Antyodaya Diwas - 25 September 2024

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Antyodaya Diwas is celebrated every year on 25 September to mark the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, one of the prominent personalities in the history of Indian politics.

An Overview of the News

• Antyodaya means "uplifting the poorest of the poor" or "rise of the last person".

• The day was declared by the Government of India on September 25, 2014, and has been officially celebrated since the year 2015.

• 2024 Significance: Marks the 108th birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya.

Background:

• 2014 Declaration: On 25 September 2014, during the 98th birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government declared the day as Antyodaya Diwas.

• First Observance: The first Antyodaya Diwas was observed on 25 September 2014.

About Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya

• He was born on September 25, 1916, in Chandrabhan village near Farah town in Mathura district, now known as Deendayal Dham.

• His father's name was Bhagwati Prasad and he was an astrologer, mother's name was Rampyari.

• The philosophy presented by him is called 'Integral Humanism'.

• Its objective was to present an 'indigenous socio-economic model' in which human beings are at the centre of development.

• Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay opposed Western 'capitalist individualism' and 'Marxist socialism' and welcomed modern technology and Western science.