Vasantrao Oak

Vasantrao Oak (13 May 1914 – 9 August 2000) was one of the earliest pracharaks (transl. publicists) and leaders of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Hindu Nationalist organisation in India.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

In October 1946, Oak along with Dadarao Parmarth and Krishna Paranjape established first shakhas, daily meetups of RSS, in Guwahati, Dibrugarh and Shillong which were part of Assam Province.^[5]^[6]^[1]^[7]^[8] Oak had played an important role in establishing Bharatiya Jana Sangh along with Syama Prasad Mukherjee.^[3]^[9]

He contested the 1957 Lok Sabha election from Chandni Chowk constituency as a Jan Sangh candidate and lost to Radha Raman of Indian National Congress.^[10]^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b Gupta, Smita (9 March 2018). "How the RSS grew roots in the North-East". @businessline. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
^ Andersen, Walter (1972). "The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh: I: Early Concerns". Economic and Political Weekly. 7 (11): 589–597. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 4361126.
^ ^a ^b Noorani, Abdul Gafoor Abdul Majeed (1970). India's Constitution and politics. Jaico Pub. House. p. 459.
^ Sadasivan, S. N. (1977). Party and democracy in India. Tata McGraw-Hill. p. 182. ISBN 9780070965911.
^ Awungashi, Masoyo Hunphun. "The RSS's expansion into the northeast". The Caravan. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
^ "Assam and the CAA: A Pre-Independence Timeline". NewsClick. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
^ "Rise of Hindutva in North East: RSS, BJP score in Assam, Manipur but still untested in Arunachal". Firstpost. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
^ Dowerah, Simantik (21 April 2017). "Rise of Hindutva in North East: Christians in Nagaland, Mizoram may weaken BJP despite RSS' gains in Tripura, Meghalaya". Firstpost. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
^ Jhangiani, Motilal A. (1967). Jana Sangh and Swatantra: A Profile of the Rightist Parties in India. Manaktalas. p. 13.
^ India, a reference annual. Research and Reference Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. 1957. p. 581.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ "Radha Raman: Members Bioprofile". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[:0-1] Gupta, Smita (9 March 2018). "How the RSS grew roots in the North-East". @businessline. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

[2] Andersen, Walter (1972). "The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh: I: Early Concerns". Economic and Political Weekly. 7 (11): 589–597. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 4361126.

[:1-3] Noorani, Abdul Gafoor Abdul Majeed (1970). India's Constitution and politics. Jaico Pub. House. p. 459.

[4] Sadasivan, S. N. (1977). Party and democracy in India. Tata McGraw-Hill. p. 182. ISBN 9780070965911.

[5] Awungashi, Masoyo Hunphun. "The RSS's expansion into the northeast". The Caravan. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

[6] "Assam and the CAA: A Pre-Independence Timeline". NewsClick. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

[7] "Rise of Hindutva in North East: RSS, BJP score in Assam, Manipur but still untested in Arunachal". Firstpost. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

[8] Dowerah, Simantik (21 April 2017). "Rise of Hindutva in North East: Christians in Nagaland, Mizoram may weaken BJP despite RSS' gains in Tripura, Meghalaya". Firstpost. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

[9] Jhangiani, Motilal A. (1967). Jana Sangh and Swatantra: A Profile of the Rightist Parties in India. Manaktalas. p. 13.

[10] India, a reference annual. Research and Reference Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. 1957. p. 581.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[11] "Radha Raman: Members Bioprofile". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

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