Lal Krishna Advani is an Indian politician who served as the 70th Deputy Prime Minister of India from 2002 to 2004. He is one of the co-founders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing Hindu nationalist volunteer organization. He is also the longest-serving Minister of Home Affairs and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. He is widely regarded as the chief architect of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, which culminated in the construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
Lal Krishna Advani Biography
Real name
Lal Krishna Advani
Profession
Indian Politician
Date of birth
8 November 1927 (Tuesday)
Birthplace
Karachi, Bombay Presidency, British India (now Sindh, Pakistan)
Age
97 years old (As of 2024)
Nationality
Indian
Zodiac Sign
Scorpio
Gender
Male
School
Saint Patrick’s High School, Karachi
Girlfriend/Spouse
Late Kamla Advani
Party
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Net worth
$5 Million + (Approx)
Education Qualification
He went to Saint Patrick’s High School, Karachi from where he received his early education. Later on, he studied at D G National College in Hyderabad (Pakistan), Sindh.
School
Saint Patrick’s High School, Karachi
Collage
D G National College, Hyderabad, Sindh Government Law College, Mumbai
Education qualification
Undergraduate in Law
Family & Relationship
Parents Name
Father– Late Kishnchand D Advani Mother– Gyani Devi
Sister’s Name
Not Known
Brother’s Name
Not known
Wife
Late Kamla Advani
Daughter’s Name
Pratibha Advani (Indian talk show host)
Son’s Name
Jayant Advani
Age
She was born on November 8, 1927, and is 97 years old. He was born in Karachi, Bombay Presidency, British India (now Sindh, Pakistan).
Age
97 years old (As of 2024)
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Nationality
Indian
L.K. Advani Wife
Girlfriend
None
Wife Name
Late Kamla Advani
Marital status
Widower
Kids
Son’s Name – Jayant Advani Daughter’s Name – Pratibha Advani (Indian talk show host)
Physical Stats
Height
In centimeters- 173 cm In meters- 1.73 m In feet inches- 5’8”
Weight
Not Known
Eyes Colour
Black
Hair Colour
White (Semi Bald)
Body measurement
Not Known
Awards: L.K. Advani
Padma Vibhushan (2015) – India’s second-highest civilian award, recognizing exceptional and distinguished service in any field.
His autobiography My Country My Life which was published by former President Abdul Kalam in 2008 has a record sale of over 1 Million (10 lakh) copies.
L. K. Advani was conferred Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian honor in India in 2015.
He completed 7872 km of traveling in just 33 days in a minibus across India but did not get tired. He says walking is the secret of his fitness. He travels for an hour every morning without feeling any strain.
He had the toughest time as a Union Home Minister as India was facing several disturbances due to the tensions between India and Pakistan.
Advani became a member of RSS in 1942 and started teaching at Model High School, Karachi in 1944.
He married Kamla Advani on 25 February 1965. The couple has two children: a daughter Pratibha and a son Jayant.
Advani loves cricket and Bollywood and is a big fan of Alvin Toffl’r’s writings on the need to adapt to changing times.
Currently, he is a member of parliament from the Gandhi Nagar constituency and has assumed the role of mentor to the new crop of BJP leaders.
He was projected as the party’s prime ministerial candidate in the 2009 parliamentary elections but he could not lead the party to victory.
In 2004, when the BJP lost the elections, he became the Leader of Opposition.
From 2002 to 2004 he served as the Deputy Prime Minister of India.
In 1998, he assumed the position of Home Minister under the administration of Atal Bihari Vajpayee who had by now become the Prime Minister.
He became the assistant editor in the ‘Organiser’, a political journal of the Jana Sangh in 1960, and served in this post till 1967.
He became more active in politics in late 1947 and looked after RSS work in Alwar, Bharatpur, Kota, Bundi, and Jhalawar as RSS Secretary.
