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K. B. Hedgewar

1889 - 1940

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Keshav Baliram Hedgewar (1 April 1889 – 21 June 1940), also known by his moniker Doctorji, was an Indian physician who founded the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing Hindutva paramilitary organisation, in Nagpur in 1925. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. K. B. Hedgewar is the 9,251st most popular politician (up from 14,541st in 2019), the 335th most popular biography from India (up from 622nd in 2019) and the 112th most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, K. B. Hedgewar ranks 9,251 out of 19,576. Before him are Andries Pretorius, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Mohammed Ben Aarafa, Jacques Cœur, Hans-Rudolf Merz, and Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg. After him are Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Ferenc Münnich, Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi Licinianus, Alejandro Agustín Lanusse, Sunyer, Count of Barcelona, and Noman Çelebicihan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, K. B. Hedgewar ranks 105. Before him are Dietrich Kraiss, Alma Karlin, Maria Bochkareva, Achille Starace, Gabriel Hanot, and Bella Rosenfeld. After him are Ralph Craig, Antonio Caggiano, Albin Stenroos, Tito Schipa, Henri Pélissier, and Adolfo Ruiz Cortines. Among people deceased in 1940, K. B. Hedgewar ranks 80. Before him are Olga Boznańska, Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Lewis Hine, José Félix Estigarribia, Alfred Fowler, and Udham Singh. After him are Madeleine Astor, Cai Yuanpei, Arthur Rostron, Édouard Branly, Yevhen Petrushevych, and Gaston Billotte.

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In India

Among people born in India, K. B. Hedgewar ranks 335 out of 1,861. Before him are Malaika Arora (1973), Udham Singh (1899), Tilopa (928), Saint Alphonsa (1910), Pulakeshin II (610), and Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897). After him are Velu Nachiyar (1730), Kalpana Chawla (1961), Asima Chatterjee (1917), Liaquat Ali Khan (1895), Amrapali (-450), and Sikandar Jah (1768).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, K. B. Hedgewar ranks 112. Before him are Karamchand Gandhi (1822), Gupta (240), Phoolan Devi (1963), Bahadur Shah I (1643), Nizamuddin Auliya (1238), and Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905). After him are Velu Nachiyar (1730), Liaquat Ali Khan (1895), Amrapali (-450), Sikandar Jah (1768), Girija Prasad Koirala (1924), and Rani Durgavati (1524).

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