Acharya Narendra Deva (1889-1956) was one of the leading theorists of the Congress Socialist Party. His democratic socialism renounced violent means as a matter of principle, and embraced the satyagraha as a revolutionary tactic. 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Congress Socialist Party was founded in 1934 as a socialist caucus within the Indian National Congress. ... Democratic socialism is a broad political movement propagating the ideals of socialism within the context of a democratic system. ... Satyagraha is the philosophy of nonviolent resistance most famously employed by Mohandas Gandhi in forcing an end to the British Raj and also against apartheid in South Africa. ...

Deva was first drawn to nationalism around 1915 under the influence of B G Tilak and Aurobindo Ghosh. As a teacher he became interested in Marxism and Buddhism. He was also active in the Hindi language movement. He was a key leader of Congress Socialist Party from its founding in 1934, and was imprisoned several times during the freedom struggle. He was at various times a member of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly, and after 1948 served as vice-chancellor of Lucknow University. 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A replica of an ancient statue of Gautama Buddha, found from Sarnath, near Varanasi. ... Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken mainly in North and Central India. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش), also popularly known by its abbreviation UP, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Union of India. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Narendra Deva advocated the abolition of poverty and exploitation not just through his belief in the Marxist materialist dialectic, but especially on moral and humanistic grounds. Furthermore, he insisted that "without political democracy social democracy was a sham". Deva was active in the peasant movement and served as president of the All-India Kisan Congress. He was also an atheist, rejecting the glorification of God which, he argued, by implication denigrated humankind.

He remained associated with the Socialist Party and its successor, the Praja Socialist Party, until his death in 1956. Socialist Party has been the name of several political parties in India, all of which have their roots in the Congress Socialist Party formed during the freedom struggle. ... The Praja Socialist Party was an Indian political party in existence from 1952 to 1972. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology was named in his honour in 1975. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

References

• Chowdhuri, Satyabrata Rai, 1976. Leftist Movements in India: 1917-1947. Calcutta: Minerva Associates.
• Gupta, Asha, 1987. Socialism in Theory and Practice: Narendra Deva’s Contribution. New Delhi: Gitanjali Publishing House.