- By Kamal Kumar
- Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:04 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
On the eve of November 9, 2019, the Supreme Court of India pronounced the unanimous judgement granting the land rights of the Ram Janmnabhoomi to the Hindu side, resolving a 500-year-old dispute between the two largest communities in India.
In its detailed 1045-page order, the apex court had also directed the central government to form a trust to take over the temple construction on the contested piece of land. It was on February 5, 2020, that the Modi Government established a 15 trustee body entrusted with the construction of a grand Ayodhya Ram Mandir. Out of the many names announced by the government of India, some, even after being 'unknown' to the larger masses, were quite 'well-known' in the inner rungs of Sangh Pariwar and the Bharatiya Janta Party.
One of them was Dr Anil Mishra, a lesser-known homoeopathic medical practitioner, who is now going to be the chief host (Pradhan Yajman) of the Ram Lalla consecration, the much anticipated 'Pran Pratishtha' ritual of the temple. A dedicated member of the Rshthriya Swyamsevak Sangh (RSS), Misra, along with his wife Uma Mishra, will perform the ritual on behalf of crores of devout Hindus across the nation and the world.
Who is Dr Anil Mishra?
Mishra was among the three faces which were chosen from the holy city of Ayodhya in the 15-member Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust formed after a long wait. Two others were - Ayodhya royal family head Bimalendra Mohan Mishra and Mahant Dinendradas of Nirmohi Akhara.
Dr Anil was born in Patona village of Ambedkar Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh. He arrived in Ayodhya (then Faizabad) to complete his higher education in Homeopathy at Dr Brij Kishore College after attending early schooling in Janupur's Jaihind Inter College.
Only a few days had passed in his medical studies when a movement broke out to give homoeopathy a parallel status with allopathy. Anil Mishra also jumped into the movement, only to get imprisoned in the course of agitation. Coincidently, this was about the time when the country was gripped by Indira Gandhi's emergency era and many, along with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) preachers, were being forced into jails by the dispotarian authorities.
Came in contact with RSS during jail time
During his time in jail, Dr Misra came in contact with the established leaders of Rashtriya Swyamsewak Sangh such as the late Ramashankar Upadhyay and Pratap Narayan Mishra, only to get inspired by them to join and dedicate his life to the Sangha Pariwar. Dr. Mishra's life completely changed after he was released from jail after eight months, he decided to focus on the activities of Sangh to 'serve the nation.' Although he continued his studies of homoeopathy, the focus remained on Sangh's work.
Amidst dual responsibilities, he completed his graduation in Homeopathy in 1981. Besides, he also established a strong identity as a Sangh worker. Dr. Mishra found himself assuming dual roles - on one hand, appointed as the District Contact Head of the Sangh, and concurrently chosen for government service as a medical officer. Dr. Mishra, with a notable presence in the medical field, also became a representative of the RSS in the city. His effective contributions to the healthcare sector further solidified his standing. Two decades ago, with the establishment of the Awadh province in the RSS, Dr Mishra was assigned the responsibility of overseeing functions as 'Prantiya Sah Karyawah.'
In 2005, Dr Mishra emerged as everyone's choice for the post of 'Prant Karyawah' of RSS for the Awadh region. Not only he was contributing immensely to the RSS, simultaneously, he also climbed the ladder of progress in his career, assuming the role of Registrar of the Homeopathy Medicine Board in 2019.