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2 [ , ,Hindi, "1~ ~> , peerlesspositioninpre-Gandhianerainsocio politicalsphereandevenduringGandhi' ' "MakerofModemIndia".Nehrusaid,"Hewasagre atsoul,oneofthosewholaidfoundationofMode rnIndianNationalism".Onanotheroccasionhe said," greatroleinstarting, , ~oughtandwouldtrytofurtherhiscuIturehi~g reatestaccomplishmentisestablishmentofBa narasHinduUniversity,a , wayit wasa ,forit isnottheworkofa dayortwo"..[JE~rlyLifeLJFouranda halfyearsafterIndia'sfirstbattlefor. freedomin1857on25thDecember1861onWednesd ay, ' ,parentalaffection,grandparents'religios ity.,Hislifewouldshapeinreligiosity, ,"Myparentsandgrandparentsweredeeplyreli gious, coulddowhateverI didbutfortheirinfluence". [Nativeschoolparticularlyteachingarithme tictoproduceaccountants].Later, 'sguidancetheadolescentMadan'smindwasgre atlyinfluencedbyHindureligion, withhismother' [;!lTeaching&SocialService~ teacherona , ,Madanstartedhispubliclifefrom1880andwor keda lotforPrayagaHinduSamaj(Society).]]]

3 ,takingthevowofSwadeshi(indigenous) ,HindiUddhaririiPratinidhiSabha(HindiPro motionSociety) , , []EarlyPublicLife!!IInthelastwee~ofDecem ber1886, 'sresolutionhegavea brilliantspeech,aspecimenoffelicityandli nguist~ , !llture' ,supportingtruth,assertingnationalintere st, ' ,',"',',.""',,',',",m,,,,',',",",','..~ , ,hadhedoneso, ,"Withina fewyearsheachievedfameinCivilLawandhe' , ~Jehru, brilliantCivillawyer". ,"Malaviyaji' poorfamily, ". ,a libraryBharatiBhavanwasestablishednearMa dan' lotofpublicworkinAllahabadandenrichedthe cultural, hostelforHindu~~ 'in1903,thehostel,knowntodayasHinduHoste l, , andthenhandedovereditorshiptoRajarshi[an honorific]PurushottamDasTandon.~Publicat ionofTheLeaderEl1On24thOctober1919,theda yofVijayaDashami,thefirstissueoftheEngli shdaily, , ,ChairmanandManagingCommittee, , , [JThemainforumforMadan' ," , , ,electedbynon-governmentmembers, constructivemannerGovernment'smilitary, ".Rightfromitsinceptionhehadbeena ,hesupportedtheresolutionthatwelcomedpro posedpoliticalreformslikeexpansionoflegi slativecouncils,improvementoftheirworksa ndrights, ,hesaid,"Electingrepresentativesonbasiso freligionisunnecessaryandimpossible".]

4 Heplayedanimportantroleinthethenpolitica lreformsandpresenteda ,economic,politicalproblemsofthecountry; AsmemberoftheIndustrialCommission1916-19 18,heshoweddeepconcernat ,participatinginalmostallannualandspecia lsessionsofCongresshecameoutasa fighterforcountry' ,vehementoppositionoftheJaliawalahmassac re,formationofCongressSwarajParty,Nation alistParty,andSwadeshiOrganizations, centuryisa ,1918,1930, is fewdecades,laggedbehindinnationalpolitic sorcouldnotcarryon,butnotMadan; ,gladlyacceptedtheresponsibility, ' why,heparticipatedenthusiasticallyinStat eandCentralAssemblies, ,heleftIndianLegislativeAssemblyandtried hisbesttomakethemovementa successandinitsfirstphasealsowentto , ," ,heplayedactiveroletoguidemassstruggle". Thepivotalrolethatheplayedinnation' ' ,hededicatedhimselftothenationwithimmo"; , (AllIndiaCongressCommittee). inviewwantsinthenewsystem, , juncture,Madaninsteadofowninga newcontroversyinhis76thyear,blessingthey oungbloodinAICC meeting, :]LiberalHinduism&SimpleHindiI]Hewasunha ppywithactivities, ;<'orthis,hefoundedSanatanDharmaSabhatop rovideforumtospreadbasicPrinciple' , ,inBanaras,hechaired1stConferenceofHindi SahityaSamme1an~ndrequ~ ,"BetterbothHindiandUrduarebroughtatonep lacetotheextentpossibleandifeffortsarema defrombothpartiesmuchispossibletobringth etwoasone".

5 IIBanarasHinduUniversity~TheBanarasHindu Universityis thelivingpictureofMadan'sphilosophyofedu cation.' remarkableis whyafterIndependencethenumberof'engineer sandtechnocratsproducedbytheUniversityis ,theCivilDisobedienceMovement, ,onhisadvicetheUniversitywrotea letterclearlysaying,"Patriotismisa unexpectedthatduringNationalMovementteac hersandstudentswouldremainunaffectedbyna tionalism". Hemadetheinstitutiona , , decadeafter1905, ,"HisgreatestaccomplishmentistheBanarasH induUniversity":Hewantedaneducationalsys temthatwouldshapecharacterof{ndianyouths , , ,hehadpreparedtheplanfortheproposedunive rsityandputit ,hefirstthrewlightontheproblemofcountry' 5%,inGennany1% inIndiait is 95%. ,religion, ' , :"Themillionsmiredinpovertyherecanonlyge tridwhenscienceis onlypossiblewhenscientificknowledgeisava ilabletoIndiansintheirowncountry".Obviou sly,inMadan' :first,a UniversityrecognisedbyGovernmenttofuncti onunderitscontrol;second, , , , ,whereasallotherexistingUniversitiesinIn dia-Bombay,Calcutta,Madras,Lahore, bedonebyonesingleman, "theconditionofa largeamountofmoneybeforegrantingrecognit ion, universitywhereeverydisciplineoflearning ,science, , , ,hetravelledtodifferentpartsofthecountry , ,EducationMemberpresentedtheUni~ ' ,he, ,hesaid,"MyLord,theUniversitywillbea denominationalinstitution,butnota ,theabsenceofanycompulsoryreligiouseduca tioninourStateUniversities, believe,myLord,instructioninthetruthsofr eligion,whetherit wouldbeHindusorMussulmans,whetherit beimpartedtothestudentsoftheBenaresHindu UniversityoroftheAligarhMoslemUniversity ,willtendtoproducemenwho,if theyaretruetotheirreligion,willbetruetot heirGod, lookforwardtothetimewhenthestudentswhowi llpassoutofsuchUniversities,willmeeteach otherinacloserembraceassonsofthesameMoth erlandthantheydoatpresent".}

6 WhyheinvitedtheViceroytolaytheFoundation inFebruary1916whereseveralgovernors,king s,feudallords, , , !.