Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay was born on 25th of September, 1916, at Nagla Chandrabhan village in Mathura district. His full name was Deen dayal Upadhyaya, but he was fondly called Deena by the family. He had a very difficult childhood as he lost both his parents at very early age. He was brought up and educated at his maternal grandfather place thus he deprived of the love and affection of both his parents at an early age. But Deendayal ji gained strength from the negative forces and sufferings around him and developed a unique personality. Deendayal ji was a brilliant scholar during his school days and did his schooling at different places such as Gangapur, Kota, Rajgarh, Sikar and Pilani. In his high school at Sikar, Rajasthan he stood first in the board examination and the then ruler, Maharaja Kalyan Singh of Sikar, presented him with a Gold Medal, a monthly scholarship of Rs.10 and Rs.250 towards his books, as recognition of his merit. Deendayal ji went to Pilani to study for his Intermediate where he not only topped the board exam in 1937, but also obtained distinction in all subjects. He was the first student of Birla College to have fared so well in the exam and for this marvelous achievement he again received a gold medal, a monthly scholarship of Rs.10 and Rs.250 towards books from Ghan shyam das Birla. Deen dayal ji did BA in first division from Sanatan Dharma College, Kanpur in 1939 and joined St. John's College, Agra for pursuing his master's degree in English Literature which he didn’t complete due to personal reasons. Deen dayal ji, thereafter, left for Prayag to do his B.T. His love for studies increased manifold after he entered public service. His special areas of interest were sociology and philosophy, seeds of which were sown during his student days.