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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Balkavi Bairagi<br />
| image = <br />
| birth_date = 10 February 1931<br />
| birth_place = [[Manasa, Madhya Pradesh]], [[British India]]<br />
| residence = [[Manasa, Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|05|13|1931|02|10|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place = [[Manasa, Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
| constituency = |<br />
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Madhya Pradesh]]<ref name="indiatimes.com">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/poet-politician-balkavi-bairagi-passes-away/articleshow/64164066.cms|title=Poet-politician Balkavi Bairagi passes away|date=14 May 2018|newspaper=The Times of India|first=Avijit|last=Ghosh|access-date=11 November 2019}}</ref><br />
| term_start1 = 1998<br />
| term_end1 = 2004<br />
| predecessor1 = |<br />
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Madhya Pradesh]]<ref name="indiatimes.com"/><br />
| term_start2 = 1984<br />
| term_end2 = 1989<br />
| office3 = [[Cabinet Minister]] in [[Madhya Pradesh Government]]<ref name="indiatimes.com"/> for<br />
Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies<br />
Ministry of Language and Tourism<br />
| term_start3 = 1980<br />
| term_end3 = 1985<br />
| predecessor3 = <br />
| successor3 = <br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| spouse = <br />
| children = <br />
| parents = Mahant Dwarka Das Bairagi<br />
| birth_name = Nandram Das Bairagi<br />
| nationality = [[India]]n<br />
}}<br />
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'''Balkavi Bairagi''' (born Nand Ramdas Bairagi; 10 February 1931 – 13 May 2018) popularly known '''Rastrakavi Balkavi Bairagi'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eternalmewar.in/media/newsletter/templates/2018/nl202/vol202_11.html|access-date=2021-07-29|website=www.eternalmewar.in}}</ref> was a Hindi poet, film lyricist and politician from India. He was a [[Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]] from [[Madhya Pradesh]] from 1998 to 2004.<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Bairagi was born in [[Manasa, Madhya Pradesh|Manasa]] in a [[Bairagi Caste|Vaishnav Brahmin (Bairagi)]] family.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul9-URYBv_Y(Shbad star with Ashok Vyas Guest Balkavi Bairagi)</ref> Originally named Nand Ramdas Bairagi, he came to be popularly called as "Balkavi" Bairagi as he wrote some classic poems during his childhood.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/noted-lyricist-poet-politician-balkavi-bairagi-dies-in-mp-118051300644_1.html|title=Noted lyricist, poet, politician Balkavi Bairagi dies in MP|date=13 May 2018|website=Business Standard}}</ref> He obtained his post-graduate degree in Hindi from [[Vikram University]], [[Ujjain]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}}<br />
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==Career and later life==<br />
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Bairagi wrote several Hindi poems and wrote prolifically for children. His poem ''"Jhar gaye paat, bisar gayi tehni"'' is considered a masterpiece by Hindi poets. He wrote lyrics for at least a dozen Hindi films, the most noted among them being [[Reshma Aur Shera|''Reshma aur Shera'']] and [[Ankahee (1985 film)|''Ankahee'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/poet-politician-balkavi-bairagi-passes-away/articleshow/64164066.cms|title=Balkavi Bairagi: Poet-politician Balkavi Bairagi passes away|last=Ghosh|first=Avijit|date=14 May 2018|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-10-13}}</ref><br />
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As a politician affiliated to the [[Indian National Congress]], he was elected to the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] from Manasa in 1968 and again in 1980. At various points in time, he served as the Minister of State for Information,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/archives/from-the-archives-sept-13-1969-taking-the-name-of-gandhiji/article29401857.ece|title=From the Archives (Sept. 13, 1969): Taking the name of Gandhiji (New raga to mark Gandhiji's centenary announced)|date=2019-09-13|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-10-13|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> the Minister of Language and Tourism and the Minister of Food and Civil Supplies in the [[Government of Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh Government]]. He was a [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of the Lok Sabha]] between 1984 and 1989, representing the [[Mandsaur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mandsaur constituency]]. He was a Rajya Sabha member from 1998 to 2004. He died on 13 May 2018.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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