Malaviya was born in Allahabad, North-Western Provinces, India on 25th December 1861,in a Sri Gaud Brahmin family to Pandit Brij Nath and Moona Devi.

1. Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
Born:- 25th December 1861
Allahabad
Died:-12th November 1946
(aged 84)
Varanasi

2. Life & Education
Malaviya was born in Allahabad, North-Western
Provinces, India on 25th December 1861,in a Sri
Gaud Brahmin family to Pandit Brij Nath and
Moona Devi.
Malaviya matriculated in 1879 from the Muir
Central College, now known as Allahabad
University. Harrison College's Principal provided a
monthly scholarship to Malaviya, whose family
had been facing financial hardships, and he
was able to complete his B.A. at the University of
Calcutta.

3. Personal life
As was the tradition in those days, he was
married in 1878, when he was about sixteen
years of age to Kundan Devi of Mirzapur. The
couple had five sons and five daughters.

4. Political career
 In December 1886, Malaviya attended the 2nd Indian National Congress
session in Calcutta under chairmanship of Dadabhai Naoroji, where he spoke
on the issue of representation in Councils.
 who started a Hindi weekly Hindustan but was looking for a suitable editor to
turn it into a daily. Thus in July 1887, he left his school job and joined as the
editor of the nationalist weekly, he remained here for two and a half years, and
left for Allahabad to join L.L.B., it was here that he was offered co-editorship of
The Indian Union, an English daily. After finishing his law degree, he started
practising law at Allahabad District Court in 1891, and moved to Allahabad
High Court by December 1893.
 Malaviya became the President of the Indian National Congress in 1909 and
1918. He was a moderate leader and opposed the separate electorates for
Muslims under the Lucknow Pact of 1916. The "Mahamana" title was conferred
to him by Mahatma Gandhi.
 Malaviya was the President of the Indian National Congress on four occasions
(1909 & 1913,1919,1932) he left congress in 1934 and also one of the initial
leaders of the Hindu Mahasabha.

5. Banaras Hindu University
Malaviya is the founder of
Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
at Varanasi in 1916, which was
created under the B.H.U. Act,
1915. The largest residential
university in Asia and one of
the largest in the world,having
over 35,000 students across
arts, sciences, engineering,
medical, agriculture,
performing arts, law and
technology. Malaviya was
Vice Chancellor of Banaras
Hindu University from 1919–
1938.

6. Madan Mohan Malaviya (1861- 1946)
Postal stamp released in memory of Malaviya

7. On December 24th 2014, Madan Mohan
Malaviya was honored with Bharat Ratna,
India’s highest civilian honour.A day before
his 153rd Birth Anniversary.

8. Thank You