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{{short description|Indian politician}} | {{short description|Indian politician}} | ||
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1963|09|05}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1963|09|05}} | ||
| birth_place = [[ | | birth_place = [[Saharanwas]], [[Haryana]], [[India]] | ||
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| spouse = Madhulika Banerjee | | spouse = Madhulika Banerjee | ||
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| alma_mater = [[Rajasthan University]] ([[B.A.|BA]])<br />[[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] ([[M.A.|MA]])<br />[[Panjab University]] ([[MPhil]]) <ref>{{cite web |url=https://watson.brown.edu/southasia/people/yogendra-yadav |title = Yogendra Yadav {{!}} Center for Contemporary South Asia}}</ref> | | alma_mater = [[Rajasthan University]] ([[B.A.|BA]])<br />[[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] ([[M.A.|MA]])<br />[[Panjab University]] ([[MPhil]]) <ref>{{cite web |url=https://watson.brown.edu/southasia/people/yogendra-yadav |title = Yogendra Yadav {{!}} Center for Contemporary South Asia}}</ref> | ||
| occupation = [[Psephology|Psephologist]], writer, activist, politician | | occupation = [[Psephology|Psephologist]], writer, activist, politician | ||
| party = [[Swaraj India]] (2016-present)<br />[[Aam Aadmi Party]] (2012-2015) | | party = [[Swaraj India]] (2016-present)<br />[[Aam Aadmi Party]] (2012-2015) | ||
| website = {{Twitter|_YogendraYadav/}} | | website = {{Twitter|_YogendraYadav/}} | ||
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'''Yogendra Yadav''' (born 5 September 1963) is an Indian activist, [[Psephology|psephologist]] and politician whose primary interests are in the political and social sciences.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/ecs-stubborn-stand-on-vvpat-audit-of-just-one-booth-per-constituency-must-change/212855/|title=ECs stubborn stand on VVPAT audit of just one booth per constituency must change|date=27 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/real-reason-no-govt-wants-obc-count-in-census-it-will-reveal-inconvenient-truths/635541/|title=Real reason no govt wants OBC count in Census – it will reveal inconvenient truths}}</ref> He was a Senior Fellow at the [[Centre for the Study of Developing Societies]] (CSDS), Delhi from 2004 to 2016. He is a former member of [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC) and [[National Advisory Council]] on [[Right to Education Act]] (NAC-RTE) constituted by Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Govt of India, in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/HRD-panel-to-oversee-RTE-rollout/articleshow/6091867.cms|title=HRD panel}}</ref> He was a member of the National Executive of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] until 2015. | '''Yogendra Yadav''' (born 5 September 1963) is an Indian activist, [[Psephology|psephologist]] and politician whose primary interests are in the political and social sciences.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/ecs-stubborn-stand-on-vvpat-audit-of-just-one-booth-per-constituency-must-change/212855/|title=ECs stubborn stand on VVPAT audit of just one booth per constituency must change|date=27 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/real-reason-no-govt-wants-obc-count-in-census-it-will-reveal-inconvenient-truths/635541/|title=Real reason no govt wants OBC count in Census – it will reveal inconvenient truths}}</ref> He was a Senior Fellow at the [[Centre for the Study of Developing Societies]] (CSDS), Delhi from 2004 to 2016. He is a former member of [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC) and [[National Advisory Council]] on [[Right to Education Act]] (NAC-RTE) constituted by Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Govt of India, in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/HRD-panel-to-oversee-RTE-rollout/articleshow/6091867.cms|title=HRD panel}}</ref> He was a member of the National Executive of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] until 2015. | ||
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[[File:Yogendra Yadav addressing a rally in Mumbai.jpg|thumb|Yogendra Yadav addressing a rally in Mumbai.]] | [[File:Yogendra Yadav addressing a rally in Mumbai.jpg|thumb|Yogendra Yadav addressing a rally in Mumbai.]] | ||
Yogendra Yadav's father was a | Yogendra Yadav's father was a professor of economics and his paternal grandfather was a teacher. His wife, Madhulika Banerjee, is a professor at the [[University of Delhi]]. His childhood name was Salim, which is commonly associated with people of the Muslim faith. It was changed to Yogendra when he was aged five because he was being mocked by children at school. Yadav says that his original name, and its continued usage among family members and friends, reflects a familial response to the murder of his grandfather in a [[Communal violence|communal riot]] in 1936.<ref name="HT">{{cite news |last=Sharma |first=Mohit |title=Yogendra Yadav says his family, friends know him as Salim |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/yogendra-yadav-says-his-family-friends-know-him-as-salim/story-Ub8zXbmfETCuBLy0cvK2OI.html |access-date=10 August 2019 |work=Hindustan Times |date=5 April 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190420033347/https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/yogendra-yadav-says-his-family-friends-know-him-as-salim/story-Ub8zXbmfETCuBLy0cvK2OI.html |archive-date=20 April 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="DNA">{{cite news|title= AAP's Yogendra Yadav was called Salim as a child |date=6 April 2014 |agency=IANS |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-aap-s-yogendra-yadav-was-called-salim-as-a-child-1975680|access-date=2014-04-11|work=DNA}}</ref><ref name=BS>{{cite news|last=Sandhu|first=Veenu|title=Yogendra Yadav: From theory to practice|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/yogendra-yadav-from-theory-to-practice-114032800597_1.html|access-date=2014-03-30|work=Business Standard|date=29 March 2014}}</ref> | ||
==Academics and research== | ==Academics and research== | ||
Before joining CSDS, he was an assistant professor of Political Science at Panjab University, Chandigarh (1985-1993).<ref name=cv /> Between 1995–2002, Yadav was the founder-convenor of the Lokniti network. He was also founder-director of the CSDS Lokniti research programme on comparative democracy between 1997 and 2003.<ref name=cv /> Since 1996, he has been a psephologist and political commentator on a number of television channels in India including [[Doordarshan]], [[NDTV]] and [[CNN-IBN]]. | Before joining CSDS, he was an assistant professor of Political Science at Panjab University, Chandigarh (1985-1993).<ref name=cv /> Between 1995–2002, Yadav was the founder-convenor of the Lokniti network. He was also founder-director of the CSDS Lokniti research programme on comparative democracy between 1997 and 2003.<ref name=cv /> Since 1996, he has been a psephologist and political commentator on a number of television channels in India including [[Doordarshan]], [[NDTV]] and [[CNN-IBN]]. {{citation needed|date=July 2022}} | ||
Yadav was appointed as a member of the National Advisory Council for the implementation of the [[Right to Education Bill|Right to Education Act]] in 2010.<ref name="NAC">{{cite news |newspaper=The Times of India |title=HRD panel to oversee RTE rollout |agency=TNN |date=26 June 2010 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/HRD-panel-to-oversee-RTE-rollout/articleshow/6091867.cms |access-date=2012-01-21}}</ref> He was appointed a Senior Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in 2004.<ref name=cv>{{cite web |url=http://www.lokniti.org/people_lokniti_yogendrayadav.htm |title=Professor Yogendra Yadav |publisher=Centre for the Study of Developing Societies |location=Delhi |access-date=2012-01-21}}</ref> | Yadav was appointed as a member of the National Advisory Council for the implementation of the [[Right to Education Bill|Right to Education Act]] in 2010.<ref name="NAC">{{cite news |newspaper=The Times of India |title=HRD panel to oversee RTE rollout |agency=TNN |date=26 June 2010 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/HRD-panel-to-oversee-RTE-rollout/articleshow/6091867.cms |access-date=2012-01-21}}</ref> He was appointed a Senior Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in 2004.<ref name=cv>{{cite web |url=http://www.lokniti.org/people_lokniti_yogendrayadav.htm |title=Professor Yogendra Yadav |publisher=Centre for the Study of Developing Societies |location=Delhi |access-date=2012-01-21}}</ref> | ||
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Together with [[Prashant Bhushan]], [[Anand Kumar (sociologist)]] and Ajit Jha, Yadav has formed a new political organisation called [[Swaraj Abhiyan]].<ref name="mehrotra1"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/350-volunteers-quit-AAP-in-Maharashtra/articleshow/47156038.cms|title=350 volunteers quit AAP in Maharashtra |first=Himanshi |last=Dhawn |work=The Times of India|access-date=2015-08-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/haryana/former-aap-leader-yogendra-yadav-finds-support-in-haryana/article1-1348293.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520233917/http://www.hindustantimes.com/haryana/former-aap-leader-yogendra-yadav-finds-support-in-haryana/article1-1348293.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 May 2015|title=Former AAP leader Yogendra Yadav finds support in Haryana|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2015-08-16}}</ref> Yogendra Yadav urged Delhi voters to choose [[None of the above (India)|NOTA]] in [[2019 Indian general election]] as no political parties in Delhi have fulfilled their promises.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/yadav-urges-delhiites-to-opt-for-nota/article26901093.ece|title=Yogendra Yadav urges Delhiites to opt for NOTA|newspaper=The Hindu|date=21 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/swaraj-indias-nota-appeal-restricted-only-to-delhi-yogendra-yadav-2119605.html|title=Swaraj India's NOTA Appeal Restricted Only to Delhi: Yogendra Yadav|date=27 April 2019}}</ref> He termed [[None of the above (India)|NOTA]] as “No Till an Alternative”.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/no-contradiction-between-seeing-bjp-as-threat-to-india-voting-nota-this-election/229602/|title=No contradiction between seeing BJP as threat to India & voting NOTA this election|date=May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Farmers' issues need to take centrestage, say panelists at India Today Conclave|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/india-today-conclave-farmers-agriculture-farm-crisis-protests-1468964-2019-03-02|author=MG Arun |date=March 2, 2019 |magazine=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-05-06}}</ref> | Together with [[Prashant Bhushan]], [[Anand Kumar (sociologist)]] and Ajit Jha, Yadav has formed a new political organisation called [[Swaraj Abhiyan]].<ref name="mehrotra1"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/350-volunteers-quit-AAP-in-Maharashtra/articleshow/47156038.cms|title=350 volunteers quit AAP in Maharashtra |first=Himanshi |last=Dhawn |work=The Times of India|access-date=2015-08-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/haryana/former-aap-leader-yogendra-yadav-finds-support-in-haryana/article1-1348293.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520233917/http://www.hindustantimes.com/haryana/former-aap-leader-yogendra-yadav-finds-support-in-haryana/article1-1348293.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 May 2015|title=Former AAP leader Yogendra Yadav finds support in Haryana|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2015-08-16}}</ref> Yogendra Yadav urged Delhi voters to choose [[None of the above (India)|NOTA]] in [[2019 Indian general election]] as no political parties in Delhi have fulfilled their promises.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/yadav-urges-delhiites-to-opt-for-nota/article26901093.ece|title=Yogendra Yadav urges Delhiites to opt for NOTA|newspaper=The Hindu|date=21 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/swaraj-indias-nota-appeal-restricted-only-to-delhi-yogendra-yadav-2119605.html|title=Swaraj India's NOTA Appeal Restricted Only to Delhi: Yogendra Yadav|date=27 April 2019}}</ref> He termed [[None of the above (India)|NOTA]] as “No Till an Alternative”.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/no-contradiction-between-seeing-bjp-as-threat-to-india-voting-nota-this-election/229602/|title=No contradiction between seeing BJP as threat to India & voting NOTA this election|date=May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Farmers' issues need to take centrestage, say panelists at India Today Conclave|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/india-today-conclave-farmers-agriculture-farm-crisis-protests-1468964-2019-03-02|author=MG Arun |date=March 2, 2019 |magazine=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-05-06}}</ref> | ||
Yadav is a member of [[Samyukt Kisan Morcha]] coordination committee, which spearheaded the [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest]]. | Yadav is a member of [[Samyukt Kisan Morcha]] coordination committee, which spearheaded the [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest]]. In 2022, Yogendra Yadav joined [[Rahul Gandhi]] - led [[Bharat Jodo Yatra]] and described the Yatra as a Dakshinayana movement of India, where the influences of the South are carried to the North.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bharat-jodo-yatra-is-dakshinayana-movement-where-influences-of-south-are-carried-to-north-yogendra-yadav/article65947347.ece|title=Bharat Jodo Yatra is Dakshinayana movement where influences of South are carried to North: Yogendra Yadav}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/yogendra-yadav-journey-congress-bharat-jodo-yatra-aap-to-swaraj-india-8142413/|title=Arc of Yogendra Yadav’s journey: ‘Congress must die’ to ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, AAP to Swaraj India}}</ref> | ||
== Political positions == | |||
=== Anti English and Hindi as the medium of instruction === | |||
He supports removing English language as a medium of teaching from higher education while opposing replacing it with Hindi. He stated "Bringing Hindi as a substitute for English is as barbaric to me as the dominance of English today." He supports higher education to be done through mother tongues.<ref>{{cite news |title=Video {{!}} 'English Must Be Phased Out': Yogendra Yadav |url=https://www.ndtv.com/video/news/left-right-centre/english-must-be-phased-out-yogendra-yadav-659494 |access-date=12 October 2022 |work=NDTV |date=11 October 2022}}</ref> | |||
==Awards and honours== | ==Awards and honours== | ||
In 2008, Yadav received Malcolm Adiseshiah Award for Development Studies<ref name="cv2">{{cite web|url=http://www.csds.in/pdfs_dataunit/yogendra%20yadav/cv.pdf|title=CSDS|publisher=CSDS}}</ref> | In 2008, Yadav received the Malcolm Adiseshiah Award for Development Studies.<ref name="cv2">{{cite web|url=http://www.csds.in/pdfs_dataunit/yogendra%20yadav/cv.pdf|title=CSDS|publisher=CSDS}}</ref> In 2009, he received the Global South Solidarity Award by the [[International Political Science Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csds.in/faculty_yogendra_yadav.htm |title=Yogendra Yadav |publisher=CSDS |access-date=2013-12-29}}</ref> | ||
==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
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