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'''Rajiv Dixit''' (1967—2010) was an [[India]]n [[social activist]] and conspiracy theorist.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://hindi.firstpost.com/india/lies-of-rajiv-dixit-on-rajiv-dixit-birth-and-death-anniversary-here-take-a-look-on-his-claims-on-qualification-tk-70189.html|title=राजीव दीक्षित (पार्ट 1): जिनकी डिग्रियां खुद उनके फर्जीवाड़ों का खुलासा करती हैं|date=2017-11-30|website=Firstpost Hindi|access-date=2019-06-07}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelallantop.com/tehkhana/everything-about-rajiv-dixit-his-nationalism-and-claims-about-amitabh-bachchan-and-jawaharlal-nehru/|title=रामदेव के साथ काम करने वाले राजीव दीक्षित की कहानी, जिनकी मौत को लोग रहस्यमय मानते हैं|website=LallanTop|language=hi|access-date=2019-06-07}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://hindi.firstpost.com/india/lies-of-rajiv-dixit-part-2-rajiv-dixit-propaganda-on-jawahar-lal-nehru-rajiv-dixit-facts-rajiv-dixit-videos-tk-70209.html|title=राजीव दीक्षित (पार्ट-2): जिसने भारत में शुरू किया फेक न्यूज और पोस्ट ट्रुथ का दौर|date=2017-11-30|website=Firstpost Hindi|access-date=2019-06-07}}</ref> |
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⚫ | He founded the Azadi Bachao Andolan (Save Freedom Movement) in the early 1990s as a campaign to protect Indian industries, when multi-national corporations were increasing their presence in India as a part of a trend towards [[globalisation]].<ref name="NIE">{{citation|last=Kumaraswam|first=B. M.|title=Youthful crusader of Swadeshi|date=2 December 2010|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article165743.ece|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|location=[[Shimoga]]}}</ref><ref name="LiveMint">{{citation|author=Priyanka P. Narain|title='And then, there will be a revolution'|date=5 April 2009|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/BtLE0nBloRrgvQuW9rD6XJ/8216And-then-there-will-be-a-revolution8217.html|publisher=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]}}</ref><ref name="ast">{{citation|title=A price too high for Indian farmers|date=29 June 2004|url=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/FF29Df02.html|author=Raju Bist|newspaper=[[Asia Times]]|location=[[Mumbai]]}}</ref> An aide to [[Ramdev]], he also served as the national secretary to Ramdev's anti-corruption organisation, Bharat Swabhiman Andolan.<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news |last1=Kidwai |first1=Rasheed |title=Baba's 'plan' that went bust |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1160620/jsp/nation/story_92222.jsp |accessdate=19 August 2018 |work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |date=19 June 2016}}</ref> Dixit demanded decentralisation of the [[Tax in India|taxation system]], saying that the existing system was the core reason for bureaucratic corruption. He claimed that 80 per cent of tax revenue was used to pay politicians and bureaucrats. He compared the budget system of the Indian government to the earlier British budget system in India, presenting statistics which he claimed showed that they were the same.<ref name="tim">{{citation|title=Decentralise taxes, says Azadi Bachao Andolan supporter|date=9 March 2003|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-03-09/bangalore/27261142_1_taxes-crore-budget-system|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> |
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He died on 30 November 2010 while in [[Bhilai]], [[Chhattisgarh]]. The cause of his death is disputed.<ref name="NIE" /> |
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His claimed academic credentials were found to be fraudulent<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> and he has been documented to have generated fake news.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boomlive.in/patanjali-md-deletes-6-year-old-tweet-alleging-jawaharlal-nehru-died-of-aids/|title=Patanjali MD Deletes 6-Year Old Tweet Alleging Nehru Died Of AIDS {{!}} BOOM|last=Niranjankumar|first=Nivedita|date=2018-11-14|website=boomlive.in|access-date=2019-11-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/go-mutra-is-no-longer-a-joke/297290|title=Go-Mutra Is No Longer A Joke|last=Sengupta|first=Uttam|date=17 October 2016|website=Outlook India|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.inuth.com/india/from-being-a-muslim-to-stories-around-his-relationships-7-bizarre-conspiracies-around-jawaharlal-nehru/|title=From Being A Muslim To Having Multiple Affairs, 7 Conspiracy Theories Around Jawaharlal Nehru|date=2017-07-17|website=InUth|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-08}}</ref> He died on 30 November 2010 while in [[Bhilai]], [[Chhattisgarh]].<ref name="NIE" /> |
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Revision as of 19:13, 7 February 2020
Rajiv Dixit | |
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Born | 30 November 1967[citation needed] Allahabad, India |
Died | 30 November 2010[1] Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India | (aged 43)
Nationality | Indian |
Education | M.Tech |
Rajiv Dixit (1967—2010) was an Indian social activist and conspiracy theorist.[2][3][4]
He founded the Azadi Bachao Andolan (Save Freedom Movement) in the early 1990s as a campaign to protect Indian industries, when multi-national corporations were increasing their presence in India as a part of a trend towards globalisation.[5][6][7] An aide to Ramdev, he also served as the national secretary to Ramdev's anti-corruption organisation, Bharat Swabhiman Andolan.[1] Dixit demanded decentralisation of the taxation system, saying that the existing system was the core reason for bureaucratic corruption. He claimed that 80 per cent of tax revenue was used to pay politicians and bureaucrats. He compared the budget system of the Indian government to the earlier British budget system in India, presenting statistics which he claimed showed that they were the same.[8]
His claimed academic credentials were found to be fraudulent[3][4] and he has been documented to have generated fake news.[9][10][11] He died on 30 November 2010 while in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh.[5]
References
- ^ a b Kidwai, Rasheed (19 June 2016). "Baba's 'plan' that went bust". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "राजीव दीक्षित (पार्ट 1): जिनकी डिग्रियां खुद उनके फर्जीवाड़ों का खुलासा करती हैं". Firstpost Hindi. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ a b "रामदेव के साथ काम करने वाले राजीव दीक्षित की कहानी, जिनकी मौत को लोग रहस्यमय मानते हैं". LallanTop (in Hindi). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ a b "राजीव दीक्षित (पार्ट-2): जिसने भारत में शुरू किया फेक न्यूज और पोस्ट ट्रुथ का दौर". Firstpost Hindi. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ a b Kumaraswam, B. M. (2 December 2010), "Youthful crusader of Swadeshi", The New Indian Express, Shimoga
- ^ Priyanka P. Narain (5 April 2009), 'And then, there will be a revolution', Mint
- ^ Raju Bist (29 June 2004), "A price too high for Indian farmers", Asia Times, Mumbai
- ^ "Decentralise taxes, says Azadi Bachao Andolan supporter", The Times of India, 9 March 2003
- ^ Niranjankumar, Nivedita (14 November 2018). "Patanjali MD Deletes 6-Year Old Tweet Alleging Nehru Died Of AIDS | BOOM". boomlive.in. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ Sengupta, Uttam (17 October 2016). "Go-Mutra Is No Longer A Joke". Outlook India. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "From Being A Muslim To Having Multiple Affairs, 7 Conspiracy Theories Around Jawaharlal Nehru". InUth. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2019.