1. Eknath Ramakrishna Ranade was an Indian social activist and right-wing leader.
16 Facts About Eknath Ranade
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Eknath Ranade joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh while still in school, and served as the general secretary from 1956 to 1962.
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Eknath Ranade played a significant role in the construction of the Vivekananda Rock Memorial and the Vivekananda Kendra at Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu.
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Eknath Ranade was born on 19 November 1914 in Timtala, Amravati district, in the British Indian state of Maharashtra.
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Eknath Ranade served as an activist, ideologue, and leader for Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a Hindu Nationalist volunteer organization.
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Eknath Ranade formed a constitution in association with fellow RSS members Prabhakar Balwant Dani and Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras, but it did not meet government expectations.
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From 1956 to 1962, Eknath Ranade served as RSS's general secretary.
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In 1972, Eknath Ranade founded the Vivekananda Kendra, centred at Kanyakumari, as a Hindu spiritual organisation based on the principles of "Renunciation and Service".
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Eknath Ranade did not endorse the status of an "avatar-hood" to Kendra.
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Eknath Ranade neither promoted himself or Vivekananda to the status of worship at the center but promoted the use of Omkara as its guiding principle.
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Eknath Ranade believed that by adopting Omkara as guru, all gurus in India would be honoured.
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Eknath Ranade became the President of the Vivekananda Kendra in 1978 after serving as its general secretary.
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Golwalkar and others, Eknath Ranade established the Vivekananda Rock Memorial Organising Committee and became its Organizing Secretary.
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Eknath Ranade managed to win endorsement for the project from parts of the political and spiritual community, including sections traditionally in opposition to RSS.
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Eknath Ranade died in Madras from a heart attack on 22 August 1982.
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Eknath Ranade was cremated the following day at Vivekanandapuram, Kanyakumari.