Atal Bihari Vajpayee
No guns but only brotherhood can resolve the problems
– Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was an Indian politician who served three times as the Prime Minister of India. He was the first Indian prime minister who was not a member of the Indian National Congress party to have served a full five-year term in office. We at Leader Biography presenting a detail description of the personality as follow:-
| Name | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Category | Politician |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma Mater | Maharani Laxmi Bai Govt. College of Excellence, DAV College, Kanpur |
| Occupation | Former Prime Minister of India |
| Birthday | 25 December 1924 |
| Birth Place | Gwalior |
| Aged | 93 (Died on 16 August 2018) |
| Spouse | Unmarried |
| Father | Krishna Bihari Vajpayee |
| Mother | Krishna Devi |
| Name(Year) | Awarding organisation |
| Bangladesh Liberation War Honour(2015) | Government of Bangladesh |
| Bharat Ratna (2015) | Republic of India |
| Bharat Ratna Pandit Govind Vallabh Pant Award (1994) | Republic of India |
| Outstanding Parliamentarian Award (1994) | Indian Parliamentary Group |
| Lokmanya Tilak Award (1994) | |
| Doctor of Letters (1993) | University of Kanpur |
| Padma Vibhushan (1992) | Republic of India |
| Year | Activity |
| 2004 | He maintained a strong GDP growth during his time |
| 2003 | He introduced the Fiscal Responsibility Act which aimed to reduce the fiscal deficit and boost public-sector savings. |
| 2002 | Vajpayee passed the Chandrayan-1 project |
| 2001 | First time in India, he made the elementary education free for children aged 6-14 years |
| Vajpayee was known to be fond of whisky and meat |
| He was a noted poet, writing in Hindi |
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