PANDIT DEENDAYAL UPADHYAYA (25 September 1916-11 February 1968) was a statesman, a politician, a journalist, an organiser?who dedicated his entire life to nation building through his sheer dedication, superlative intelligence and his peerless organisational capabilities. Despite facing various adversities, he won several accolades in different stages of his student life. Though he was selected for the coveted provincial civil service, he chose to serve his motherland by joining the RSS. Having served as a Pracharak in the Sangh, he was asked to lead a new born political party, the Jana Sangh. Through Jana Sangh, he gave a political tinge to cultural nationalism and gave the country a political philosophy which swears by the motherland. His prolific writing during the freedom struggle and his leadership qualities during the tumultuous days of unification of India, particularly Kashmir and during the Goa Liberation movement will always be remembered.