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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1924|12|25}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1924|12|25}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Gwalior]], [[Gwalior State]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Madhya Pradesh]], India) | | birth_place = [[Gwalior]], [[Gwalior State]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Madhya Pradesh]], India) | ||
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'''Atal Bihari Vajpayee''' ({{IPA-hns|əʈəl bɪɦaːɾiː ʋaːdʒpai}}; 25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian politician and | '''Atal Bihari Vajpayee''' ({{IPA-hns|əʈəl bɪɦaːɾiː ʋaːdʒpai}}; 25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian politician and poet who served three terms as the 10th [[Prime Minister of India]], first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months from 1998 to 1999, followed by a full term from [[1999 Indian general election|1999]] to [[2004 Indian general election|2004]]. Vajpayee was one of the co-founders and a senior leader of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]. He was a member of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]], a [[Hindutva|Hindu nationalist]] volunteer organisation. He was the first Indian prime minister not of the [[Indian National Congress|INC]] to serve a full term in office. He was also a renowned [[poet]] and a [[writer]]. | ||
He was a member of the [[Parliament of India|Indian Parliament]] for over five decades, having been elected ten times to the [[Lok Sabha]], the lower house, and twice to the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house. He served as the [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP (LS)]] for [[Lucknow]], retiring from active politics in 2009 due to health concerns. He was among the founding members of the [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|BJS]], of which he was president from 1968 to 1972. The BJS merged with several other parties to form the [[Janata Party|JP]], which won the [[1977 Indian general election|1977 general election]]. In March 1977, Vajpayee became the [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]] in the cabinet of Prime Minister [[Morarji Desai]]. He resigned in 1979, and the Janata alliance collapsed soon after. Former members of the BJS formed the BJP in 1980, with Vajpayee its first president. | He was a member of the [[Parliament of India|Indian Parliament]] for over five decades, having been elected ten times to the [[Lok Sabha]], the lower house, and twice to the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house. He served as the [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP (LS)]] for [[Lucknow]], retiring from active politics in 2009 due to health concerns. He was among the founding members of the [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|BJS]], of which he was president from 1968 to 1972. The BJS merged with several other parties to form the [[Janata Party|JP]], which won the [[1977 Indian general election|1977 general election]]. In March 1977, Vajpayee became the [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]] in the cabinet of Prime Minister [[Morarji Desai]]. He resigned in 1979, and the Janata alliance collapsed soon after. Former members of the BJS formed the BJP in 1980, with Vajpayee its first president. | ||
During [[Premiership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee|his tenure as prime minister]], India carried out the [[Pokhran-II]] nuclear tests in 1998. Vajpayee sought to improve [[India–Pakistan relations|diplomatic relations with Pakistan]], [[Lahore Declaration|travelling to Lahore]] by bus to meet with Prime Minister [[Nawaz Sharif]]. After the [[Kargil War|1999 Kargil War]] with Pakistan, he sought to restore relations through engagement with President [[Pervez Musharraf]], inviting him to India for a summit at [[Agra]]. Vajpayee's government introduced many [[Economic development in India|domestic economic]] and [[Infrastructure-based development|infrastructural reforms]], including encouraging the [[private sector]] and [[foreign investments]], reducing [[government waste|governmental waste]], encouraging [[research and development]] and [[privatisation]] of some government owned corporations.<ref name="auto5">{{Cite news|url=http://news.in.msn.com/National/independenceday09/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3131559&page=4|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104050819/http://news.in.msn.com/National/independenceday09/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3131559&page=4|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 January 2013|title=Vajpayee, the right man in the wrong party – 4 – New...|date=4 January 2013|work=archive.is|access-date=24 July 2017}}</ref> | During [[Premiership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee|his tenure as prime minister]], India carried out the [[Pokhran-II]] nuclear tests in 1998. Vajpayee sought to improve [[India–Pakistan relations|diplomatic relations with Pakistan]], [[Lahore Declaration|travelling to Lahore]] by bus to meet with Prime Minister [[Nawaz Sharif]]. After the [[Kargil War|1999 Kargil War]] with Pakistan, he sought to restore relations through engagement with President [[Pervez Musharraf]], inviting him to India for a summit at [[Agra]]. Vajpayee's government introduced many [[Economic development in India|domestic economic]] and [[Infrastructure-based development|infrastructural reforms]], including encouraging the [[private sector]] and [[foreign investments]], reducing [[government waste|governmental waste]], encouraging [[research and development]] and [[privatisation]] of some government owned corporations.<ref name="auto5">{{Cite news|url=http://news.in.msn.com/National/independenceday09/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3131559&page=4|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104050819/http://news.in.msn.com/National/independenceday09/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3131559&page=4|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 January 2013|title=Vajpayee, the right man in the wrong party – 4 – New...|date=4 January 2013|work=archive.is|access-date=24 July 2017}}</ref> During his reign, India's security was threatened by a number of violent incidents including [[2001 Indian Parliament attack]] and [[2002 Gujarat riots]] which ultimately caused his defeat in [[2004 Indian general election|2004 general election]]. | ||
The administration of [[Narendra Modi]] declared in 2014 that Vajpayee's birthday, 25 December, would be marked as [[Good Governance Day]]. In 2015, he was conferred India's highest civilian honour, the [[Bharat Ratna]], by the [[president of India]], [[Pranab Mukherjee]]. He died in 2018 of age-related illness. | |||
== Early life and education == | == Early life and education == | ||
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Vajpayee's oratorial skills won him the reputation of being the most eloquent defender of the Jana Sangh's policies.<ref name="Guha_Scroll">{{Cite news |url=https://scroll.in/article/890693/atal-bihari-vajpayee-1924-2018-a-poet-among-bigots |title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018): A poet among bigots |last=Guha |first=Ramachandra |date=16 August 2018 |work=Scroll.in |access-date=17 August 2018}}</ref> After the death of [[Deendayal Upadhyaya]], the leadership of the Jana Sangh passed to Vajpayee.<ref name="Scroll_14-06-29">{{Cite news |url=https://scroll.in/article/668126/how-the-leadership-of-the-jana-sangh-passed-to-vajpayee |title=How the leadership of the Jana Sangh passed to Vajpayee |last=Nag |first=Kingshuk |date=29 June 2014 |work=Scroll.in |access-date=17 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025205523/http://scroll.in/article/668126/how-the-leadership-of-the-jana-sangh-passed-to-vajpayee |archive-date=25 October 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> He became the national president of the Jana Sangh in 1968,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/key-milestones-in-atal-bihari-vajpayees-political-journey/articleshow/65425998.cms |title=Key milestones in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's political journey |date=16 August 2018 |work=The Times of India |access-date=17 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817095854/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/key-milestones-in-atal-bihari-vajpayees-political-journey/articleshow/65425998.cms |archive-date=17 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> running the party along with [[Nanaji Deshmukh]], [[Balraj Madhok]], and [[L. K. Advani]].<ref name="Scroll_14-06-29" /> | Vajpayee's oratorial skills won him the reputation of being the most eloquent defender of the Jana Sangh's policies.<ref name="Guha_Scroll">{{Cite news |url=https://scroll.in/article/890693/atal-bihari-vajpayee-1924-2018-a-poet-among-bigots |title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018): A poet among bigots |last=Guha |first=Ramachandra |date=16 August 2018 |work=Scroll.in |access-date=17 August 2018}}</ref> After the death of [[Deendayal Upadhyaya]], the leadership of the Jana Sangh passed to Vajpayee.<ref name="Scroll_14-06-29">{{Cite news |url=https://scroll.in/article/668126/how-the-leadership-of-the-jana-sangh-passed-to-vajpayee |title=How the leadership of the Jana Sangh passed to Vajpayee |last=Nag |first=Kingshuk |date=29 June 2014 |work=Scroll.in |access-date=17 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025205523/http://scroll.in/article/668126/how-the-leadership-of-the-jana-sangh-passed-to-vajpayee |archive-date=25 October 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> He became the national president of the Jana Sangh in 1968,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/key-milestones-in-atal-bihari-vajpayees-political-journey/articleshow/65425998.cms |title=Key milestones in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's political journey |date=16 August 2018 |work=The Times of India |access-date=17 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817095854/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/key-milestones-in-atal-bihari-vajpayees-political-journey/articleshow/65425998.cms |archive-date=17 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> running the party along with [[Nanaji Deshmukh]], [[Balraj Madhok]], and [[L. K. Advani]].<ref name="Scroll_14-06-29" /> | ||
== Janata and the BJP (1975–1995) == | == Janata Party and the BJP (1975–1995) == | ||
[[File:Atlaji addressing political rally with kaushal ji .jpg|thumb|Vajpayee addressing a political rally in 1977.]] | [[File:Atlaji addressing political rally with kaushal ji .jpg|thumb|Vajpayee addressing a political rally in 1977.]] | ||
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==== Policies ==== | ==== Policies ==== | ||
Vajpayee's government introduced many domestic economic and infrastructural reforms, including encouraging the private sector and foreign investments, reducing governmental waste, encouraging research and development and privatisation of some government owned corporations.<ref name="auto5"/> Among Vajpayee's projects were the [[National Highways Development Project]] and [[Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana]].<ref name="auto4"/><ref name="auto1"/> In 2001, the Vajpayee government launched the [[Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan]] campaign, aimed at improving the quality of education in primary and secondary schools.<ref name="auto3"/><ref name="auto2"/> | Vajpayee's government introduced many domestic economic and infrastructural reforms, including encouraging the private sector and foreign investments, reducing governmental waste, encouraging research and development and privatisation of some government owned corporations.<ref name="auto5"/> Among Vajpayee's projects were the [[National Highways Development Project]] and [[Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana]].<ref name="auto4">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/raghuvir-srinivasan/vajpayee-the-intuitive-reformer/article24708987.ece|title=Vajpayee – the intuitive reformer|work=@businessline|access-date=17 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/pradhan-mantri-gram-sadak-yojana-how-the-programme-impacted-indian-hinterland/|title=Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana: How the programme impacted Indian hinterland|date=25 February 2016|work=The Indian Express|access-date=17 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112072409/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/pradhan-mantri-gram-sadak-yojana-how-the-programme-impacted-indian-hinterland/|archive-date=12 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2001, the Vajpayee government launched the [[Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan]] campaign, aimed at improving the quality of education in primary and secondary schools.<ref name="auto3">{{cite web|url=http://mhrd.gov.in/schemes|title=Schemes {{!}} Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development|website=mhrd.gov.in|access-date=17 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185239/http://mhrd.gov.in/schemes|archive-date=29 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/atal-bihari-vajpayees-contribution-towards-education-sector/|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee's contribution towards education sector|date=16 August 2018|work=The Indian Express|access-date=17 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817113725/https://indianexpress.com/article/education/atal-bihari-vajpayees-contribution-towards-education-sector/|archive-date=17 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
== 2004 general election == | == 2004 general election == | ||
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Vajpayee had a stroke in 2009 which impaired his speech.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/A-peek-into-the-life-Atal-Bihari-Vajpayee-now-leads/articleshow/32683790.cms|title=A peek into the life Atal Bihari Vajpayee now leads |work=The Times of India|access-date=27 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723040833/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/A-peek-into-the-life-Atal-Bihari-Vajpayee-now-leads/articleshow/32683790.cms|archive-date=23 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> His health had been a major source of concern; reports said he was reliant on a wheelchair and failed to recognise people. He also had [[dementia]] and long-term [[Diabetes mellitus|diabetes]]. For many years, he had not attended any public engagements and rarely ventured out of the house, except for checkups at the [[All India Institutes of Medical Sciences]].<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/vajpayee-turns-88-amid-health-concerns_748305.html|title=Vajpayee turns 88 amid health concerns|date=23 December 2011|work=Zee News|access-date=27 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421163628/http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/vajpayee-turns-88-amid-health-concerns_748305.html|archive-date=21 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> | Vajpayee had a stroke in 2009 which impaired his speech.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/A-peek-into-the-life-Atal-Bihari-Vajpayee-now-leads/articleshow/32683790.cms|title=A peek into the life Atal Bihari Vajpayee now leads |work=The Times of India|access-date=27 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723040833/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/A-peek-into-the-life-Atal-Bihari-Vajpayee-now-leads/articleshow/32683790.cms|archive-date=23 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> His health had been a major source of concern; reports said he was reliant on a wheelchair and failed to recognise people. He also had [[dementia]] and long-term [[Diabetes mellitus|diabetes]]. For many years, he had not attended any public engagements and rarely ventured out of the house, except for checkups at the [[All India Institutes of Medical Sciences]].<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/vajpayee-turns-88-amid-health-concerns_748305.html|title=Vajpayee turns 88 amid health concerns|date=23 December 2011|work=Zee News|access-date=27 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421163628/http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/vajpayee-turns-88-amid-health-concerns_748305.html|archive-date=21 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
On 11 June 2018, Vajpayee was admitted to AIIMS in critical condition following a kidney infection.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sharma |first=Parth |agency=Press Trust of India |date=12 June 2018 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/atal-bihari-vajpayees-condition-stable-but-will-remain-in-hospital-for-now-says-aiims-1776437.html|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Condition Stable But Will Remain in Hospital For Now, Says AIIMS |work=News18 |access-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612213712/https://www.news18.com/news/india/atal-bihari-vajpayees-condition-stable-but-will-remain-in-hospital-for-now-says-aiims-1776437.html |archive-date=12 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/doctors-say-atal-bihari-vajpayee-s-condition-stable-manmohan-singh-visits-aiims-delhi/story-yN5ABkfB0DPpdt6IlslgMM.html|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee's condition 'stable', Manmohan Singh pays a visit|date=12 June 2018|access-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612210915/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/doctors-say-atal-bihari-vajpayee-s-condition-stable-manmohan-singh-visits-aiims-delhi/story-yN5ABkfB0DPpdt6IlslgMM.html|archive-date=12 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He was officially declared dead there at 5:05 pm [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] on 16 August 2018 at the age of 93.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/atal-bihari-vajpayee-former-prime-minister-and-bjp-stalwart-passes-away-aged-93-1845937.html|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Former Prime Minister and BJP Stalwart, Passes Away Aged 93 at AIIMS|date=16 August 2018|work=[[News18]]|access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="TheHinduDeath">{{cite news|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister, passes away at 93|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/former-prime-minister-atal-bihari-vajpayee-passes-away-at-93/article24704802.ece|access-date=16 August 2018|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=16 August 2018}}</ref> Some sources claim that he had died on the previous day.<ref name="ndtvDeath">{{cite news|title=Sena Leader Questions Day Of Vajpayee's Death, Links It To PM's Speech|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sena-leader-questions-day-of-vajpayees-death-links-it-to-pms-speech-1906692?type=news&id=1906692&category=india-news|access-date=27 August 2018|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=27 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="PuneMirrordeath">{{cite news|title=Vajpayee death announced a day late, claims PCB official|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/others/vajpayee-death-announced-a-day-late-claims-pcb-official/articleshow/65457569.cms|access-date=19 August 2018|work={{ill|PuneMirror|nl|Pune Mirror}}|date=19 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828140057/https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/others/vajpayee-death-announced-a-day-late-claims-pcb-official/articleshow/65457569.cms|archive-date=28 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> On the morning of 17 August, Vajpayee's body, draped with the [[Indian flag]], was taken to the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters where party workers paid their tributes until 1 pm. Later that afternoon at 4 pm, Vajpayee was cremated with full state honours at Rashtriya Smriti Sthal near [[Raj Ghat and associated memorials|Raj Ghat]], and his pyre was lit by his foster daughter Namita Kaul Bhattacharya.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/atal-bihari-vajpayee-laid-to-rest-daughter-namita-lights-funeral-pyre-118081700824_1.html|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee cremated, daughter Namita lights funeral pyre|agency=Press Trust of India|date=17 August 2018|work=Business Standard India|access-date=18 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817153002/https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/atal-bihari-vajpayee-laid-to-rest-daughter-namita-lights-funeral-pyre-118081700824_1.html|archive-date=17 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/live-nation-mourns-death-of-atal-bihari-vajpayee/liveblog/65432867.cms|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee's funeral live updates: Last rites of Vajpayee performed with full state honours – The Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=17 August 2018 |access-date=18 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817204013/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/live-nation-mourns-death-of-atal-bihari-vajpayee/liveblog/65432867.cms|archive-date=17 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Thousands of people and many dignitaries attended his funeral procession, including Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] and President [[Ram Nath Kovind]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/atal-bihari-vajpayee-funeral-updates-hundreds-queue-up-to-pay-tributes-to-the-former-prime-minister-1901761|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee Funeral Highlights: Former PM Cremated, Thousands Pay Tributes|work=NDTV.com|access-date=18 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818150620/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/atal-bihari-vajpayee-funeral-updates-hundreds-queue-up-to-pay-tributes-to-the-former-prime-minister-1901761|archive-date=18 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsx.com/national/atal-bihari-vajpayee-former-prime-minister-poet-bjp-aiims-funeral-last-rites-pm-modi|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee funeral: A massive attendance, 21-gun salute and all that happened at Smriti Sthal – NewsX|date=17 August 2018|work=NewsX|access-date=18 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818151031/https://www.newsx.com/national/atal-bihari-vajpayee-former-prime-minister-poet-bjp-aiims-funeral-last-rites-pm-modi|archive-date=18 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> On 19 August, his ashes were immersed in [[Ganges|Ganga river]] at [[Haridwar]] by Kaul.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.abplive.in/india-news/atal-bihari-vajpayees-asthi-kalash-yatra-former-pms-ashes-immersed-in-ganga-744831|title=Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ashes immersed in Ganga at Haridwar|last=Bureau|first=ABP News|access-date=19 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/former-prime-minister-atal-bihari-vajpayee-s-ashes-immersed-in-ganga-at-haridwar/story-GxJcrHUHVGoixYW3fxQ0ZM.html|title=Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ashes immersed in Ganga at Haridwar|date=19 August 2018|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=19 August 2018}}</ref> | On 11 June 2018, Vajpayee was admitted to AIIMS in critical condition following a kidney infection.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sharma |first=Parth |agency=Press Trust of India |date=12 June 2018 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/atal-bihari-vajpayees-condition-stable-but-will-remain-in-hospital-for-now-says-aiims-1776437.html|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Condition Stable But Will Remain in Hospital For Now, Says AIIMS |work=News18 |access-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612213712/https://www.news18.com/news/india/atal-bihari-vajpayees-condition-stable-but-will-remain-in-hospital-for-now-says-aiims-1776437.html |archive-date=12 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/doctors-say-atal-bihari-vajpayee-s-condition-stable-manmohan-singh-visits-aiims-delhi/story-yN5ABkfB0DPpdt6IlslgMM.html|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee's condition 'stable', Manmohan Singh pays a visit|date=12 June 2018|access-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612210915/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/doctors-say-atal-bihari-vajpayee-s-condition-stable-manmohan-singh-visits-aiims-delhi/story-yN5ABkfB0DPpdt6IlslgMM.html|archive-date=12 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He was officially declared dead there at 5:05 pm [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] on 16 August 2018 at the age of 93.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/atal-bihari-vajpayee-former-prime-minister-and-bjp-stalwart-passes-away-aged-93-1845937.html|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Former Prime Minister and BJP Stalwart, Passes Away Aged 93 at AIIMS|date=16 August 2018|work=[[News18]]|access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="TheHinduDeath">{{cite news|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister, passes away at 93|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/former-prime-minister-atal-bihari-vajpayee-passes-away-at-93/article24704802.ece|access-date=16 August 2018|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=16 August 2018}}</ref> Some sources claim that he had died on the previous day.<ref name="ndtvDeath">{{cite news|title=Sena Leader Questions Day Of Vajpayee's Death, Links It To PM's Speech|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sena-leader-questions-day-of-vajpayees-death-links-it-to-pms-speech-1906692?type=news&id=1906692&category=india-news|access-date=27 August 2018|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=27 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="PuneMirrordeath">{{cite news|title=Vajpayee death announced a day late, claims PCB official|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/others/vajpayee-death-announced-a-day-late-claims-pcb-official/articleshow/65457569.cms|access-date=19 August 2018|work={{ill|PuneMirror|nl|Pune Mirror}}|date=19 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828140057/https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/others/vajpayee-death-announced-a-day-late-claims-pcb-official/articleshow/65457569.cms|archive-date=28 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> On the morning of 17 August, Vajpayee's body, draped with the [[Indian flag]], was taken to the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters where party workers paid their tributes until 1 pm. Later that afternoon at 4 pm, Vajpayee was cremated with full state honours at Rashtriya Smriti Sthal near [[Raj Ghat and associated memorials|Raj Ghat]], and his pyre was lit by his foster daughter Namita Kaul Bhattacharya.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/atal-bihari-vajpayee-laid-to-rest-daughter-namita-lights-funeral-pyre-118081700824_1.html|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee cremated, daughter Namita lights funeral pyre|agency=Press Trust of India|date=17 August 2018|work=Business Standard India|access-date=18 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817153002/https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/atal-bihari-vajpayee-laid-to-rest-daughter-namita-lights-funeral-pyre-118081700824_1.html|archive-date=17 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/live-nation-mourns-death-of-atal-bihari-vajpayee/liveblog/65432867.cms|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee's funeral live updates: Last rites of Vajpayee performed with full state honours – The Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=17 August 2018 |access-date=18 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817204013/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/live-nation-mourns-death-of-atal-bihari-vajpayee/liveblog/65432867.cms|archive-date=17 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Thousands of people and many dignitaries attended his funeral procession, including Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] and President [[Ram Nath Kovind]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/atal-bihari-vajpayee-funeral-updates-hundreds-queue-up-to-pay-tributes-to-the-former-prime-minister-1901761|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee Funeral Highlights: Former PM Cremated, Thousands Pay Tributes|work=NDTV.com|access-date=18 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818150620/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/atal-bihari-vajpayee-funeral-updates-hundreds-queue-up-to-pay-tributes-to-the-former-prime-minister-1901761|archive-date=18 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsx.com/national/atal-bihari-vajpayee-former-prime-minister-poet-bjp-aiims-funeral-last-rites-pm-modi|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee funeral: A massive attendance, 21-gun salute and all that happened at Smriti Sthal – NewsX|date=17 August 2018|work=NewsX|access-date=18 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818151031/https://www.newsx.com/national/atal-bihari-vajpayee-former-prime-minister-poet-bjp-aiims-funeral-last-rites-pm-modi|archive-date=18 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> On 19 August, his ashes were immersed in [[Ganges|Ganga river]] at [[Haridwar]] by Kaul.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.abplive.in/india-news/atal-bihari-vajpayees-asthi-kalash-yatra-former-pms-ashes-immersed-in-ganga-744831|title=Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ashes immersed in Ganga at Haridwar|last=Bureau|first=ABP News|access-date=19 August 2018}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/former-prime-minister-atal-bihari-vajpayee-s-ashes-immersed-in-ganga-at-haridwar/story-GxJcrHUHVGoixYW3fxQ0ZM.html|title=Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ashes immersed in Ganga at Haridwar|date=19 August 2018|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=19 August 2018}}</ref> | ||
=== Reactions and tributes === | === Reactions and tributes === | ||
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* 1994, Lokmanya Tilak Award<ref name=":0" /> | * 1994, Lokmanya Tilak Award<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* 1994, [[Outstanding Parliamentarian Award]]<ref name=":0" /> | * 1994, [[Outstanding Parliamentarian Award]]<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* 1994, Bharat Ratna Pandit Govind | * 1994, Bharat Ratna Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant Award<ref name=":0" /> | ||
=== State honours === | === State honours === | ||
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! colspan=2 width="350px" | Decoration | ! colspan=2 width="350px" | Decoration | ||
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| {{flag|Morocco}} | | {{flag|Morocco}} | ||
| 13 February 1999 | | 13 February 1999 | ||
| ''Grand Cordon'', the highest | | ''Grand Cordon'', the second-highest civilian honour of Morocco. | ||
| <ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/indian-prime-minister-atal-behari-vajpayee-is-welcomed-and-news-photo/103938127?adppopup=true| title = Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is welcomed and decorated... News Photo – Getty Images}}</ref> | | <ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/indian-prime-minister-atal-behari-vajpayee-is-welcomed-and-news-photo/103938127?adppopup=true| title = Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is welcomed and decorated... News Photo – Getty Images}}</ref> | ||
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| '''[[Awards and decorations of the Bangladesh Liberation War|Bangladesh Liberation War | | '''[[Awards and decorations of the Bangladesh Liberation War|Bangladesh Liberation War Honour]]''' | ||
| {{flag|Bangladesh}} | | {{flag|Bangladesh}} | ||
| 7 June 2015 | | 7 June 2015 | ||
| | | The second-highest honour of Bangladesh awarded to foreign dignitaries. | ||
| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Unb |first=Dhaka |date=8 June 2015 |title=Vajpayee honoured |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/vajpayee-honoured-93679 |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1 June 2015 |title=Vajpayee to be honoured with 'Friends of Bangladesh Liberation War Award' by Bangladesh |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/vajpayee-to-be-honoured-with-friends-of-bangladesh-liberation-war-award-by-bangladesh/articleshow/47498345.cms |access-date=23 April 2023 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> | | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Unb |first=Dhaka |date=8 June 2015 |title=Vajpayee honoured |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/vajpayee-honoured-93679 |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1 June 2015 |title=Vajpayee to be honoured with 'Friends of Bangladesh Liberation War Award' by Bangladesh |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/vajpayee-to-be-honoured-with-friends-of-bangladesh-liberation-war-award-by-bangladesh/articleshow/47498345.cms |access-date=23 April 2023 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> | ||
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== Published works == | == Published works == | ||
Vajpayee authored several works of both [[prose]] | Vajpayee authored several works of both [[Hindi poetry]] and [[prose]]. Some of his major publications are listed below. In addition to these, various collections were made of his speeches, articles, and slogans.<ref name=":4" />{{sfn|Vajpayee|2000|p=}}{{sfn|Vajpayee|1977|p=}} | ||
=== Prose === | === Prose === | ||
* ''National Integration'' (1961){{sfn|Vajpayee|1961|p=}} | * ''National Integration'' (1961){{sfn|Vajpayee|1961|p=}} | ||
* ''New Dimensions of India's Foreign Policy'' (1979)<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/events/atal-bihari-vajpayee-books-by-the-former-indian-prime-minister-atal-bihari-vajpayee/articleshow/65426059.cms|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Books by the former Indian Prime Minister |work=The Times of India|access-date=17 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816201157/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/events/atal-bihari-vajpayee-books-by-the-former-indian-prime-minister-atal-bihari-vajpayee/articleshow/65426059.cms|archive-date=16 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> | * ''New Dimensions of India's Foreign Policy'' (1979)<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/events/atal-bihari-vajpayee-books-by-the-former-indian-prime-minister-atal-bihari-vajpayee/articleshow/65426059.cms|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Books by the former Indian Prime Minister |work=The Times of India|access-date=17 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816201157/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/events/atal-bihari-vajpayee-books-by-the-former-indian-prime-minister-atal-bihari-vajpayee/articleshow/65426059.cms|archive-date=16 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
* ''Gathbandhan Ki | * ''Gathbandhan Ki Rajniti''{{sfn|Vajpayee|2004|p=}} | ||
* '' | * ''Kuchh Lekh, Kuchh Bhashan'' (1996){{sfn|Vajpayee|1996|p=}} | ||
* ''Bindu-Bindu | * ''Bindu-Bindu Vichar'' (1997){{sfn|Vajpayee|1997|p=}} | ||
* ''Decisive Days'' (1999){{sfn|Vajpayee|1999a|p=}} | * ''Decisive Days'' (1999){{sfn|Vajpayee|1999a|p=}} | ||
* '' | * ''Sankalpakal'' (1999){{sfn|Vajpayee|1999b|p=}} | ||
* '' | * ''Vichar-Bindu'' (Hindi Edition, 2000)<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* ''India's Perspectives on ASEAN and the Asia-Pacific Region'' (2003){{sfn|Vajpayee|2002|p=}} | * ''India's Perspectives on ASEAN and the Asia-Pacific Region'' (2003){{sfn|Vajpayee|2002|p=}} | ||
* ''Na Dainyam Na Palayanam''{{sfn|Vajpayee|1998|p=}} | * ''Na Dainyam Na Palayanam''{{sfn|Vajpayee|1998|p=}} | ||
* ''Nayi | * ''Nayi Chunauti : Naya Avasar''{{sfn|Vajpayee|2011|p=}} | ||
=== Poetry === | === Poetry === | ||
* '' | * ''Qaidi Kaviraj Ki Kundaliyan''<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* ''Amar Aag Hai'' (1994)<ref name=":4" /> | * ''Amar Aag Hai'' (1994)<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* '' | * ''Meri Ikyavan Kavitaen'' (1995){{sfn|Vajpayee|1995|p=}} Some of these poems were set to music by [[Jagjit Singh]] for his album ''Samvedna''.<ref name="singh_music">{{cite news |title=When Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Shah Rukh Khan and Jagjit Singh came together for a music video |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/atal-bihari-vajpayee-shah-rukh-khan-jagjit-singh-kya-khoya-kya-paya-music-video-5309353/ |access-date=17 August 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=16 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817175928/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/atal-bihari-vajpayee-shah-rukh-khan-jagjit-singh-kya-khoya-kya-paya-music-video-5309353/ |archive-date=17 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
* ''Kya Khoya Kya Paya: Atal Bihari Vajapeyi, Vyaktitva Aur | * ''Kya Khoya Kya Paya: Atal Bihari Vajapeyi, Vyaktitva Aur Kavitaen'' (1999){{sfn|Vajpayee|1999c|p=}} | ||
* ''Values, Vision & Verses of Vajpayee: India's Man of Destiny'' (2001){{sfn|Vajpayee|2001a|p=}} | * ''Values, Vision & Verses of Vajpayee: India's Man of Destiny'' (2001){{sfn|Vajpayee|2001a|p=}} | ||
* ''Twenty-One Poems'' (2003){{sfn|Vajpayee|2001b|p=}} | * ''Twenty-One Poems'' (2003){{sfn|Vajpayee|2001b|p=}} | ||
* ''Chuni Hui | * ''Chuni Hui Kavitaen'' (2012){{sfn|Vajpayee|2012|p=}} | ||
An English translation of a selection of some of Vajpayee's Hindi poetry was published in 2013.{{sfn|Vajpayee|2013|p=}} | An English translation of a selection of some of Vajpayee's Hindi poetry was published in 2013.{{sfn|Vajpayee|2013|p=}} | ||