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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Ravindra Bhusari
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|6|17|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Bramhapuri]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
|party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|occupation = General Secretary (Organisation) - Maharashtra State BJP
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|nationality = Indian
|website = {{URL|www.mahabjp.org}}
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'''Ravindra Yashwantrao Bhusari''' was the Maharashtra State [[General Secretary]] (Organisation)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-narendra-modi-distances-from-spg-to-get-closer-to-partymen-2004152|title=Narendra Modi distances from SPG to get closer to partymen|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=22 July 2014|accessdate=18 August 2019}}</ref> of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bjp.org/en/organisation/state-units/state-general-secretary-org|title=State General Secretary (Org.)|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923125246/http://www.bjp.org/en/organisation/state-units/state-general-secretary-org|archivedate=23 September 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mahabjp.org/Eng/BjpBadal/Organisation.aspx|title=Maharashtra (BJP)|accessdate=2015-10-07|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925141202/https://www.mahabjp.org/Eng/BjpBadal/Organisation.aspx|archivedate=25 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He was the [[RSS pracharak|Pracharak]] (full-time propagator) of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] for western India and a former member of its National Executive.

==Early life==
Born in the famous Bhusari family in [[Bramhapuri]] district of [[Maharashtra]] on 17 June 1957. His grandfather Late Advocate Bhaskarrao Bhusari was the Taluka Sanghchalak. His parents Ku. Suman Chawji & Sh. Yashwant Bhusari were married in 1950. Ravindra Bhusari has one elder brother Ram, eldest sister Rekha, younger sister Ranja & Youngest Sister Madhuri. He was a Sangh Swayamsewak since his childhood days. He is one of the top intellectuals associated with the RSS. His father was a farmer and based at Village Vasa, [[Gadchiroli]]. Primarily a student of commerce, he did his Post Graduate Degree in Commerce from [[Nagpur University]], India.

==Education and early career==
Bhusari family shifted to Nagpur for education of his 3 sisters. As a student in Dharampeth High-school, Nagpur, Bhusari represented the school in cricket, kabaddi, kho-kho, football and hockey. In 1976–77 he contested the Dharampeth College general secretary election and won the same with a huge margin. He completed his commerce degree from Nagpur University. He was also the cricket team captain of his college team. He was a college topper in the M.Com Degree examination. In 1978–79 he was a part of the editors team of his college magazine. In 1979-81 he was appointed professor in Dharampeth College. He started his job as lecturer at the Dharampeth Arts and Commerce College. Bhusari's appointment as the Pradesh organizing secretary was formally announced at the 23 July state BJP working committee meeting held in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/amit-shah-discusses-maharashtra-assembly-polls-with-the-rss/articleshow/38624596.cms|agency=PTI|title=Amit Shah discusses Maharashtra assembly polls with the RSS|work=[[The Economic Times]]|date=18 July 2014|accessdate=18 August 2019}}</ref>

==Association with RSS==
Bhusari's association with the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS) goes back to his childhood days with the late Vilas Fadnavis. After resigning from the Professor's job, he formally volunteered to be a [[RSS pracharak|pracharak]] (full-time worker) for RSS in 1981. Since then Bhusari has been assigned to several key positions in the [[Vidarbha]] region, Western India region (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa) and, for the last few years, as the office secretary of the RSS headquarters in [[Nagpur]]. He also worked for some time in Akola region in Vidarbha.<ref name=toi>{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/RSS-man-Bhusari-to-be-organising-secy-of-BJP/articleshow/9214324.cms|author=Ramu Bhagwat|title=RSS man Bhusari to be organising secy of BJP|work=[[The Times of India]]|agency=TNN|date=13 July 2011|accessdate=18 August 2019}}</ref> In 1993 he played a prominent role in organising the Deepawali program in Akola City. In 1998 he was one of the key organisers of the Vidarabha Region "Mahashibir" of 35000 RSS Swayamsewaks.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/1998/jan/13rss.htm|author=V Ram|title=RSS camp gets rousing reception|website=[[Rediff.com]]|date=13 January 1998}}</ref>

==Association with the BJP==
Bhusari deputed to BJP in 2011 as State [[General Secretary]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/rss-lessons-for-maharashtra-bjp-ministers-mlas/article6706017.ece|author=Pavan Dahat|title=RSS lessons for Maharashtra BJP Ministers, MLAs|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 December 2014|accessdate=18 August 2019}}</ref> Organisation by National President Shri. [[Nitin Gadkari]].<ref name=toi/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/rss-stamp-on-narendra-modis-organisation/|title=The RSS stamp on Narendra Modi’s organisation|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=22 October 2014|accessdate=18 August 2019}}</ref>

As Maharashtra State General Secretary, Ravindra Bhusari was one of the few important people who led the BJP campaign in the state during the historic May 2014 Lok Sabha election followed by the Vidhan Sabha elections in October 2014. BJP stood victorious in both elections.

In 2015, Bhusari became a recipient of Nagpur Heroes Award and the following year had issued notices to authorities who violated [[National Green Tribunal Act]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/NGTs-directives-on-crackers-violated/articleshow/55039081.cms|author=Manka Behl|title=NGT’s directives on crackers violated|work=The Times of India|date=25 October 2016|accessdate=18 August 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1957 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Activists from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh pracharaks]]
[[Category:Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University alumni]]

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