Atal Bihari Vajpayee Tribute: On the death anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, PM Modi paid tribute to the ‘Sadava Atal’ memorial. Vajpayee’s life was full of many unheard aspects, such as living in a hostel with father, first UN speech in Hindi and not marrying.
Atal bihari vajpayee death anniversary: August 16 is the death anniversary of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee. PM Narendra Modi paid tribute to Vajpayee on Saturday morning by visiting the Samadhi site ‘Sada Atal’ (memorial). Vajpayee was born on 25 December 1924 in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. He died on 16 August 2018 at AIIMS Hospital in New Delhi.
10 unheard things about Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Shared hostel room with father: Atal Bihari Vajpayee studied with his father at Law College in Kanpur. He shared the hostel room with his father.
- Earlier communists were: Vajpayee was a communist before joining the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh). His inclination was towards the leftist ideology.
- First Hindi speech in the United Nations: Vajpayee was the first person to give a speech in Hindi at the United Nations. He increased the pride of India’s language on global forums.
- Non -vegetarian food fond: Despite being born in a Brahmin family, Vajpayee loved non -vegetarian food. He used to eat shrimp with great hobby. He often visited Karim’s restaurant in Old Delhi.
- Acient in social life with Arya Kumar Sabha: Vajpayee’s activism in social life started with Arya Kumar Sabha in Gwalior.
- Impressed by great writers: In childhood, Vajpayee was very impressed by writers like Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Sharat Chandra Chatterjee, Munshi Premchand and Maithili Sharan Gupta.
- 23 days in jail: Vajpayee joined the Quit India Movement at the teenage age. Due to this, he was jailed for 23 days.
- Daughter adopted, not married: Vajpayee never married. He has a adopted daughter, Namita. When asked about marriage, he jokingly said, “I am so busy that I forgot.”
- Was proficient in Marathi: Vajpayee knew the Marathi language very well. He translated many poems of Veer Savarkar into Hindi from Marathi.
- Start in journalism: Vajpayee did journalism before entering politics. He edited and published two monthly magazines (Rashtradharma and Panchajanya).