Baba Yogendra
Baba Yogendra in July 2018
Born(1924-01-07)7 January 1924
Basti district, United Provinces of British India (now in Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died10 June 2022(2022-06-10) (aged 98)
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Known forSanskar Bharti
HonoursPadma Shri (2018)

Baba Yogendra (7 January 1924 – 10 June 2022) was an Indian artist, pracharak (campaigner) for Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and one of the founding members of Sanskar Bharti. He was conferred with Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, in 2018 in the field of arts.

Early life

Baba Yogendra was born on 7 January 1924 in Gandhinagar, Basti district in United Provinces of British India (now in Uttar Pradesh). He was educated in Gorakhpur.[1]

Association with Sanskar Bharti

Yogendra campaigned for RSS in Gorakhpur, Allahabad, Bareilly, Budaun and Sitapur. In 1981, RSS created Sanskar Bharti, a unit to promote arts and literature. Yogendra was one of the founding members. He established himself as one of the senior pracharaks (campaigners) for RSS.[1][2][3]

Awards

In 2018, the Government of India conferred him with Padma Shri award in arts, the fourth highest civilian award of the country.[4][5]

Death

On 11 May 2022, Yogendra suffered a cardiac arrest while he was in Gorakhpur and was admitted in Medanta Hospital the next day. On 27 May, he was moved to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Lucknow for further treatment. On 10 June, he died at the hospital.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Chauhan, Dhyanendra Singh (16 June 2022). "पद्मश्री बाबा योगेंद्र की याद में 18 जून को है श्रद्धांजलि सभा, मोहन भागवत और राजनाथ सिंह करेंगे श्रद्धासुमन अर्पित" [Tribute meeting in memory of Padmashree Baba Yogendra on June 18, Mohan Bhagwat and Rajnath Singh will pay homage]. Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b Pandey, Dharmendra (10 June 2022). "PadamShree Baba Yogendra : संस्कार भारती के संस्थापक पदमश्री बाबा योगेन्द्र का लखनऊ में निधन, 11 मई को हुई थी तबीयत खराब" [PadamShree Baba Yogendra: Padamshree Baba Yogendra, founder of Sanskar Bharti, died in Lucknow, health was bad on May 11]. Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  3. ^ "'Sanskar Bharati' founder Baba Yogendra no more". The Hitavada. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Republic Day 2018: Full list of Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awardees". The Indian Express. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  5. ^ Khurana, Suanshu (28 April 2022). "Padma Shri awardee removed from govt accommodation as eviction starts". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
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