Jayant Sahasrabuddhe (17 April 1966 – 2 June 2023) was an Indian paramilitary activist who was the National Organizing Secretary of Vijnana Bharati and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Indian scientists successfully demonstrated their role in promoting independence, highlighting the importance of Indian scientists in achieving independence.[1][2]
Sahasrabuddhe was born on 17 April 1966 in Girgaon (Mumbai). His father, Srikant Sahasrabuddhe, is still involved with Sangh's work. His mother was an active Rashtra Sevika Samiti worker.
Sahasrabuddhe, who worked at the Bhabha Atomic Research Center, left the job in 1989 and served as a Sangh pracharak in several cities of Maharashtra.
From 2001 to 2009, he was Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh campaigner (Vibhag Pracharak) of Goa and later Prant Pracharak of Konkan Prant (Province) after being a Division Pracharak in Goa.
Since 2009, he has been the All-India National Organising Secretary of Vigyan Bharati, guiding initiatives like Viddyarthi Vigyan Manthan, Tech for Seva, IISF, Vishva ved Vigyan Sammelan, and Bharatiya Vigyan Sammelan. Jayant Sahasrabuddhe has done important work to take the work of Vigyan Bharati to the global level. In an unusual act at a young age, he did a remarkable job of creating a discourse on Indian science and the contribution of Indian scientists to India's independence movement. Jayantji was unceasingly working to give impetus and guidance to the many dimensions and initiatives of Vigyan Bharati. Jayant ji has directed various dimensions of Vijanan Bharati, including the World Ayurveda Foundation, GIST, and NASYA.
Jayant, an Indian intellectual, narrated the Struggle for Swatantrata and Science, highlighting the influential roles of Indian scientists like Acharya Jagdish Chandra Basu, C.V. Raman, Prafulla Chandra Ray, Mahendralal Sarkar, and Meghnad Saha. He also discussed Swami Vivekananda, Bharatiya kala Ganana, the national calendar, Patrick Geddes, Bhahin Nivedita, Science in Indian Art forms, and the environment.[3]
Jayantji was disciplined and active, travelling 600km daily for years, spreading the message of Vijnana Bharati. He was involved in a car accident on 3 September 2022 in Ghaziabad, and died on 2 June 2023, at the age of 57.[4][5] He was cremated in Shivaji Park, Mumbai.[6]