Z_content_Raghu-Vira

Names	RAGHU VIRA
Date of Birth	December 30, 1902
Date of Death	May 14, 1963
Identity	Indian Linguist, a Hindu nationalist and served as Jana Sangh's President.
Date-wise Events / Works	1948: He was elected to first to Constituent Assembly. 1952: He was elected as member of the Rajya Sabha representing Indian National Congress. 1957: He was re-elected as member of the Rajya Sabha representing Indian National Congress. 1961: He left the party because of differences with Jawaharlal Nehru over the China policy and joined the Jana Sangh.
Special Achievements / Events	Apart from being a scholar, he was also a man of great energy and the highest ideals. More specifically he was the editor of the Fourth Book of the Mahabharata i.e. the Virataparvan. He coined some 1.50 lakh (150,000) scientific and parliamentary terms with Sanskrit as the common base just like Latin is for European languages. His Greater English-Hindi Dictionary remains his fundamental contribution to the cause of Indian languages. He used to work among the untouchables in villages and spend some time in Gandhiji's Sabarmati Ashram. His interest in politics came from Lala Lajpat Rai's ideas. In Delhi, he worked for improving the living conditions of people living in slums. He died on May 14, 1963 in a car accident when he was going from Jaunapur to Farrukhabad to campaign for Dr Ram Manohar Lohia in the parliamentary by-election.

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