Bal Thackeray
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Bal Keshav Thackeray ( Marathi बाळ केशव ठाकरे Bal Keśav Thakare [ baːɭ ʈʰakəre ] * 23. January 1926 in Pune , † 17th November 2012 in Mumbai ) was an Indian politician . In 1966 he founded the Shiv Sena , a radical Hindu nationalist party, which is mainly active in the state of Maharashtra , and led it until his death.
Life
At a young age Thackeray worked as a cartoonist for the English-language daily newspaper Free Press Journal . In 1960 he founded the journal Marmik together with his brother . Thackeray was chairman of the Indian Shiv Sena party , which he founded on June 19, 1966. As a Hindu nationalist, he turned against any form of Islamic influence in the state of Maharashtra and in particular in Mumbai . Thackeray was married to Mina Thackeray and had three children. He lived in Mumbai with his family. Thackeray was an avowed admirer of Adolf Hitler .
literature
- Julia M. Eckert: The Charisma of Direct Action. Power, Politics, and the Shiv Sena. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
- Ray Thackeray: Bal Keshav Thackeray: A Photobiography , New Delhi: UBS Publishers and Distributors, 2005.
Web links
- Meena Menon: "Leader who brought ethnic politics to Mumbai melting pot". In: The Hindu , November 17, 2012.
- Hasnain Kazim: "Religion, Show, Hatred - Death of Hindu Nationalist Thackeray". In: Spiegel online , November 18, 2012.
Individual evidence
- ^ Arnold P. Kaminsky, Roger D. Long: India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic . ABC-CLIO, September 30, 2011, ISBN 978-0-313-37463-0 , p. 694.
- ↑ Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, dies (English) Times of India, November 17, 2012
- ↑ BBC: Mumbai's militant voice (English)
- ↑ See “The Indian who admires Adolf Hitler” , “Daily News & Analysis” (Mumbai, India), Nov. 19, 2012, as well as corresponding information in Lemma Bal Thackeray in the English Wikipedia
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thackeray, Bal |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thackeray, Bal Keshav; ठाकरे, बाळ केशव (Marathi) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pune |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th November 2012 |
| Place of death | Mumbai |