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Birth Anniversary of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia
- 24 Mar 2025
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On 23rd March, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia on his birth anniversary, calling him a visionary leader and a strong advocate of social justice.
- Ram Manohar Lohia, born in 1910, was a key figure in India’s socialist movement and freedom struggle.
- He joined the Congress Socialist Party (CSP) in 1934, serving on its executive committee and editing its journal.
- Lohia opposed British involvement in WWII and was jailed multiple times for his anti-colonial stance, especially during the Quit India Movement.
- Lohia left the Congress in 1948 and became a member of the Praja Socialist Party(1952), and served as general secretary for a brief period and resigned in 1955.
- In 1955, the socialists gathered at Hyderabad and a new Socialist Party of India was established under the chairmanship of Lohiya. After 1964 it became the Samyukta Socialist Party.
- In 1963, Lohia entered the Lok Sabha and championed Sapta Kranti focusing on individual freedom and gender equality, and proposed Chaukhambha Raj for decentralized governance.
