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Vajpayee combined cultural nationalism with political moderation, shaping a distinctive strand of post-Independence Indian conservatism rooted in civilisational identity. Vajpayee represented a current in Hindu nationalism that sought to harmonise cultural identity with democratic pluralism.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"24 December 1924","date":"1924-12-24"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233289#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Gwalior","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q158467"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233289#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"16 August 2018","date":"2018-08-16"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233289#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New 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