Madhukeshwar Desai

Madhukeshwar Desai
Vice President Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
Personal details
Born 25 August 1987 (1987-08-25) (age 31)
Mumbai
Nationality Indian
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Alma mater Christ College
Profession Lawyer

Madhukeshwar Desaiyan (born 25 August 1987) is an Indian politician and great grand son of former Prime Minister of India Morarji Desai. In 2013, he was appointed the National Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, the youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party[1][2] at 25, making him the youngest Vice President in the history of the party.[3] He was re appointed National Vice President for a second consecutive term in 2017 at 29, retaining his distinction as the youngest Vice President.[4]

Madhukeshwar set up the Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration in 2016 and currently serves as its CEO.[5] He was named one of the 50 most influential young Indians for the year 2017 by GQ Magazine.[6][7]

Personal life

Madhukeshwar was born to Jagdeep & Navina Desai on 25 August 1987 in Mumbai. He has one sister Kalyani Desai. Desai did his schooling from G.D Somani and Kensri School, subsequently completing his education in Law from Christ College, Bangalore.

Madhukeshwar married Sneha Menon Desai a journalist by profession who hails from Bangalore.[8] The couple currently resides in Mumbai.[9]

Political life

Madhukeshwar is the great grandson of former Prime Minister of India, Morarji Desai.[10][11]

The legacy of India's first non-congress Prime Minister[12] was claimed by both The Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Prior to his entry into Indian Politics he was approached by both major political parties in India.[13][14] He chose the BJP because of its ideology and is considered to be a close ally of current Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi.[15]

While in College, he organised student events under the name, The Young Leaders Collective[16] which focused on political sensitization and student related issues.[17]

In 2011, he started working with the Bharatiya Janata Party, informally. Madhukeshwar accompanied Shri L. K. Advani on his Jan Chetana Yatra for 40 days across 23 states. He assisted in the form of researching and writing on the topic of black money, corruption and inflation for his speeches as well as contributed towards the white paper on black money subsequently. He was appointed National Vice President of the BJYM in May 2013, the youngest in the history of the party and given the charge of Bihar.[18] He toured extensively across Bihar, strengthening the organization at the grass root level & fulfilled this role until 2015, after which he was given the charge of Kerala. Besides working in Karnataka, Gujarat and Bihar, for the 2014 General elections, he worked specifically in the Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha constituency, which the BJP won for the first time in the history of the party.[19] The BJP rewarded Madhukeshwar for his work, and re appointed him National Vice President of the BJYM in 2017 for a second consecutive term.[20]

Madhukeshwar was part of the core team responsible for bringing Global Citizen Festival to Mumbai.[21] The event saw a crowd attendance of over 80,000 people,[22] with over 5.8 Billion US Dollars committed towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.[23] The headline acts for the Festival were Coldplay and Jay Z. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi also addressed the festival.[24]

In 2017, Madhukeshwar was elected Vice Chair of the International Young Democrat Union. the IYDU is a union of 71 democratic countries, bringing together young leaders from across the world. With his election to the IYDU board, this will be the first time that India will find representation at this forum.[25]

Professional life

An Advocate by profession, Madhukeshwar works with the Government of Maharashtra on the International Financial Services Centre coming up at the BKC, and established the Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration, where he currently serves as its CEO.[26][27] The MCIA is the product of a joint effort between the Government of Maharashtra, the international and domestic arbitration community and the business community. MCIA is headquartered at Express Towers, Nariman Point.[28]

References

  1. ↑ "Morarji Desai's great grandson Madhukeshwar Desai joins BJP's youth wing as vice-president". timesofindia-economictimes. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Srinivasan's woes compound - Mumbai Mirror -". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  3. ↑ "BJP makes Morarji great grandson youth wing V-P - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  4. ↑ "Face value - Ahmedabad Mirror". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  5. ↑ "International arbitration centre to open in August at Nariman Point - Mumbai Mirror -". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  6. ↑ "GQ's Most Influential Young Indians 2017: Next Gen". GQ India. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  7. ↑ Kulkarni, Prachi (2017-07-08). "GQ 50 Most Influential Young Indians Awards: Ranveer Singh, Rajkummar Rao Graced The Ceremony With Their Style Game On Point". India.com. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  8. ↑ "L K Advani, Gowda Attend Wedding of Morarji Desai Kin". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  9. ↑ "Late Morarji Desai's great grandson gets married in Bengaluru - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  10. ↑ "In Bihar, Morarji great grandson to root for Modi - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  11. ↑ "In Gujarat its only NaMo. 1000 NSUI activists join BJP, even Congress foot soldiers dont want Rahul babas democracy". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  12. ↑ "Can Modi follow in Morarji's footsteps? - The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  13. ↑ "Morarji Desai's great grandson Madhukeshwar Desai joins BJP's youth wing as vice-president". timesofindia-economictimes. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  14. ↑ "Morarji Desai's great grandson is BJP youth wing V-P - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  15. ↑ "In Bihar, Morarji great grandson to root for Modi - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  16. ↑ "Platform to encourage young leaders | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 2009-10-23. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  17. ↑ "YLC: Student politics sans the party line". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  18. ↑ "Can Modi follow in Morarji's footsteps? - The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  19. ↑ "Morarji Desai's great grandson Madhukeshwar Desai joins BJP's youth wing as vice-president". timesofindia-economictimes. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  20. ↑ "Face value - Ahmedabad Mirror". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  21. ↑ http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/sachin-tendulkar-and-chris-martin-meet-school-children-in-mumbai-speak-about-importance-of-hygiene/449748/
  22. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Heres-how-the-Global-Citizen-India-movement-is-taking-the-youth-by-storm/articleshow/55177159.cms
  23. ↑ http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/coldplays-india-concert-how-to-earn-tickets-explained-by-global-citizen-charity-3000490.html
  24. ↑ http://www.news18.com/news/movies/global-citizen-festival-india-pm-narendra-modi-addresses-80000-young-attendees-1313592.html
  25. ↑ "IYDU Board 2016 – 2017". International Young Democrat Union. 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  26. ↑ "Mumbai: Documents to float proposal for IFSC centre in BKC to be ready in couple of weeks | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  27. ↑ "Maharashtra, Gujarat in the race for India's first IAC". The Hindu. 2016-04-01. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  28. ↑ "International arbitration centre to open in August at Nariman Point - Mumbai Mirror -". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
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