Rajnish Kumar (
Devanagari: रजनीश कुमार) is President, All India Prohibition council.
Early life
He is deeply influenced by the
Gandhian The followers of Mahatma Gandhi, the greatest figure of the Indian independence movement, are called Gandhians.
Gandhi's legacy includes a wide range of ideas ranging from his dream of ideal India (or ''Rama Rajya)'', economics, environmentalism, ...
philosophy of peace and
abstinence
Abstinence is a self-enforced restraint from indulging in bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure. Most frequently, the term refers to sexual abstinence, but it can also mean abstinence from alcohol, drugs, food, etc.
...
. He is also a staunch campaigner for complete
prohibition of alcohol consumption in India. He conducts advocacy programmes as a strong proponent of total prohibition all over the country in collaboration with the State Govt. Institutions and NGOs to fulfill and execute its many-fold programmes like de-addiction scientific propaganda and setting up organisation to start a ''
satyagraha
Satyagraha ( sa, सत्याग्रह; ''satya'': "truth", ''āgraha'': "insistence" or "holding firmly to"), or "holding firmly to truth",' or "truth force", is a particular form of nonviolent resistance or civil resistance. Someone w ...
'' struggle to force the government to abolish the use of sale of liquors on non-violent lines. He has also represented India in various international and national seminars. He is also involved with
Shanti sena
The Shanti Sena or "Peace army" was made up of Gandhi's non-violent followers in India.Thomas Weber: Gandhi's Peace Army: The Shanti Sena and Unarmed Peacekeeping, Syracuse Univ Pr.1996
Other movements have developed, inspired by this one, sometim ...
or "Peace army", which was made up of
Gandhi's followers in India. He is an Editor of ''Rajghat Samadhi Patrika'' and ''Nashabandi Sandesh''.
Biography
Dr. Kumar was born in Sheikhpura, Bihar. He received his Bachelor's degree in Indian History from the
Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University
Tilka Majhi Bhagalpur University, formerly Bhagalpur University, is a public university in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India. It was established on 12 July 1960, having local colleges initially associated with Patna University. Its campus is around in a ...
, and a Masters in Gandhian thoughts and Ph.D. in Gandhian Studies from
Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University.
Social affiliation
* President-
All India Prohibition Council
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, (Nashabandhi Parisad) New Delhi.
* Ex-Secretary -
Harijan Sevak Sangh, New Delhi
* Member- Governing Body of Akhil Bhartiya Rachnatmak Samaj, Delhi.
* Ex-Member - Governing Body of
KIIT College of Education, Gurgaon, Haryana.
* Member - Executive Body of Sarva Seva Sangh,
Wardha, Maharashtra.
References
External links
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*"62 - Photodivision.gov.in." 2009. 5 May. 2015
*"Graphic version - the White House." 2009. 5 May. 2015
* "Obamania hits Delhi, but all's quiet at Rajghat - Rediff.com ..." 2015. 7 May. 2015 Australian PM Julia Gillard in India
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Narendra Modi at rajghat
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1967 births
Gandhians
Living people
Activists from Bihar
Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University alumni