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Answered by abhinav46
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'Madan Mohan Malviya' was born on December 25, 1861 in Allahabad. His grandfather Pt Premdhar and father Pt Baijnath were Sanskrit scholars. His father, Pt Baijnath, was also an excellent Kathavachak (narrator of the stories from Bhagawat). Madan Mohan was married in 1878 to Kumari Devi of Mirzapur.

Madan Mohan’s education began at the age of five. He was a diligent boy. He matriculated in 1879 and joined the Muir Central College and graduated from the Calcutta University in 1884. He wished to devote himself entirely to the service of the nation. Though he studied law and passed the LL.B. examination in 1891 yet he was not interested in legal profession. He was given the title of ‘Mahamana’. He is most remembered as the founder of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) at Varanasi.

Madan Mohan Malviya was a great Scholar, educationist, man of action and a leader of tile national liberational movement. He became popular for his outspoken views about media as a subject of the British, the abject poverty of the masses and the indifference of the British towards them. He was duly appointed member of the Indian Industrial Commission in 1916. On account of his services to the Congress he was elected its President in 1909,1918,1932 and 1933.
Answered by Priatouri
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Madan Mohan Malaviya was a leading personality in India's freedom struggle. He served the post of the President of Indian National Congress for four times. He founded the Banaras Hindu University in the year 1916 (under the B.H.U. act of 1915) to promote the idea of modern education among Hindus. He also served as the Vice Chancellor of B.H.U. in the years between 1919–1938. He is also remembered for his role in abolishing "Indentured Labours", especially to West Indies.

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