This
Gurukulam is the brain child of the visionary, former Minister and Member
of Parliament Late Dr. Shrikant Jichkar. Dr. Jichkar's years of association
with Swamiji and significantly a visit to the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam,
Anaikatti in 1999 gave birth to the conception of this Gurukulam.
Dr. Shrikant Jichkar was a man of staggering academic, professional
and spiritual achievement. Looking at his achievement one may be pardoned
for thinking it to be incredulous. Limca Book of Records lists him as
the most qualified person in India. It is indeed sad that the world
could not benefit from a man of such calibre due to his untimely demise
at the age of 50 on June 2, 2004.
Some of his achievements are listed below.
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- Medical Doctor (MBBS)
- Law (L.L.B.)
- Journalism (B.Journ)
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- Medicine (MD)
- International Law (L.L.M.)
- Business Administration (MBA)
- Public Administration (M.A.)
- Sociology (M.A.)
- Economics(M.A.)
- Sanskrit (M.A.)
- History (M.A.)
- English Literature (M.A.)
- Philosophy (M.A.)
- Political Science(M.A.)
- Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology(M.A.)
- Psychology(M.A)
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- Sanskrit (D. Litt - Doctor of Letters)
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- Was associated with Swami Chinmayananda who made
him the first President of Chinmaya Yuva Kendra.
- Was associated with Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati
since 1969.
- Served as the National Co-ordinator of the AIM
for Seva (www.aimforseva.org)
a movement for service in remote areas.
- Was felicitated by the Sankaracharya of Kanchi
with special honours for his work among Adivasis
on the occasion of the Kanchi Acharyas Peetharohan
Golden Jubilee.
- Was associated with Pujya Sri Sri Ravishankar
of Art of Living, as his devotee.
- Was co-ordinating the work of the Dharma Samstha
Pramukh, a council of religious leaders in India.
- Was a nitya Agnihotri (one who establishes at
the time of marriage the three sacred Vedic fires
and maintains it every day of the rest of his life).
- Performed the Agnishtom and Vajapeya Somayajnas
which have got him the title of ‘Dixit’
and ‘Somayaji’.
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- IPS (Indian Police Service) in 1978
- IAS (Indian Administrative Services) in 1980
- Rose in politics as a student and youth leader.
- Was elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
in 1980 becoming the youngest MLA in the country
at 25. Subsequently became a government Minister
holding 14 portfolios at a time.
- Was elected to the Indian Parliament in 1992 after
12 years in the Maharashtra Legislature and served
as MP till 1998.
- Worked on several important committees of the
State and Central Government , including the Parliamentary
Standing committee on Finance; Patents committee;
the Planning Board; Resources Mobilization Committee;
Taxation Reforms committee , High Power committee
on Irrigation and on Transport.
- Was appointed as a One Member Committee in 1992
to found the Sanskrit University in Maharashtra
now known as Kavi Kulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University.
He was elected the first Chancellor.
- Served as the president of Maharashtra State Marathi
Encyclopedia Production Board.
- Travelled around the world representing India
and leading Indian delegations on several forums
including the UNO, the UNESCO etc.
- Had one of the biggest personal libraries in India
with 52,000 books.
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