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Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya

Mahamana
Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
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Malaviya in 1941
President of the Indian National Congress
In office
1909–10; 1918
Personal details
Born (1861-12-25)25 December 1861
Allahabad, India
Died 12 November 1946(1946-11-12) (aged 84)
Varanasi
Nationality Indian
Political party

Indian National Congress

All India Hindu Mahasabha
Alma mater Allahabad University
University of Calcutta
Profession Educationist
Journalist
Lawyer
Politician
Freedom Activist
Religion Hinduism
Awards Bharat Ratna Ribbon.svg Bharat Ratna (2014) (posthumous)

Indian National Congress

Madan Mohan Malaviya (About this sound pronunciation  (1861–1946) was an Indian educationist and politician notable for his role in the Indian independence movement and as the two time president of Indian National Congress. He was respectfully addressed as Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya and also addressed as 'Mahamana'.

Malaviya is most remembered as the founder of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) at Varanasi in 1916, which was created under the B.H.U. Act, 1915. The largest residential university in Asia and one of the largest in the world, having over 35,000 students across arts, sciences, engineering, medical, agriculture, performing arts, law and technology. Malaviya was Vice Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University from 1919–1938.

Malaviya was the founder of Ganga Mahasabha at Haridwar in 1905, Malaviya was the President of the Indian National Congress on two occasions(1909,1918). He left Congress in 1934. He was a member of the Hindu Mahasabha. He was a president of the special session of Hindu Mahasabha in Gaya in 1922 and in Kashi in 1923.

Malaviya was one of the founders of Scouting in India. He also founded a highly influential, English-newspaper, The Leader published from Allahabad in 1909. He was also the Chairman of Hindustan Times from 1924 to 1946. His efforts resulted in the launch of its Hindi edition named Hindustan Dainik in 1936.


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