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DR. PRADIP VARMA

INTRODUCTION

Pradip Varma (24 February 1972) is an Indian politician and academician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Varma serving as the State General Secretary BJP Jharkhand unit from 2020 onwards. Erstwhile he served as State Vice President BJP Jharkhand in 2016 and state minister BJP Jharkhand in 2013.Earlier he served as BJP membership-in-charge, Khijri division of Ranchi.

Varma was the BJP's election in-charge for India's tribal state of Jharkhand, during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The BJP and its Coalition partner NDA won 12 out of 14 seats. As a result, Varma rose to state prominence and was appointed as the Party's State General Secretary in 2019.[4] He has played an organising and membership-promotional role in the elections of many states since 2019. In his initial two years, the BJP achieved success in state legislative assembly in Jharkhand where it won the Dhanbad, Nirsa , Baghmara and Sindri but lost ground in Jharia and tundi in 2019. He was partly credited with the party victories in Uttar Pradesh in 2022 and Tripura in 2023, later the party gain power in the states of Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in November 2023. Varma is also a 2nd year trained Swayamsevak from (RSS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and also served as a Joint secretary in Seva Bharti (Prantiya toli ) at zonal level. From childhood he has a special knack for sports both indoors and outdoors. Varma being the founder and first Vice Chancellor of Sarla Birla University (SBU) promoted the sports and activity culture. He is now serving as the chairman of Jharkhand Wushu Association (which is the most medal winning association of Jharkhand). He is also the chairman of the Jharkhand state chess association. Varma is also chief patron of Chotanagpur Sarna Samiti (constituted in 147 panchayat  blocks of Ranchi district).Varma is also a chief patron of Akhil bhartiya Vaishya Mahasammelan Jharkhand Pradesh. Varma is an independent director on the board of MMTC (Metal and Mineral Trading Corporation) Government of India. He is also member of the Hindi Advisory Committee in the Indian Postal Department, Ministry of Communication Government of India. He is also co-ordinator of Sarla Birla Centre for skill development.

EARLY EDUCATION

Pradip Varma was born on 24th February 1972 in Kolkata capital city West Bengal into a Hindu Vaishya family but he is ancestral native of tehsil Barwadih in Latehar district of Jharkhand. His ancestors migrated from Latehar district of Jharkhand to Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh via Ambikapur district of Chhattisgarh in the pursuit of business and livelihood.

Varma started his primary education at Subhas Vidya Mandir Muraripukur Kolkata. Later on for further studies he shifted to Sarvodaya School Muchipara in kolkata. From childhood he was interested in playing chess at the age of 12 and was a state level chess player. Varma also played cricket for the team Mohan Bagan at the age of 15.

He has done his intermediate in commerce stream in 1988 and undergraduate degree in commerce, B.Com from Seth Anand Ram Jaipuriya college of Calcutta University in 1991. He passed his executive MBA from Vinayaka Mission, in xxxx and master’s degree of M.A (Hindi) from same in the year xxxx. Later he has done his completed his doctorate Phd. in Hindi language and literature in xxxxx.

Apart from Hindi language, Varma is a polyglot person having full proficiency of English, Awadhi, Bangla ,Bhojpuri and 4 tribal languages of Jharkhand namely ,Nagpuri ,Mundari Santhali, and Kurmali.

PERSONAL LIFE

His father Late Seth Ram Avatar Prasad was a businessman and mother Bhagwanti Devi a housewife. Later he married Sarita Varma on 18th January 1993. They have two children namely his son Aditya Vikkram Verma and daughter Satakchhi Priya Verma. Aditya Vikkram Verma is a software engineer and enterprenuer and married to Arju Soni of Garhwa while Satakchhi Priya Verma is a practicing lawyer at Jharkhand High court.

ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL LIFE

Varma in his intial days started working at Mahadevi Birla Hospital and Tuberclosis Institute as an Administrative manager. In 2006 he opened Sarla birla public school inaugrated by xxxxxxxxx and in 2017 he founded Sarla Birla University inaugrated by xxxxxxxx on year xxxxx .Along with this he also founded Mahadevi Birla Institute of Nursing and Technology, Ranchi, Jharkhand.

The scholarly work by Varma has been on the topic of Ramcharitmanas : “Parivar aur Samaj prabadhan ke sutra” .He has also written blog on the several  biographies  on freedom fighters like Birsa Munda, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaay and topics of national importance like  Hul Andolan, Vande matram etc

He joined Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in the year 1990 and as a devoted swayamsevak explored the length and breadth of the country through working and training in various sakhas. The way of life, discipline and culture he learnt there imparted into his social work.

From the year ( 2009 -12) he was in (Prantiya Sampark Toli) zonal group .He founded up a charitable trust named Swantah Sukhaya  for poor and needy person. He set up think tank named “Public Policy For India People” which works in the domain of policy making awareness and training program. Varma is also chairman of Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Bachacht Avam Sakh Swawlambi Samiti Limited.

ENTRY INTO POLITICAL LIFE

From his college days he was very active in student politics, his political aspiration drew from Late Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. He also drew inspiration from the teachings of Chankaya Neeti and Vidur Neeti. The first major source of turning point in his career came when he first met Shri Lal Krishna Advani in the Mohrabadi Maidan, Ranchi in the campaign for Ram Mandir Yatra. This meeting start to be foundation stone of his political career in Bhartiya Janta Party.

Involvence In Ram Mandir Movement

He was an active respondent to the needs of Ram Rath Yatra movement during its peak through the region is close to his hometown. The nationalist sentiment led by him in this campaign landed him an opportunity to be BJP Prathmik Sadasya, Khijri Mandal in 1992. Later in 1994 BJP Sakriya Sadasaya, Khijri Mandal and finally he became BJP Sadasyata Prabhari Khijri Mandal in 1997.

Events In Jharkhand State

In 2011 BJP Pradesh Karyasamiti Sadsaya Pradesh -Sah Prashikshan Pramukh. With his growing influence among the Jharkhand and reigonal politics he has been given role in many state legislative assemblies and general elections. In the year 2013, Varma was the state minister BJP Jharkhand ,meanwhile in the elections of Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh  in 2013 he was given opportunity to be there as election in-charge for  state election out of which BJP. In 2014 in the general election he was election campaign manager and party won 12 out of 14 seats. After the results there were bihar elections in 2015 in which party lost miserably led to some changes in organisation he was given an upgrade to the post of State Vice President BJP Jharkhand in 2016 and his hardwork helped the party in upcoming Assam elections with a huge numbers.

Varma was the BJP's election in-charge for India's tribal state of Jharkhand, during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The BJP and its Coalition partner NDA won 12 out of 14 seats. As a result, Varma rose to state prominence and was appointed as the Party's State General Secretary in 2019.[4] He has played an organising and membership-promotional role in the elections of many states since 2019. In his initial two years, the BJP achieved success in state legislative assembly in Jharkhand where it won the Dhanbad, Nirsa , Baghmara and Sindri but lost ground in Jharia and tundi in 2019. He was partly credited with the party victories in Uttar Pradesh in 2022 and Tripura in 2023, later the party gain power in the states of Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in November 2023.

Jharkhand sankalp yatra 2023 Under the leadership of the party president babu lal Marandi he travelled throughout the Jharkhand state to know and examine the Grassroot level development and problems faced by different section of society.

LEGACY

His philanthropic work for poor section of society in which he donated the developmental aid for infrastructure and reconstruction includes

1.	Ara Government School Ara gate Ranchi 2.	Anand Garodiya school rahe khunti