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Upadhyay was born in a small village (Sarayan Ujiyar) in [[Ballia District]] of the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in 1923 and did his college studies at [[Banaras Hindu University]].<ref name="Shri Rabindra Nath Upadhyay">{{cite web | url=http://jamnalalbajajfoundation.org/awards/archives/2003/constructive-work/shri-rabindra-nath-upadhyay | title=Shri Rabindra Nath Upadhyay | publisher=Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation | date=2013 | access-date=8 November 2015 }}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Attracted by the ideals of [[Subash Chandra Bose]], he joined the [[Indian independence movement]] during his school days and is said to have been involved in armed struggle but, after the assassination of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] in 1948, he abandoned violent politics to pursue [[ | Upadhyay was born in a small village (Sarayan Ujiyar) in [[Ballia District]] of the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in 1923 and did his college studies at [[Banaras Hindu University]].<ref name="Shri Rabindra Nath Upadhyay">{{cite web | url=http://jamnalalbajajfoundation.org/awards/archives/2003/constructive-work/shri-rabindra-nath-upadhyay | title=Shri Rabindra Nath Upadhyay | publisher=Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation | date=2013 | access-date=8 November 2015 }}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Attracted by the ideals of [[Subash Chandra Bose]], he joined the [[Indian independence movement]] during his school days and is said to have been involved in armed struggle but, after the assassination of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] in 1948, he abandoned violent politics to pursue [[nonviolence]].<ref name="Recipient of Jamnalal Bajaj Award for Constructive Work-2003">{{cite web | url=http://jamnalalbajajfoundation.org/Media/pdf/JBA_2003_Bio_Rabindra_Upadhyay.pdf | title=Recipient of Jamnalal Bajaj Award for Constructive Work-2003 | publisher=Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation | date=2015 | access-date=8 November 2015}}</ref> Associating himself with [[Vinoba Bhave]] and his [[Bhoodan Movement]],<ref name="Assamese Gandhian Rabindra Nath Upadhyay bags 2006 National Communal Harmony Award">{{cite web | url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20070126/575402.html | title=Assamese Gandhian Rabindra Nath Upadhyay bags 2006 National Communal Harmony Award | publisher=Web India` | date=26 January 2007 | access-date=8 November 2015}}</ref> he joined ''Shram Bharati'', a Gandhian community, in 1951, to work alongside renowned Gandhians such as [[Jayaprakash Narayan]], [[:de:Dhirendra Nath Majumdar|Dhirendra Majumdar]] and [[Acharya Ramamurti]].<ref name="M S S E - N E W S L E T T E R" /> When the [[Sino-Indian War]] broke out in 1962, he moved to the [[Assam]] border and worked there as a [[Shanti Sena|Shanti Sainik]].<ref name="Recipient of Jamnalal Bajaj Award for Constructive Work-2003" /><ref name="Mahatma Gandhi and the Gandhians in the North-East">{{cite journal | url=http://www.asthabharati.org/Dia_Oct%20010/nat.htm | title=Mahatma Gandhi and the Gandhians in the North-East | author=Natwar Thakkar | journal=Astha Bharati | date=October 2010 | volume=12 | issue=2}}</ref> | ||
In Assam, he chose Tamulpur village, on advice from [[Amalprava Das]], the head of local [[Shanti Sena]], and founded the ''Tamulpur Anchalik Gramdan Sangha'' (TAGS), a non governmental organization<ref name="World Directory Of Environmental Organisations">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OQJlJ3E9iQEC&q=Rabindra+Nath+Upadhyay&pg=PA187 | title=World Directory Of Environmental Organisations | publisher=APH Publishing | author=S. Vandana | year=2005 | pages=615 | isbn=9788170248569}}</ref> in Tamulpur village for spreading the ''Gramodyog'' (Village industry) ideals, under the aegis of which he promoted [[cottage industries]] such as silk, khadi, honey and oil.<ref name="M S S E - N E W S L E T T E R" /> The organization has since become a [[Khadi Gramodyog]] Training Center.<ref name="Recipient of Jamnalal Bajaj Award for Constructive Work-2003" /> He also founded a ''Peace Centre'', at Kumarikata village in the [[Nalbari District]]. Under the aegis of these organizations, he established a common granary to act as a food depository for use in times of need and arranged for financial assistance to free up land from the local land owners.<ref name="Recipient of Jamnalal Bajaj Award for Constructive Work-2003" /> Establishment of Creches, low cost sanitation, [[biogas]] plants and drinking water facilities were some of the other contributions of Upadhyay in Assam and [[Arunachal Pradesh]]. He was also involved with relief operations when famine affected the area.<ref name="M S S E - N E W S L E T T E R" /> | In Assam, he chose Tamulpur village, on advice from [[Amalprava Das]], the head of local [[Shanti Sena]], and founded the ''Tamulpur Anchalik Gramdan Sangha'' (TAGS), a non governmental organization<ref name="World Directory Of Environmental Organisations">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OQJlJ3E9iQEC&q=Rabindra+Nath+Upadhyay&pg=PA187 | title=World Directory Of Environmental Organisations | publisher=APH Publishing | author=S. Vandana | year=2005 | pages=615 | isbn=9788170248569}}</ref> in Tamulpur village for spreading the ''Gramodyog'' (Village industry) ideals, under the aegis of which he promoted [[cottage industries]] such as silk, khadi, honey and oil.<ref name="M S S E - N E W S L E T T E R" /> The organization has since become a [[Khadi Gramodyog]] Training Center.<ref name="Recipient of Jamnalal Bajaj Award for Constructive Work-2003" /> He also founded a ''Peace Centre'', at Kumarikata village in the [[Nalbari District]]. Under the aegis of these organizations, he established a common granary to act as a food depository for use in times of need and arranged for financial assistance to free up land from the local land owners.<ref name="Recipient of Jamnalal Bajaj Award for Constructive Work-2003" /> Establishment of Creches, low cost sanitation, [[biogas]] plants and drinking water facilities were some of the other contributions of Upadhyay in Assam and [[Arunachal Pradesh]]. He was also involved with relief operations when famine affected the area.<ref name="M S S E - N E W S L E T T E R" /> | ||