26 September 2016 \| url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/investigation/ram-madhav-is-emerging-as-bjps-firefighter \| access-date=2 February 2016}}</ref> He worked as a journalist for over 20 years with RSS sponsored publications and has authored more than twelve books. He serves as the Member of the Board of Governors of [[India Foundation]], a New Delhi-based think-tank focused on the issues, challenges and opportunities of the Indian polity.<ref>{{cite web \| title=President for RSS think-tank meet \| website=The Telegraph \| url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160202/jsp/nation/story_67091.jsp \| access-date=2 February 2016}}</ref> He is also a mentor at [[Vision India Foundation]], a New Delhi-based think tank working on public leadership amongst youth<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://visionindiafoundation.com/aboutus/team/\|title=Team\|date=19 December 2014}}</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec6PuYkOM8k</ref>		He has also been the editor of ''Bharatiya Pragna'', a monthly magazine in English published by Pragna Bharati,<ref name="Outlook"/> and associate editor of ''Jagriti'', a [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] weekly.<ref>{{cite web \| title=Ram Madhav is emerging as BJP's firefighter \| website=SundayGuardianLive \| date=26 September 2016 \| url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/investigation/ram-madhav-is-emerging-as-bjps-firefighter \| access-date=2 February 2016}}</ref> He worked as a journalist for over 20 years with RSS sponsored publications and has authored more than twelve books. He serves as the Member of the Board of Governors of [[India Foundation]], a New Delhi-based think-tank focused on the issues, challenges and opportunities of the Indian polity.<ref>{{cite web \| title=President for RSS think-tank meet \| website=The Telegraph \| url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160202/jsp/nation/story_67091.jsp \| access-date=2 February 2016}}</ref> He is also a mentor at [[Vision India Foundation]], a New Delhi-based think tank working on public leadership amongst youth<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://visionindiafoundation.com/aboutus/team/\|title=Team\|date=19 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| url-status = live\| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/Ec6PuYkOM8k\| archive-date = 2021-12-05\| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec6PuYkOM8k\| title = Policy BootCamp 2019: Sh. Ram Madhav on "Ideas for Transforming India" \| website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

	He served as the national spokesperson of the RSS from 2003 to 2014. Madhav was seconded to the BJP and appointed as one of its national general secretaries in 2014.<ref name=":0" />		He served as the national spokesperson of the RSS from 2003 to 2014. Madhav was seconded to the BJP and appointed as one of its national general secretaries in 2014.<ref name=":0" />

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Ram Madhav
|image = Ram Madhav.jpg
|office= [[General Secretary|National General Secretary]],
[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| termstart= 2014
| termend = 2020
| president =
* [[Amit Shah]]
* [[J. P. Nadda]]
|birth_name = Varanasi Ram Madhav<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-28|title=Kakinada: Leaders Await Results for Strengthening Party|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/280419/kakinada-leaders-await-results-for-strengthening-party.html|access-date=2020-08-29|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref>
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|8|22|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Amalapuram]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
|occupation = Politician
|party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|alma_mater = [[University of Mysore]]
|website = {{URL|rammadhav.in}}
}}

'''Varanasi Ram Madhav''' (born 22 August 1964) is an Indian politician who served as the National General Secretary of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bjp.org/organisation/office-bearers|title=National Office Bearers|author=Administrator|work=bjp.org}}</ref><ref name="myref3">{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/amit-shah-congress-will-have-to-give-ads-to-find-candidates/1/377386.html|title=Amit Shah: Congress will have to give ads to find candidates|access-date=2014-08-16|publisher=IndiaToday.in}}</ref> He was a member of the National Executive of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] and has authored few books. His latest is ''Uneasy Neighbours: India and China after Fifty Years of the War''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/rammadhavbjp/status/433541735134687233|title=Ram Madhav on Twitter|work=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://samvada.org/2014/news/ram-madhavs-new-book-uneasy-neighbours-india-and-china-after-fifty-years-of-the-war/|title=Ram Madhav's new book "Uneasy Neighbours: India and China after Fifty Years of the War"|work=samvada.org|date=20 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="rammadhav.in">{{cite web|url=http://www.rammadhav.in/about/|title=About|work=rammadhav.in}}</ref>

==Early life==
Madhav was born in the [[East Godavari]] district of [[Andhra Pradesh]] on 22 August 1964.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bjp-leader-ram-madhavs-mother-passes-away/articleshow/64190697.cms|title=Ram Madhav: BJP leader Ram Madhav's mother passes away | India News - Times of India}}</ref> Primarily a student of engineering, he earned his Diploma in Electrical Engineering from Andhra Pradesh.<ref name="rammadhav.in"/> He also has a post-graduate degree in Political Science from the [[University of Mysore]], [[Karnataka]].<ref name="Outlook">{{cite web | title=The Pracharak Is Going Places| website=outlookindia.com | date=8 December 2014 | url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/the-pracharak-is-going-places/292726 | access-date=2 February 2016}}</ref>

==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.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/RSS-leader-Ram-Madhav-to-join-BJP/articleshow/37970010.cms|title=RSS leader Ram Madhav to join BJP|work=The Times of India}}</ref>
[[File:Ram Madhav and Rajdeep Sardesai.jpg|thumb|Ram Madhav (left) being questioned by [[Rajdeep Sardesai]] during the launch of the book "The [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]]" written by [[Walter K. Andersen|Walter K. Anderson]] and Sridhar D. Damle in New Delhi.]]
He has also been the editor of ''Bharatiya Pragna'', a monthly magazine in English published by Pragna Bharati,<ref name="Outlook"/> and associate editor of ''Jagriti'', a [[Telugu language|Telugu]] weekly.<ref>{{cite web | title=Ram Madhav is emerging as BJP's firefighter | website=SundayGuardianLive | date=26 September 2016 | url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/investigation/ram-madhav-is-emerging-as-bjps-firefighter | access-date=2 February 2016}}</ref> He worked as a journalist for over 20 years with RSS sponsored publications and has authored more than twelve books. He serves as the Member of the Board of Governors of [[India Foundation]], a New Delhi-based think-tank focused on the issues, challenges and opportunities of the Indian polity.<ref>{{cite web | title=President for RSS think-tank meet | website=The Telegraph | url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160202/jsp/nation/story_67091.jsp | access-date=2 February 2016}}</ref> He is also a mentor at [[Vision India Foundation]], a New Delhi-based think tank working on public leadership amongst youth<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://visionindiafoundation.com/aboutus/team/|title=Team|date=19 December 2014}}</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec6PuYkOM8k</ref>

He served as the national spokesperson of the RSS from 2003 to 2014. Madhav was seconded to the BJP and appointed as one of its national general secretaries in 2014.<ref name=":0" />
{{external media|video1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_bat_U4iOs Shri Ram Madhav joins BJP in the presence of BJP President Shri Amit Shah - 10th July 2014] [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] on [[YouTube]]}}

As a General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he is credited for the rise of the party in [[North East India]] and stitching alliance with regional parties.<ref>{{cite news |url =https://theprint.in/politics/where-is-ram-madhav-the-rss-pracharak-who-was-modis-man-friday-not-long-ago/296731/|title =Where is Ram Madhav — the RSS pracharak who was Modi's Man Friday not long ago|publisher =[[ThePrint]]|date =26 September 2019|website =theprint.in|author =SHANKER ARNIMESH|access-date =13 August 2020}}</ref>

==Personal views==

===Foreign policy===
He has called for India to take a more "proactive role in the region” in order to check China's [[One Belt One Road Initiative]].<ref>{{cite news |quote=The BJP leader also called for support for India’s “proactive role in the region”, saying New Delhi would not be a “spectator” as China pushed its Belt and Road initiative forward. He called the project a “Neo-Marshall plan” in a veiled reference to the carving up of post-war Europe as akin to Chinese infrastructure projects in Asia and Africa. |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-needs-to-focus-eastward/article22458036.ece |title=India needs to focus eastward: Ram Madhav |date=January 17, 2018}}</ref> He was involved in the BJP's entry to the [[International Democrat Union]], a worldwide grouping of right of centre political parties.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/88H4qUDAvAoNMjeyladNdL/BJP-joins-International-Democratic-Union.html|title =BJP joins International Democratic Union|publisher =Live Mint|date = 27 February 2016|website =livemint.com|author =Gyan Varma|access-date =28 April 2020}}</ref>

== Reception ==

=== British anchor Mehdi Hasan's interview ===
On the talk show called Head to Head in [[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]], a Qatari news channel, anchored by [[Mehdi Hasan]] on [[Hindu nationalism|Hindu Nationalism]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/headtohead/2016/02/transcript-ram-madhav-hindu-nationalism-160201131633738.html|title=Transcript: Ram Madhav on Hindu nationalism|last=Jazeera|first=Al|date=June 7, 2016|work=Al Jazeera|access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref> Ram Madhav's statement on [https://www.firstpost.com/politics/well-worry-about-kashmir-you-worry-about-your-isis-bjp-gen-secy-ram-madhav-tells-al-jazeeras-mehdi-hasan-2560818.html 'your' ISIS]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/well-worry-about-kashmir-you-worry-about-your-isis-bjp-gen-secy-ram-madhav-tells-al-jazeeras-mehdi-hasan-2560818.html|title=We'll worry about Kashmir, you worry about 'your' ISIS: BJP's Ram Madhav tells Al Jazeera journo|author=FP Staff|date=Dec 28, 2015|work=Firstpost|access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref> to the British anchor with an explanation later published in Indian Express calling it just a slip of tongue <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailyo.in/politics/modi-ram-madhav-akhand-bharat-pakistan-al-jazeera-interview-head-to-head-rss/story/1/8235.html|title=Why I think Mehdi Hasan's interview with Ram Madhav was flirting with bias|last=Singh|first=Sarabjeet|date=January 2, 2016|work=DailyO|access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref> After the show, the anchor [[Mehdi Hasan]] stated that he was being called as ISIS supporter since then by internet trolls.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/after-ram-madhav-interview-talk-show-host-writes-hindu-nationalist-trolls-tried-to-paint-me-as-isis-supporter/|title=After Ram Madhav interview, talk show host writes: 'Hindu nationalist trolls' tried to paint me as ISIS supporter|last=Web Desk|first=Express|date=December 28, 2015|work=The Indian Express|access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref>

==Books==
*''Uneasy neighbours : India and China after 50 years of the war'', New Delhi : Har-Anand Publications, 2014, 256 p

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite news |author=Prashant Jha |title=Sangh's flexibility mantra to rope in youth |newspaper=The Hindu |date=16 October 2013 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sanghs-flexibility-mantra-to-rope-in-youth/article5237900.ece?ref=relatedNews |access-date=2014-10-13}}

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