Rajiv Dixit

Rajiv Dixit (30 November 1967 – 30 November 2010)[2] was an Indian social activist, public speaker and a promoter of Ayurveda.[3][4][5]

Rajiv Dixit
Born30 November 1967 (1967-11-30)
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died30 November 2010(2010-11-30) (aged 43)[1]
Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India
NationalityIndian
EducationM.Tech Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Parent(s)
  • Radhe Shyam Dixit (father)

Career

Dixit founded the Azadi Bachao Andolan (Save Freedom Movement) in the early 1990s as a campaign to protect Indian industries, at a time when multi-national corporations were increasing their presence in India as a part of a trend towards globalisation.[6][7][8] An aide to Ramdev, Dixit served as the national secretary of Ramdev's anti-corruption organisation Bharat Swabhiman Andolan.[1]

During his career as an activist, Dixit demanded decentralisation of the Indian taxation system, stating that the existing system was the core reason for bureaucratic corruption. He claimed that 80 percent of tax revenue was used to pay the salaries of politicians and bureaucrats and compared the modern budget system of the Indian government to the earlier British budget system in India.[9]

Death

Dixit died on 30 November 2010 in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, due to poison in his meal. Dixit allegedly refused to undergo emergency medical treatment, citing his distrust of Allopathic medicine, leading to his death.

However, his death is a subject of controversy as no autopsy was performed, despite some of Dixit's followers being suspicious that the actual cause of death was poisoning. There were accusations against Ramdev of a conspiracy to kill Dixit, but these allegations were rejected by the Supreme Court of India.[6][10]

References
  1. Kidwai, Rasheed (19 June 2016). "Baba's 'plan' that went bust". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  2. Team, ThePrint (3 May 2018). "The 'irresponsible,". ThePrint. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. "राजीव दीक्षित (पार्ट 1): राजीव दिक्षित जी ने विदेश में रहकर पीएचडी की पढ़ाई की थी". Firstpost Hindi. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. "रामदेव के साथ काम करने वाले राजीव दीक्षित की कहानी, जिनकी मौत को लोग रहस्यमय मानते हैं". LallanTop (in Hindi). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  5. "राजीव दीक्षित (पार्ट-2): जीनोने भारत में सारी करतूतों की पोल खोल के रख दी और विदेशी कंपनी ओके छक्के छुड़ाने वाले थे". Firstpost Hindi. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  6. Kumaraswam, B. M. (2 December 2010), "Youthful crusader of Swadeshi", The New Indian Express, Shimoga
  7. Priyanka P. Narain (5 April 2009), And then, there will be a revolution, Mint
  8. Raju Bist (29 June 2004), "A price too high for Indian farmers", Asia Times, Mumbai
  9. "Decentralise taxes, says Azadi Bachao Andolan supporter", The Times of India, 9 March 2003
  10. "Ramdev alleges conspiracy to link him to death of an associate". The Economic Times. 9 September 2012.


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