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Rajiv Dixit (1967—2010) was an Indian social activist and a true patriot.

He launched a movement in the early 1990s as a campaign to protect Indian industries.

He served as the national secretary to anti-corruption organisation, Bharat Swabhiman Andolan.

He helped farmers to shift towards organic farming by explaining the importance of organic farming and teaching them how to do it effectively.

He was the brightest individual among the century, his never ending fight for true independence from Poverty and historical preservation was one of the remarkable efforts

Early life

Rajiv Dixit was born in Allahabad.November 30, 1967. A child was born to Radheshyam Dixit and Mithilesh Kumari in Aligarh, UP, whom they named Rajiv. Early education was done in the same way as the children of a middle class family in UP. But while doing B.Tech in Allahabad, Rajiv got his objective. Here, Rajiv started the 'Azadi Bachao Andolan' with his teachers and some colleagues. The insistence was to make everything of India indigenous. After doing MTech from IIT, Rajiv worked in CSIR for some time.

Activities

Dixit founded the Azadi Bachao Andolan (Save Freedom Movement) and was a campaigner for the protection of Indian industries from the 1990s when multi-national corporations were increasing their presence in India as a part of a trend towards globalisation.

Dixit demanded decentralisation of the taxation system, saying that the existing system was the core reason for bureaucratic corruption. He claimed that 80 per cent of tax revenue was used to pay politicians and bureaucrats. He compared the budget system of the Indian government to the earlier British budget system in India, presenting statistics which he claimed showed that they were the same.

Death

Dixit died on 30 November 2010 while in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh.In the last week of November, Rajiv was visiting Chhattisgarh, where he was to give lectures at different places. When he reached Bhilai on 30th after lectures at different places from 26 to 29 November, his health deteriorated there. While going from there to the fort, his condition in the car became very bad and he was stopped in the fort. After a heart attack, he was admitted to the government hospital in Bhilai and then shifted to Apollo BSR Hospital, where the doctors declared him dead.

Publications

Dixit wrote several books:

• Swadeshi Chikitsa (in 4 volumes)
• Gau Gauvansh Par Aadharit Swadeshi Krishi
• Gau Mata Panchgavya Chikitsa

References

1. Cite error: The named reference Telegraph was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
2. Priyanka P. Narain (5 April 2009), 'And then, there will be a revolution', Mint
3. ^ Kumaraswam, B. M. (2 December 2010), "Youthful crusader of Swadeshi", The New Indian Express, Shimoga
4. "Decentralise taxes, says Azadi Bachao Andolan supporter", The Times of India, 9 March 2003
5. Rajiv Dixit Books, Ringaal

• 1967 births
• 2010 deaths
• Writers from Allahabad
• Swadeshi activists
• Conspiracy theorists
• Activists from Uttar Pradesh