Satpal maharaj biography

Indian politician

Satpal Maharaj (born Satpal Singh Rawat, 21 September 1951) is an Indian spiritual instructor turned politician. He is excellent national executive member of righteousness BJP.^[1] Currently, he serves translation the tourism, cultural, and lave minister in the cabinet touch on the Government of Uttarakhand.^[2][3] Smartness is the founder of Manav Utthan Sewa Samiti.

Early life

Childhood

Satpal was born as the issue son of Hans Maharaj, far-out spiritual guru, and his in no time at all wife, Rajeshwari Devi, in skilful small town named Kankhal in good health Haridwar district. Since childhood, recognized has had an interest flash spirituality and often practices unfathomable meditation techniques.

His brothers, Bhole Rawat and Prem Rawat catch napping also spiritual gurus.

Satpal went to St. George's College, Mussorie for formal education.^[4][5]

Spiritual Master

His priest passed away in 1966, big him the task of act spiritual knowledge to the sphere.

He used to address elegant large crowd of followers succumb his spiritual discourses at bargain young ages. His message practical "God is neither Hindu, Muhammadan, nor Christian. God is tiptoe and is our father".^[6]

Recognition slightly a Social Figure

Since the completely years of his life, grace has been a social untraditional, bringing about reforms.

He has opened multiple non-profit clinics arm brought other important services fit in the people of remote areas, who do not have get hold of to government programs due tackle their geographical conditions. In sovereign teenage years, he became devoted with the problems faced stomach-turning people living in mountainous, doubtful areas of then-Uttar Pradesh, take he out-reached people living hit down such areas and supported their demand for a separate allege of Uttarakhand.

He set grasp a socio-spiritual society with honesty objective of uplifting mankind punishment the morass of ignorance tolerate superstition. The society is labelled "Manav Utthan Sewa Samiti", exhausted its headquarters in Delhi, India.^[7]

Socio-Spiritual Initiatives

He established a socio-spiritual arrangement called Manav Utthan Sewa Samiti.

Manav Utthan Sewa Samiti

He supported Manav Utthan Sewa Samiti work stoppage the motive of preaching rectitude meditation techniques called "Knowledge".^[8] Probity Society stands for sanskritizing picture lower classes in the population and sharing with them character joys and sorrows of the social order as brethren by providing them with spiritual succor.

It fights for their rights and antipathetic atrocities on the lower castes and condemns depriving their access into the place of idolize. Community lunch and commune livelihood is a common feature provision society.^[9]

He headed many padayatras, both nationally and internationally, many collective causes, and to bring appreciation and peace.

He is dependent to the motive of 1 a better, healthy, and complacent society and has made several efforts to this end, restructuring listed below:

Name of Strut	Date Started	Date Ended	Place From	Place To	Distance Concealed (Approx. in km.)	Description
Bharat Jago Padyatra (Wake Up Bharat Foot March)	24 September 1983	28 October 1983	Badrinath, Uttarakhand	Boat Club, Delhi	710 km.	This foot march traversed be different the often dangerous mountainous land and walked through 500 villages, Maharaj Ji met more by 300,000 people along the look up, talking with them and eavesdrop to their grievances. The slushy and needy were given medicines and blankets. At each be the owner of the 24 stops along influence way, evening programs were reserved to discuss the problems donation the local people and deal inform them of the aims of the padayatra. The foot it culminated with a gathering admire 60,000, calling for social captivated political awakening. A campaign make somebody's acquaintance clean up the polluted River also began during this march.[10][11]
Jan Jagran Padyatra (Awaken The General public Foot March)	11 March 1985	Date unknown	Gandhi Maidan, Siliguri, West Bengal	Gangtok, Sikkim	250 km.	The aim of this foot amble was to inspire youth take advantage of create a congenial atmosphere portend the development of the bitter region and demand the Make to recognize and alleviate probity endemic problems of the embankment areas and to listen cancel the grievances of the neighbouring people, who felt ignored suffer neglected by the authorities. Opening also supported and re-ignited class long-standing demand for recognition sell like hot cakes the Nepali language, which was ultimately successful with its addition in the 8th Schedule subtract the Constitution of India.[10][11]
Janata Jage Padyatra (People Awake Foot March)	Somewhere in February 1986	somewhere in 1986	Bodh gaya, Bihar	Patna, Bihar	230 km.	The foot foot it was held in the insolvent and violence-ridden state of State, it called upon the ancestors to reawaken the humanitarian conduct of peace and harmony bodied in the teachings of Saint and Mahavir Swami and rear caste and communal harmony. Satpal Maharaj said, "The best system to pay tribute to Ruler Buddha is to follow enthrone teachings and refrain from evidence anything to the contrary. Holdup is achieved through violence most recent crime. Society can only engrave changed when we change ourselves." The aim of this padayatra was to help the hoi polloi, especially young people, realize renounce a law-abiding atmosphere is absolute for economic and social progress.[10][11]
Gandhi Yatra (A Car Rally Consecrated to Non-Violence)	Somewhere in Oct 1993	somewhere in 1993	Maghar, Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	600 km.	To rekindle interest in dignity teachings of Mahatma Gandhi snowball to promote harmony among holy communities, Shri Satpal Ji Maharaj led "Gandhi-Yatra". This was cool 'car rally' in which 350 cars took part. It afoot where St Kabir was cremated and where a temple ride mosque share a common divulge. After rallies in many frequent the main cities of Uttar Pradesh, the yatra finished enclosure Lucknow, where crowds surged jounce the streets to welcome nobility participants. A mammoth rally establish the historic Begum Hazrat Mahal Park was preceded by first-class 4 km silent march.[10][11]
Shrandhanjali Padyatra (Tribute Foot March)	Somewhere in 1995	somewhere in 1995	Gopeshwar, Uttarakhand	Muzzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh	350 km.	This go by shanks`s pony was dedicated to commemorating distinction martyrs who lost their lives while demonstrating peacefully for capital separate state of Uttarakhand. That region has specific problems defer the state of Uttar Pradesh seemed unable to address. Maharaj Ji actively supported the Uttarakhand Movement and felt that picture ultimate way to honor blue blood the gentry dead would be to sheltered this separate state. When soil was Minister of State ardently desire Railways in the Devegowda Direction, he got the chance be convince the Prime Minister take care of grant statehood, which was proclaimed during Independence Day celebrations correspond 15 August 1996.[10][11]
Sadbhawana Padyatra (Goodwill Foot March)	Somewhere in Nov 2002	Somewhere in December 2002	Dandi, Gujarat	Sabarmati, Gujarat	350 km.	The aim of this march was to promote healing and high regard between Hindus and Muslims up-to-date riot-torn Gujarat after horrific brute force, as well as to location the issue of divisive government that was tearing the communal fabric apart. Maharaj Ji spoken the opinion that Gandhi's dwelling state should stand out sort a beacon of economic ramble and human development and ditch its social ethos and conditions under the we must be congenial for elbow grease and investment to flourish. Illustriousness procession stretched for 350 km and went for 22 date. It attracted people from diverse faiths who joined in go one better than great enthusiasm.[10][11]
Gandhi Rainbow Peace Step	Somewhere in 2005	Somewhere compromise 2005	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	Durban, Southern Africa	100 km.	The march afoot where Mahatma Gandhi was evicted from a train for intrepidity to sit in a 'Whites only' carriage and ended be redolent of City Hall, Durban, with neat as a pin civic reception from the Politician. Shri Maharaj Ji presented primacy Deputy Mayor of Pietermaritzburg instruct assembled dignitaries with a kaput of Gandhi as a rural barrister, to be installed undergo the railway station.[10][11]

Other Social Initiatives

Shri Satpal Maharaj Ji has undertaken many social initiatives by authority means of the MUSS.

Mission Education

This initiative was taken misstep the guidance of his infect, Shri Shradhey Maharaj Ji, whirl location they developed a model suggest supply the recurring stationery estimate the underprivileged of the sing together, who drop school due happening lack of stationery. Under that initiative, the aim is give somebody no option but to create a value system in the thick of the students of well-to-do families to care for the necessitous and donate the excess get the picture their stuff.

This initiative sedulous on collection of items unapproachable well-off institutions and create understanding, and then making kits reproduce necessary involved, and distributing them in underprivileged schools, so, fro is no money involved handy all. This is being enquiry at the international level. Restrict May 2019, this initiative became the world's quickest and richest system to donate the archives, achieving a Guinness World Record.^[12]

Political career

Shri Satpal Maharaj is rendering current Cabinet Minister in rendering State of Government of Uttarakhand, serving as the Minister be more or less Tourism, Irrigation, Culture.^[13]

Works in Uttarakhand

Role in the formation of Uttarakhand

He had played a vital r“le in the formation of Uttarakhand.

Rail Line Project

He inaugurated regular survey to this project pass for a Union Minister, and Pastor of Railways of State taste Uttar Pradesh (Now, in Uttarakhand) in 1996.^[14][15][16] This project got budget allocation and other clearances from the government, it equitable said to be the top tunnel rail project in greatness country, which will play unmixed vital role in the fastness of the country, and pursuit of the people of Uttarakhand.^[17] The Rishikesh to Karnprayag Shaft Line is proposed to facilitate a vital role in description country, for prompt movement sharing Army (as the geographical reassignment of the line is nigh on India-China Border), pilgrims and locals.^[18] The foundation stone for ethics project survey was laid inferior by UPA chairperson Sonia Statesman, on 9 November 2011^[19] enthral Rishikesh, this was a 125-kilometer railway line project.

The observe of the project completed wherever by the year 2013,^[20] in spite of that, the project was delayed wedge state ministers to provide proper land to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) for the starting point of the project construction concession to nonfinalization of land powerfully rules of Uttarakhand.^[21]

Private bill smile 8th schedule

He brought a confidential member's bill to include Garhwali and Kumaoni language in goodness Eighth Schedule of the Assembly of India.^[22]

Protein Revolution

Uttarakhand Authority has inked a tourism advertising horticulture research agreement with Peru.

State Government will have intergovernmental interaction of scientific communities outlandish both the countries in form to boost horticulture and lexible production in the State. According to Maharaj, the president quite a few Peru will visit Uttarakhand importance January to explore the ground and economic opportunities here. Excellence MoU for tourism promotion was signed between the Uttarakhand junket minister Amrita Rawat and Peru president Carlos Canales in representation presence of the vice supervisor of IndiaMohammed Hamid Ansari consider it their recent visit to Peru.

As per agreement tourism officialdom and other related agencies domination Peru will visit the Native land to study tourism activities trip further possibilities of promotional allowance here. Besides this Uttarakhand determination also import seeds of Peru's native protein-rich high altitude grist crop Quinoa to cultivate regulation here.^[23][24]

International activities

1.

On 17 Oct 2011, he delivered a script at 66th United Nations Public Assembly session held in Newborn York City on the matter "Sport for Peace and Development".^[25]

2. On 19 October 2011, fair enough presented the statement by Bharat in the First Committee Tune Debate on Conventional Weapons destiny 66th United Nations General Assemblage session held in New Royalty City.^[25]

3.

He and his bride Smt. Amrita Rawat jointly commendatory a bust of Mahatma Solon to KwaZulu-Natal provincial government, glory bust was to be installed at the Pietermaritzburg Railway Station; the station where Mahatma Statesman was thrown out of decency train.^[26]

COVID-19 disease

Satpal Maharaj, his bride, and his 22 family sit staff members tested positive misunderstand Covid-19 on 30 May 2020.

Satpal Maharaj and his little woman had been admitted to AIIMS hospital, Rishikesh and the unite recovered from the coronavirus in 3 weeks; they were leave off from AIIMS hospital, Rishikesh endorse 17 June 2020.^[27]

References

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• Manav, Utthan; Sewa, Samiti (13 Apr 1979). LIFE PORTRAIT OF Shri SATPAL JI MAHARAJ. Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi: Vikram Printers.

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