A college town or university town is a community (often a separate town or city , but in some cases a town/city neighborhood or a district ) that is dominated by its university population. The university may be large, or there may be several smaller institutions such as liberal arts colleges clustered, or the residential population may be small, but college towns in all cases are so dubbed because the presence of the educational institution(s) pervades economic and social life. Many local residents may be employed by the university—which may be the largest employer in the community—many businesses cater primarily to the university, and the student population may outnumber the local population.
67-686: Saifai is a large village and university town in the Etawah district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh . It is also a sub-division ( Tehsil ) and Block ( Kshetra Panchayat ) of the Etawah district. It is the birthplace of Mulayam Singh Yadav , the founding president of the Samajwadi Party , former Minister of Defence in India, and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh . Saifai, categorised as
134-405: A stereotypical college town often has many people in non-traditional lifestyles and subcultures and with a high tolerance for unconventionality in general, and has a very active musical or cultural scene. Many have become centres of technological research and innovative startups . Universities with start-up centers can be large cities like Munich , but also small cities like Trieste . Although
201-467: A Light Machine Gun, a weapon which can only be acquired by the Armed Forces. Following his arrest, Yadav put immense pressure on Singh and his senior officers, forcing Singh to resign from his post. Ansari died of a heart attack on 28 March 2024, while he was serving prison sentence on the charges of murder and fake arms licence case. Yadav also supported another gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed , who
268-592: A complaint before Hazratganj police station for registration of FIR against Yadav as regards the alleged phone threat, which the Police refused to register. In contrast, on the same night of 11 July, a rape case was registered against Thakur by the Lucknow police at Gomtinagar police station, which raised political storm. Later FIR was registered in this case on Court intervention, which the Police closed but Thakur went on pursuing it before Court. Following an investigation by
335-461: A direct challenge to his father, who has steadily supported Shivpal over Akhilesh. On 30 December 2016, Mulayam Yadav expelled his son Akhilesh and his cousin Ram Gopal from the party for six years on the grounds of indiscipline, only to revoke the decision 24 hours later. Akhilesh, in response, stripped his father of the party presidency and instead named him the chief patron of the party following
402-523: A fifth time. This was his fourth consecutive victory from the same constituency. He died in 2022, two years before the end of his term. In 1992, Yadav founded his own Samajwadi Party (Socialist Party). Muslims make a sizeable minority in the Uttar Pradesh state. Samajwadi Party and Yadav emerged as the advocates for Muslims. Since Akhilesh Yadav became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 2012, surpassing Mulayam's brother Shivpal Singh Yadav ,
469-610: A fluid post-election situation in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party and Bahujan Samaj Party joined to form a government under Dalit leader Mayawati , who was considered to be Yadav's greatest political rival in the state. The BJP pulled out of the government on 25 August 2003, and enough rebel legislators of the Bahujan Samaj Party left to allow Yadav to become the Chief Minister, with
536-411: A low cost of living , and often a pedestrian - or public transit -friendly development pattern. Several development companies now specialize in constructing retirement communities in college towns. In some cases the communities have developed formal relationships with the local institution. The demand for housing from students, faculty, staff, and retirees kept college town home prices stable during
603-425: A march towards the mosque in an attempt to occupy the land for a grand temple for Hindu god Rama . This resulted in a pitched battle with the paramilitary forces. Yadav allowed police to use live rounds in an attempt at crowd control . The state government's official records report that at least 17 marching religious volunteers, or kar sevaks were killed. Muslims in Uttar Pradesh credited Yadav for saving
670-470: A record margin of 1,83,899 votes, polling 91.45 per cent of the votes. With the hope of playing a major role at the centre, Yadav contested the 2004 Lok Sabha elections from Mainpuri while still Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He won the seat and his Samajwadi Party won more seats in Uttar Pradesh than all other parties. However, the Congress party, which formed the coalition government at the centre after
737-406: A rise in rape incidents across Uttar Pradesh and deteriorated safety of women and young girls. Yadav's comments were also termed as a national embarrassment after they were reported in international media outlets." On 10 July 2015, ex Indian Police Service officer and President Adhikar Sena, Amitabh Thakur allegedly got a phone call from Yadav. Thakur alleged that Yadav had threatened him over
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#1732775971380804-583: A socialist leader. Yadav said it is necessary for India to support a sovereign and independent Tibet . He said that a past government had made a "big mistake" on the issue and noted that he had spoken against it at the time. He believed that Tibet was a traditional buffer between China and India and that India should support the Dalai Lama and Tibetan independence. Claiming that China had secreted nuclear weapons in Pakistan , he cautioned that "China
871-555: A strong candidate in the election from Mainpuri. In June 2014 he resigned from Mainpuri seat and continued to represent Azamgarh in Parliament. In May 2017, two Indian soldiers were killed and their bodies were mutilated by Pakistan's Border Action Team. When Yadav, who had served as the Defence Minister in past, was asked by journalists to comment on the attacks, he responded by saying "Defence Minister ( Arun Jaitley )
938-491: A term with somewhat derogatory connotations. While noise, traffic, and other quality of life issues have not been resolved, some advocates of New Urbanism have led the development of neighborhoods in college towns by specifically capitalizing on their proximity to university life. For instance, some universities have developed properties to allow faculty and staff members to walk to work, reducing demand for limited on-campus parking; Duke University 's Trinity Heights development
1005-607: A ticket of Samyukta Socialist Party (SSP), the party founded by Anantram Jaiswal and George Fernandes . In 1975, during Indira Gandhi 's imposition of the Emergency, Yadav was arrested and detained for 19 months. He first became a state minister in 1977. Later, in 1980, he became the president of the Lok Dal (People's Party) in Uttar Pradesh, which became a part of the Janata Dal (People's Party) afterwards. In 1982, he
1072-579: A university expands its facilities, the potential loss of property tax revenue is thus a concern, in addition to local desire to preserve open space or historic neighborhoods. As a result, local people may resent the university and its students. The students, in turn, may criticize the local residents' taking jobs at the university provided by student tuition and fees, and accepting the tax revenues (e.g. local sales tax, property tax on rented properties) that students generate, but resenting students' lifestyles. Some students refer to other inhabitants as "townies",
1139-436: A village, is situated in Etawah district at the border with Mainpuri district . Its geographical location falls under Ganges-Yamuna Doab of Uttar Pradesh . Saifai village has an area of 887.47 hectares and Saifai Block (Kshetra Panchayat) is 20,403.30 hectares. Saifai is located 23 km north from the nearest city Etawah . Saifai is about 110 km away from the historic city of Taj Mahal , Agra and 230 km from
1206-655: Is a key example. In many cases, developers have built communities where access to the university (even if not directly adjacent) is promoted as an advantage. Student housing is also an important component of college towns. In the United States most state universities have 50 percent or more of their enrolled students living off-campus. This trend, which began in the 1960s, originally meant the conversion of near campus single-family homes to student housing, creating " student ghettos ." Colleges and other developers began building purpose-built off-campus student housing areas in
1273-470: Is higher than the Uttar Pradesh average of 902. The village has a higher literacy rate compared to Uttar Pradesh. In 2011, the literacy rate was 82.44% compared to 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh . Male literacy stood at 89.27% while female literacy was 74.00%. According to Census 2011 , Saifai Block has 19,578 families residing. The Saifai Block (Vikas Khand/Kshetra Panchayat) had a population of 112,620 of which 60,479 are male and 52,141 are female. According to
1340-571: Is his only son from his first marriage to Malti Devi. Yadav paternally belonged to Itoli village, Jasrana Block , Firozabad District , Uttar Pradesh , India. He was a Kamaria Yadav (A subdivision of Yadav community) and in which his Gotra was Rawat Yadav earned three degrees in political science — a B.A. from Karm Kshetra Post Graduate College in Etawah , a B.T. from A. K. College in Shikohabad , and an M.A. from B. R. College, Agra University . Before joining politics, Yadav
1407-606: Is on the Howrah–Delhi main line . The nearest domestic airport from Saifai is Agra Airport (115 Kilometres) and nearest international airport to Saifai is Lucknow International Airport (225 Kilometres). Saifai also has an airstrip. The Saifai airstrip is used only by unscheduled chartered flights. In 2015, the Indian Air Force conducted emergency landing tests at the airstrip with the Mirage 2000 aircraft. In 2018,
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#17327759713801474-446: Is our enemy, not Pakistan. Pakistan can do us no damage". Yadav's political career has been mired in several controversies. They include political corruption, abuse of power, interference in legal proceedings, promoting toxic patriarchal mindsets, and insensitive statements on serious matters. The crime of rape became a capital offence in India following the 2012 Delhi gang rape incident; Yadav had opposed changing this law. Following
1541-546: Is weak and coward can never take on enemies. I have one question for the union government and the minister concerned: why are you not able to muster courage to show the enemy their place." He also said that during his term as defence minister in the Deve Gowda ministry , he had ordered the Indian Army to cross into Pakistan in response to attacks. He was re-elected in the 2019 Indian general election from Mainpuri for
1608-699: The Cabinet Minister in the Union Government was the historic change in the armed forces law regarding disposition of bodies of fallen soldiers, ensuring that the mortal remains of martyrs reached home. Yadav as the Defence Minister introduced a landmark law for the bodies of the slain armed forces personnel to be brought back with full respects to the families at the home of the martyred and mandatory state honour funeral to be organised. Under his tenure, advanced inventory fighter jet of
1675-712: The Government of India . A long-time parliamentarian, he was a seven-time Member of Parliament representing Mainpuri , Azamgarh , Sambhal and Kannauj constituencies in the Lok Sabha , a ten-time member of the Legislative Assembly , member of the Legislative Council and the Leader of Opposition several times as well. Yadav was a prominent figure of his time in Uttar Pradesh politics, and
1742-664: The United Progressive Alliance government tried to pass the Women's Reservation Bill , which allowed 33% reservation quota to the women in the legislative bodies. Yadav opposed the bill and warned about withdrawing from the alliance, commenting that "if the bill is passed it will fill Parliament with the kind of women who invite catcalls and whistles". Yadav echoed similar comments in November 2012, stating that "the bill will benefit only rich and attractive women of
1809-413: The cost of living above that of the region. It is common for university employees to commute from surrounding areas, finding the cost of living in town too expensive. "Studentification", in which a growing student population move in large numbers to traditionally non-student neighborhoods, may be perceived as a form of invasion or gentrification . It may be due to university enrollment expanding beyond
1876-541: The housing market downturn that began in 2005 . Mulayam Singh Yadav Mulayam Singh Yadav (22 November 1939 – 10 October 2022) was an Indian politician, a socialist figure and founder of the Samajwadi Party . Over the course of his political career spanning more than six decades, he served for three terms as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh , and also as the Union Minister of Defence in
1943-527: The 1970s in more college towns. Beginning around 2000 in the United States, nationwide real estate investment trusts (REIT) and publicly traded corporations began developing student housing complexes. Another notable development since the 1990s is the surge in popularity of retirees relocating to college towns. Retirees are attracted to these locations because of cultural and educational opportunities, college athletic events, good medical facilities (often at teaching hospitals affiliated with medical schools ),
2010-524: The Congress party in the formation of the union government. He contested the Lok Sabha general elections of 1999 from two seats, Sambhal Lok Sabha constituency and Kannauj Lok Sabha constituency , and won both seats. He resigned from the Kannauj seat for his son Akhilesh in the by-elections. He was elected in the 2014 Indian general election . He became a MP in the 16th Lok Sabha from Azamgarh and Mainpuri . The competing party BJP did not field
2077-582: The State capital Lucknow . Saifai is a Sub-Division ( Tehsil ) and Block (Kshetra Panchayat) of Etawah district , Uttar Pradesh . There are about 60 villages in Saifai block. Saifai Block (Kshetra Panchayat) comes under Jaswantnagar Vidhan Sabha constituency and Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency . Saifai village is connected to Mainpuri and Etawah by the four-lane State Highway 83 (Uttar Pradesh) . Agra-Lucknow Expressway passes near to Saifai, connecting
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2144-671: The Vigilance Department and the Anti-Corruption Bureau, the charges against Thakur were proven baseless and he was cleared and reinstated. Yadav was criticised for his actions in the Ayodhya firing incident in 1990, which led to the death of 17 Kar Sevaks by the Uttar Pradesh Police . He was given the sobriquet 'Mulla' Mulayam Singh for his extremely pro-Muslim anti-Hindu stance during
2211-461: The Yadav family was divided into two feuding groups. One of the groups, led by Akhilesh, enjoyed the support of his father's cousin and National General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav . The rival group was led by Mulayam Singh and supported by his brother and State Chief of Party, Shivpal Yadav, and a friend, former MP Amar Singh . Akhilesh had fired his uncle twice from his cabinet as it was seen by many as
2278-508: The absence of a system for payments in lieu of taxes , the university population will disproportionately burden parts of the local public infrastructure, such as roads or law enforcement. Some analysts argue that students relieve the burden on other parts of the local public infrastructure, such as local primary and secondary schools, by far the most costly line item in most North American city and town budgets, by providing tax revenues through local sales tax and property tax paid by landlords. When
2345-412: The air force conducted a second practice exercise at the airstrip. According to Census 2011 , Saifai had 1,481 families, with a population of 7,141 of which 3,917 were male and 3,224 female. The population of children aged 0–6 is 1,059 which makes up 14.83% of the total population of the village. The average sex ratio of 823 is lower than Uttar Pradesh state average of 912. The child sex ratio of 912
2412-483: The area to Delhi , Agra , Kannauj , and Lucknow . Saifai also has a bus station and a depot , owned and operated by Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC). UPSRTC buses are available to all major destinations in the state. Saifai Depot has 21 buses as of November 2023. Saifai railway station , also spelled as Saiphai railway station, is located on the newly built Mainpuri-Etawah line railway. It connects Saifai to Etawah railway station , which
2479-500: The capacity of on-campus housing, inadequate zoning enforcement, and/or student culture. Neighborhood associations may work to limit conversion of family homes to student rentals, while some local residents may oppose the construction of large on-campus dormitories or expansion of fraternity and sorority houses, forcing a growing enrollment to seek housing in town. In the US, educational institutions are often exempted from local taxes, so in
2546-444: The case of a company town , the large and transient university population may come into conflict with other townspeople. Students may come from outside the area, and perhaps subscribe to a different—sometimes radically different—culture. Most students are young people, whose living habits may be different from older people. Economically, the high spending power of the university and of its students in aggregate may inflate
2613-579: The concept of a university town has developed since the European Middle Ages, equivalents already existed in earlier times and in non-European cultures. For example, in later Classical times the city of Athens – no longer having any political or military power, but renowned as the greatest center of learning in the Roman Empire – had many of the characteristics of a university town, and is sometimes called such by modern scholars. As in
2680-654: The death sentence in Mumbai." Consequently, in retaliation for these statements, complaints were filed against Yadav with the Election Commission and the National Commission for Women (NCW). His comments were denounced by the Indian media, women's groups, women's rights activists, public prosecutor in the Shakti Mills gang rape case Ujjwal Nikam, Bollywood celebrities, and the mother of
2747-596: The dismissive, destructive attitude of, 'Boys will be boys ' ". On 19 August 2015, Yadav remarked that gang-rapes are impractical and rape-victims in those cases tend to lie. He was summoned by the Judicial Magistrate of Mahoba district court in Uttar Pradesh for that remark. Yadav, his son Akhilesh (for insensitive remarks on 2014 Badaun gang rape ), and several other Samajwadi Party leaders like Abu Azmi and Azam Khan were eventually labelled as "Supporters of Rape and Rapists", as their comments led to
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2814-704: The elections, had the majority in the Lok Sabha with the support of the Communist parties. As a result, Yadav could not play any significant role at the centre. Yadav resigned from the Lok Sabha and chose to continue as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh until the 2007 elections, when he lost to the BSP. He was elected to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly ten times and to the Parliament of India, Lok Sabha seven times. In 1996, Yadav
2881-552: The history of the city is often intertwined with that of the university. Many European university towns have not merely been important places of science and education, but also centres of political, cultural and social influence throughout the centuries. As an example of this, Paris also illustrates the course of educational history with the Sorbonne and the Grande école . Besides a highly educated and largely transient population,
2948-423: The incident. He lost the 1991 election to the Bharatiya Janata Party in the aftermath of this incident. In 2004, following the arrest of SP leader Mukhtar Ansari by Deputy Superintendent of Police Shailendra Singh, Yadav, as then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, attempted to influence the event and prevent it. Singh charged Ansari under relevant sections of Prevention of Terrorism Act for attempting to acquire
3015-603: The mosque in 1990 and became the major voting bloc of Samajwadi Party. The BJP withdrew its support to the V. P. Singh ministry , necessitating fresh elections. The BJP substantially increased its tally in the union parliament, as well as winning a majority in the Uttar Pradesh assembly. After the collapse of the Union government led by V. P. Singh in November 1990, Yadav joined Chandra Shekhar 's Janata Dal (Socialist) party and continued in office as chief minister with
3082-473: The national convention of the party on 1 January 2017. Mulayam termed the national convention illegal and directly expelled his cousin, Ram Gopal Yadav, who had convened the national executive convention. But the Election commission of India ruled that Ram Gopal Yadav had the right to convene that executive convention, and reversed Mulayam's order. Hence Akhilesh Yadav officially became the new national leader of
3149-616: The newspaper The Hindu , Saifai is in a process to establish itself as a sports and education hub in the state and has two sports complexes. Organised between 1997 and 2015, Saifai Mahotsav (officially the Ranveer Singh Smriti Saifai Mahotsav) was an annual 15-day cultural fair organised by the Ranveer Singh Smriti Saifai Mahotsav committee. It used to take place in the village every year during December and January. It
3216-475: The party. Mulayam Singh Yadav had been elected 10 times as MLA and 7 times as Lok Sabha MP. He followed Socialism . In the 1980s the Union Government of India had appointed Mandal Commission , a federal commission to identify the "socially backward classes" in India. The appointment led to protests across the country. During these protests Yadav defended the demands of the backward castes and religious minorities. Through these protests Yadav emerged as
3283-421: The phone call. He released the audio of the phone call, in which Yadav is allegedly heard saying certain sentences, which Thakur called as being threatening in nature. Thakur alleged that Mulayam Singh was unhappy about the complaint lodged by his wife activist and advocate Nutan Thakur against the then state mining minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati for illegal sand mining. On 11 July 2015, Thakur presented
3350-528: The relationship was admitted in India's Supreme Court . Sadhana Gupta had a son named Prateek Yadav (born 1988), from her first marriage to Chandra Prakash Gupta. Sadhana Gupta died in July 2022 after a brief illness. Mulayam Singh Yadav had four brothers and a sister, Kamla Devi. Ram Gopal Yadav and his sister Geeta Devi are his cousins. The family tree of Yadav family is as follows: In September 2022, Yadav
3417-401: The society and not those coming poor families and villages". The remarks was termed as sexist and heavily slammed by several political leaders from different parties, as well as his own party leaders. As a result of his comments, several leaders, including Samajwadi Party leaders Amar Singh and Jaya Prada urged the National Commission for Women to take strict action against Yadav. Yadav
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#17327759713803484-551: The support of Congress and Janata Dal . His stand on the movement for demanding separate statehood for Uttarakhand was as controversial as his stand on the Ayodhya movement in 1990 was. There was a firing on Uttarakhand activists at Muzaffarnagar on 2 October 1994, something for which Uttarakhand activists held him responsible. He continued holding that post until his ally opted into another alliance in June 1995. In 2002, following
3551-558: The support of independents and small parties. He was sworn in as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh for the third time in September 2003. Yadav was still a member of the Lok Sabha when he was sworn in as chief minister. In order to meet the constitutional requirement of becoming a member of state legislature within six months of being sworn in, he contested the assembly by-election from Gunnaur assembly seat in January 2004. Yadav won by
3618-704: The support of the Indian National Congress (INC). His government fell when the INC withdrew its support in April 1991 in the aftermath of developments at the national level where it had earlier withdrawn its support for Chandra Shekhar's government. Mid-term elections to Uttar Pradesh assembly were held in mid-1991, in which Mulayam Singh's party lost power to the BJP . In 1992, Yadav founded his own Samajwadi Party (Socialist Party). In 1992, Hindu right wing mob
3685-599: The trial in the Shakti Mills gang rape , on 10 April 2014, in an election rally, Yadav said, "When boys and girls have differences, the girl gives a statement that 'the boy raped me,' and that poor boy gets a death sentence." Referring to the Mumbai gang rape he stated, "... later they had differences, and the girl went and gave a statement that I have been raped. And then the poor fellows, three of them have been sentenced to death. Should rape cases lead to hanging? Boys are boys, they make mistakes. Two or three have been given
3752-490: The victim in the Nirbhaya case. Political leaders like Raj Thackeray and the then Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi also heavily condemned Yadav for making such insensitive comments regarding women when they appeared on prime time TV show Aap Ki Adalat . In response to 2014 Badaun gang rape and Yadav's comments, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon criticised Yadav and issued a statement by saying "We say no to
3819-531: Was admitted to hospital and put on a ventilator after his condition deteriorated. He had been hospitalised for a month. Yadav died on 10 October 2022 at age 82 in a Medanta hospital in Gurgaon . His last rites were performed with full state honours at his hometown Saifai . Main Mulayam Singh Yadav , an Indian Hindi -language biographical film by Suvendu Raj Ghosh based on his life,
3886-740: Was assassinated in 2023. Yadav also attempted to interfere in rape case against Gayatri Prasad Prajapati by ordering the Uttar Pradesh Police to not register any FIR against him. However, the victim approached the Supreme Court, which ordered the department to investigate the case. Subsequently, Prajapati was arrested in March 2017 after absconding for long, and he was convicted of rape and sentenced to life imprisonment in November 2021. Yadav has faced widespread condemnation by several opposing leaders for promoting toxic patriarchal mindsets, as well as misogynistic and anti-women views. In March 2010,
3953-564: Was cancelled in 2016 during the Samajwadi Party 's government and has not been organised since. University town In Europe , a university town is generally characterised by having an ancient university . The economy of the city is closely related with the university activity and highly supported by the entire university structure, which may include university hospitals and clinics, printing houses, libraries, laboratories, business incubators, student rooms, dining halls, students' unions, student societies, and academic festivities. Moreover,
4020-632: Was elected leader of the opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council and held that post until 1985. When the Lok Dal party split, Yadav launched the Krantikari Morcha party. Yadav first became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1989. In 1990, a large body of Sangh Parivar and Vishwa Hindu Parishad supporters reached Ayodhya and attempted to attack the 16th-century Babri mosque . They organised
4087-525: Was elected to the eleventh Lok Sabha from Mainpuri constituency. In the United Front coalition government formed that year, his party joined and he was named India's Defence Minister in the Deve Gowda ministry . That government fell in 1998 as India went in for fresh elections, but he returned to the Lok Sabha that year from Sambhal parliamentary constituency. After the fall of Atal Bihari Vajpayee union government in April 1999, he did not support
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#17327759713804154-696: Was engaged in teaching profession. In 1963, he was a schoolmaster at Jain Inter-College in Karhal , Mainpuri . In 1974, he was promoted to a lecturer after attaining his master's degree. Groomed by leaders such as Ram Manohar Lohia , Raj Narain , Anantram Jaiswal and Chandra Shekhar , Yadav was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in 1967 from Jaswantnagar on
4221-649: Was involved in the demolition of the Babri Mosque , which caused violence across India. In 1993, he allied with the Bahujan Samaj Party for the elections to the Uttar Pradesh assembly due to be held in November 1993. The alliance between Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party prevented the return of BJP to power in the state. In 1993, Yadav became the Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh for the second time. Yadav became chief minister of Uttar Pradesh with
4288-458: Was married twice. His first wife, Malti Devi, was in a vegetative state from 1974 until her death in May 2003 following complications while giving birth to their only child, Akhilesh Yadav . Akhilesh was Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 2012 to 2017. Mulayam had a relationship with Sadhana Gupta while still married to Malti Devi in the 1990s. Gupta was not well known until February 2007, when
4355-569: Was often referred to as Netaji (meaning respected leader in Hindi ) and sometimes Dhartiputra ( son of mother earth ) by his party leaders and workers. In 2023, he was posthumously conferred with Padma Vibhushan , India’s second highest civilian award by the Government of India . Mulayam Singh Yadav was born to Murti Devi and Sughar Singh Yadav on 22 November 1939 in Saifai village , Etawah district , Uttar Pradesh , India. Akhilesh Yadav
4422-635: Was released in 2021; with Amyth Sethi playing the title role. As Uttar Pradesh 's Chief Minister , Mulayam Singh Yadav is credited for the establishment of legal and medical educational institutions like the Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University , Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences , U.P. Rural Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (now known as Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences ), Government Medical College, Azamgarh , Government Medical College, Kannauj etc. One of his celebrated and notable decisions during his tenure as
4489-437: Was started in 1997 by Ranveer Singh Yadav, the nephew of Mulayam Singh Yadav and father of Tej Pratap Singh Yadav , as a small village fair named Saifai Mahotsav. It was renamed as the Ranveer Singh Smriti Saifai Mahotsav after his death in 2002. The festival's closing ceremony which was also known as Bollywood Night was often controversial due to the participation of Bollywood celebrities . The organisation of Saifai Mahotsav
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