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'''P. Parameswaran''' (1927 – 9 February 2020), often referred to as '''Parameswarji''', was a [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS) ''pracharak'' | {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} | ||
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|name = P. Parameswaran | |||
|image = Parameshwaran.JPG | |||
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1927|10|03|df=yes}} | |||
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|2|9|1927|10|03|df=y}} | |||
|birth_place = Thamarasseril Illam, [[Cherthala]], [[Kerala]], [[India]] | |||
|death_place = [[Mayannur]], Kerala, India | |||
|nationality = [[India]]n | |||
|citizenship = [[India]]n | |||
|education = B.A. History, [[University College Trivandrum]] | |||
<br>Predegree, [[St. Berchmans College]] Changanacherry | |||
| known = [[Hindutva]] thinker <br> [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] Pracharak <br>director of Bharatiya Vichara Kendra<br>president of [[Vivekananda Kendra]] | |||
|awards = [[Padma Vibhushan]] 2018<br> [[Padma Shri]] 2004<br> ''Amritha Keerti Puraskar'' 2002 | |||
|website = http://www.vicharakendram.org/index.htm | |||
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'''P. Parameswaran''' (3 October 1927 – 9 February 2020), often referred to as '''Parameswarji''', was a [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS) ''pracharak'' from [[Kerala]], India who was erstwhile Vice‑President of the [[Jan Sangh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/parameswaran-confident-of-bjp-power-in-kerala.html|title=Hindu nationalist wave sweeping Kerala: P Parameswaran|website=OnManorama}}</ref> | |||
He was | He was president of [[Vivekananda Kendra]], (which was awarded the 2015 [[Gandhi Peace Prize]]) and has been conferred with [[Padma Vibhushan]], India's second highest civilian award, in 2018.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/government-announces-recipients-of-2018-padma-awards/articleshow/62653257.cms | title=Government announces recipients of 2018 Padma awards | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=26 January 2018 | access-date=26 January 2018}}</ref> He died on 9 February 2020 due to age-related illnesses<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/veteran-rss-pracharak-p-parameswaran-passes-away-1644650-2020-02-09|title=Veteran RSS pracharak P Parameswaran passes away|first1=Press Trust of India New|last1=DelhiFebruary 9|first2=2020UPDATED|last2=February 9|first3=2020 10:12|last3=Ist|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/vice-president-venkaiah-naidu-pm-modi-condole-death-of-rss-veteran-p-parameswaran-6258741/|title=Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, PM Modi condole death of RSS veteran P Parameswaran|date=9 February 2020}}</ref> | ||
Parameswaran | == Childhood == | ||
Born in Thamarasseril Illam, [[Muhamma]] village in [[Alappuzha district]] in the year 1927, Parameswaran after his schooling at his birthplace, continued his studies at [[St. Berchmans College]], [[Changanacherry]] and graduated from [[Trivandrum University College|University College]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]] with distinctions in BA (Hons.) in History. From early childhood, he had a great inclination towards the study of Hinduism. He was intimately connected with most of the Hindu social and cultural organizations.<ref name="bvkdirector">{{cite web | url=http://www.vicharakendram.org/pages/bvk_director.html | title=Director | publisher=Bharathiya Vichara Kendra | access-date=5 October 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234543/http://www.vicharakendram.org/pages/bvk_director.html | archive-date=3 March 2016 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> | |||
== Ideology == | |||
He came into contact with the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS) during his student days. He was also a disciple of Swami Agamananda. Parameswaran became an [[RSS pracharak]] (full-time organizer) in 1950, as per the direction of [[M.S. Golwalkar]] ([[Guruji]]),<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.golwalkarguruji.org/ | title="Shri Golwalkar Guruji" web site | access-date=5 October 2014}}</ref> who was the [[Sarsanghchalak]] of RSS. He served as organizing secretary of [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]] in 1957. In 1968, he became an All‑India General Secretary and later Vice‑President of the Jan Sangh. He was jailed during the [[Indian Emergency (1975-1977)]]. In 1977, Parameswaran moved from politics to the sphere of social thought and development. He worked as director based in [[New Delhi]] for [[Deendayal Research Institute]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chitrakoot.org/|title=:: Chitrakoot Org :::::::::::::::|website=www.chitrakoot.org}}</ref> an organisation started by [[Nanaji Deshmukh]] for four years. P. Parameswaran, a bachelor, who didn't have a house of his own, was residing in the Vichara Kendram headquarters, Thiruvananthapuram. | |||
In 1982, he came back to Kerala and gave shape to a new organization; Bharatiya Vichara Kendra<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.vicharakendram.org/ | title=Centre of Research and Studies Aimed at National Re-Construction in India | publisher=Bharatheeya Vichara Kendram | access-date=5 October 2014}}</ref> aimed at national reconstruction through study and research. It has its headquarters in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] and has units all over the state. He was the Director of Bharatheeya Vichara Kendram. He has also been associated with the [[Vivekananda Rock Memorial]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockmemorial.org/|title=Vivekananda Rock Memorial|access-date=5 October 2014}}</ref> and [[Vivekananda Kendra]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vkendra.org/|title=Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari|access-date=5 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204155924/http://vkendra.org/|archive-date=4 February 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Kanyakumari]] and has served in various capacities in the governing body of the Kendra. He was the patron of Geetha Swadhyaya Samithi, which promotes the ideology of Bhagawad Geetha amongst youth. | |||
He took initiation from [[Ramakrishna Mission]] and was a close associate and disciple of Swami Agamananda<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ramakrishna-kaladysite.org/History.shtml |title=History |publisher=Sri Ramakrishna Advaita Ashrama, Kalady |access-date=5 October 2014}}</ref> social reformer and founder of Advaita Ashrama at [[Kalady]], the birthplace of [[Adi Shankara]]. | |||
He has written articles and books on social, cultural and religious themes. He has delivered lectures all over the country on national issues. He participated in the Centenary celebrations of Swami Vivekananda's address at the [[World Parliament of Religions]] held at [[Chicago]] in [1893].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.parliamentofreligions.org/index.cfm?n=7&sn=112 | title=What is the Parliament of World Religions? | publisher=Council for the Parliament of World's Religions | access-date=5 October 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006142720/http://www.parliamentofreligions.org/index.cfm?n=7&sn=112 | archive-date=6 October 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> | |||
== Social thought == | |||
In 1998, as an answer to the rising crime rate, delinquency and other social evils in Kerala, Sri. Parameswaran proposed observation of a 'Gita decade'. Popularizing the [[Bhagavad Gita]] as a comprehensive life science was his solution to the social problems of Kerala and the whole of India. The recently conducted two‑day Gita Sangamam at Thrissur attracted around two thousand youths from all over Kerala. Eminent personalities like [[Padma Subrahmanyam]], Justice Sukumaran etc. attended the function, which was formally inaugurated by [[Ananth Kumar]], Union Minister for Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports. The programme of conducting one Gita Shibir in each panchayat of Kerala is on. | |||
The International Seminar 'Bhagavad-Gita Gita and Modern problems' held at Thiruvananthapuram from 7 to 4 December 2000, in which 1500 youths, scholars and saints from all over India and abroad including [[Murli Manohar Joshi]], Union HRD Minister and the [[Dalai Lama]] participated, was a high-water mark of the Gita Movement organized by the Gita Swadhaya Samithi under the guidance of P. Parameswaran. | |||
== Awards and recognition == | |||
Parameswaran was awarded the [[Hanuman Prasad Poddar]] Award instituted by Bada Bazar Library of Kolkata [[Calcutta]] in 1997, in recognition of his effort in teaching the lofty principles of [[Hinduism]] to the common man. | |||
Parameswaran has won many awards and recognitions. He was appointed as the member of the Court (Senate) of [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]], [[New Delhi]] in 2000. | |||
He was awarded the [[Amritha Keerti Puraskar]] by Sri [[Mata Amritanandamayi Math]] on 26 September 2002, for outstanding service to the society.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.amritapuri.org/activity/cultural/amritakeerti | title=Amrita Keerti Puraskar | publisher=Mata Amritanandamayi Math | access-date=5 October 2014}}</ref> In 2004, the President of India awarded him the [[Padma Shri]] in recognition of his valuable contributions to the society.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref> He has authored many books in Malayalam and English. | |||
P. Parameswaran has authored several books on Indian philosophy and society. He was the editor of the magazines ‑ ''[[Kesari (magazine)]]' and 'Manthan'. He was the editor of the monthly 'Yuva Bharathi' and the quarterly 'Vivekananda Kendra Patrilka'. He has written books on [[Sri Aurobindo]], Marx and Vivekananda, [[Chhatrapati Shivaji]], and [[Swami Vivekananda]]'s teachings. He also kept his close association with Sri Ramakrishna Math<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.belurmath.org/ | title=Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math headquarters | access-date=5 October 2014}}</ref> and Advaita Ashram, [[Kalady]]. He was also the recipient of [[Padma Vibhushan]] 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/padma-vibhushan-for-parameswaran/article22525112.ece|title=Padma Vibhushan for Parameswaran|date=25 January 2018|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> | |||
*2004 - [[Padma Shri]] | |||
*2018 - [[Padma Vibhushan]] [[File:The_President,_Shri_Ram_Nath_Kovind_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_P._Parameswaran,_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20,_2018.jpg|thumb|right|The [[President of India]] Shri [[Ram Nath Kovind]] presenting the [[Padma Vibhushan]] Award to Shri P. Parameswaran]] | |||
== Works == | |||
Sri. Parameswaran has authored several books on Indian philosophy and society. He was the editor of journals‑ '[[Kesari (magazine)]]' and 'Manthan'. He was the editor of the monthly 'Yuva Bharathy' and the quarterly Vivekananda Kendra Patrilka and Chief Editor of 'Pragati' Quarterly Research Journal. | |||
Books by him include: | |||
# Sri [[Narayana Guru]] the Prophet of Renaissance. | |||
# Sri Aravindan Bhaviyude Darsanikan. | |||
# Vishwa Vijayi Vivekanandan. | |||
# [[Marx]] and [[Vivekananda]]. | |||
# From [[Marx]] to Maharshi. | |||
# [[Bhagavad Gita]] – Vision of a New World Order. | |||
# Beyond All Isms to Humanism. | |||
# Heart Beats of a [[Hindu Rashtra|Hindu Nation]] (Compilation of selected editorials in Yuva Bharathy). | |||
# Yajna Prasadam (Selected Poems). | |||
# Disabodhathinate Darshanam (Selected Essays in Malayalam). | |||
# [[Bhagavad-Gita]] The Nectar of Immortality (Collection of Essays on Gita). | |||
# Marunna Samoohavum Maratha Mulyangalum. | |||
# Gita's Vision Of An Ideal Society | |||
# Udharedathmanathmanam | |||
# Makarajyotis(A brief study of Swami Vivekananda in Malayalam) | |||
# Darshanasamvadam | |||
# Swanthantra Bharatham-Gatiyum Niyathiyum | |||
# Hindudarmavum Indian communisavum | |||
# Vivekanandanum Prabhudha Keralavum (Edited) | |||
# Hindutva Ideology – Unique and Universal | |||
# Heart Beats of Hindu Nation (3 volumes) | |||
== See also == | |||
*[[David Frawley]] | |||
*[[Koenraad Elst]] | |||
*[[Michel Danino]] | |||
*[[Alain Danielou]] | |||
*[[Girilal Jain]] | |||
*[[Vivekananda Kendra]] | |||
*[[Vivekananda Rock Memorial]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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== External links == | |||
*[http://www.amritavarsham.org/summit/women/paramesh.htm Speech at Mata Amitrananda Mayi madom] | |||
*{{YouTube|mRpZG3rRX7Y|An Interview with Sri Parmeswarji}} | |||
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