2022-12-14 Wed

Manikchandra Vajpayee, also known as Mamaji was an Indian newshound, author, and RSS Pracharak. He is noted for his contribution to the domain of journalism. He was the founder-editor of the multi-edition Hindi daily newspaper Swadesh. The Manikchandra Vajpayee National Journalism Awards, which the Government of Madhya Pradesh named after Manikchandra Vajpayee, is one of India's awards in the field of journalism.

The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Madhya Pradesh government had issued a special postage stamp on him as part of his centenary celebrations.

Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat himself was present at the closing ceremony of his birth centenary year in Delhi on 7 October 2020. He had said on the occasion that the present expanse of RSS owes a large credit to litterateurs and journalists like Manikchandra Vajpayee, who worked silently for the nation

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