Tributes flowed across social media on February 22 as India remembered Swami Sahajanand Saraswati, the monastic revolutionary credited with birthing organized peasant resistance against colonial and feudal tyranny. Home Minister Amit Shah spearheaded the observances, joined by ministerial colleagues and party stalwarts.
Shah’s post encapsulated the swami’s mission: binding a divided populace, galvanizing farmers for swaraj, and purging social ills. ‘Deepest respects on his birth anniversary,’ he concluded.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan hailed the multi-faceted icon—a reformer, philosopher, farmer advocate, and Dandi Sannyasi—vowing his ideals would fuel national and rural advancement eternally.
Annapurna Devi’s homage celebrated the swatantrata senani and kisan leader, while Nitin Nabin praised the thinker’s ascetic dedication to equity and awakening.
Swami Sahajanand, born 1889, ignited change via the 1929 Bihar outfit, scaling to All India Kisan Sabha in 1936. His anti-zamindari fervor, rights advocacy, and push for standalone movements redefined farmer agency, rippling beyond Bihar.
Melding sannyasi discipline with mass mobilization, he empowered the rural underclass like never before. These modern-day salutations amid ongoing agrarian debates reaffirm his relevance, calling for policies that echo his pursuit of dignity and justice. The jayanti thus becomes a clarion for sustaining his fight in contemporary battles.