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Padmanabh Acharya

Padmanabh Balkrishna Acharya born in Udupi, Karnataka on the 8th of October 1931, is a [RSS] Swayamsewak who has completed his 2nd Year Officer Training Camp in 1947.Mr. Acharya was jailed at the Vellore Central Jail at the age of 16 for being a RSS Activist.

Acharya has been a staunch [ABVP] Activist during the period 1951 -1977.He rose to the position of All India President of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad in 1969.He was instumental for initiating several unique projects especially in the Tribal regions of North East India such as  SEIL,My Home is Inda Project and Indian National Fellowship Center.

Mr.Acharya has been a very senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and has held several important positions including All India Secretary of BJP for North East Affairs and Prabhari for Karnataka.

He is currently the Chairman of Upanagar Shikshan Mandal, a premier educational Institute in Mumbai.