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VETERAN GANDHIANS
PUNE AND DISTRICTS
1. Prof.Madhu Dandavate
Prof. Madhu Dandavate was born on the 21st January 1924 at Ahmednagar.
He participate in the �Quit India� Movement in 1942 and has also taken
an active part in the Socialist Movement since 1946. In 1955, he led a
batch of volunteers in Goa during the liberation movement against the
Portuguese Colonial Ruile. In 1969, he participated in the �Land
Libertion Struggle�.
Prof. Dandavate became the General Secretary of the Socialist Party in
1972. He was detained in the Bangalore Central Prison for 18 months
after the declaration of the Emergency in India on the 28th June 1975.
After the coming of the Janata Party to power he has held many ministry
positions in the government at the centre.
Prof. Dandavate is the author of various books among which are: Gandhiji�s
Impact on Socialist Thinking, Marx and Gandhi, and Jayaprakash Narayan �
the man and his ideas.
2. Bapusaheb Shende
Bapusaheb Shende was born in Rahmatpur in Satara district. At the time
when the freedom struggle was at its peak , inspired by Gandhi�s
constructive programme for the upliftment of village poor and
downtrodden, Shende joined the movement leaving his studies. He joined
the Freedom movement in 1937 and did full time work for 5 years. He
participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement. He was member of the
AICC (All India Congress Committee) and in that capacity participated in
the famous AICC meeting of August 1942 that passed the �Quit India�
Resolution. He was jailed for his activities.
Bapusahedb Shende has been chairman of the All India Beekeepers�
Association for the past 50 years; singlehandedly campaigning and
contributing to the development of apiculture.. In addition to Khadi and
other work, he is instrumental in reviving and reopening the Handmade
Paper Institute that later became a pioneering organization.
3. Dr. Ms. Chitra Naik
Dr. Chitra Naik was born on the 15th July 1918. She took the Ph.D,
degree in Education from Bombay University in 1949. From 1957-61, she
conducted programmes of rural education and development in 90 villanges
around Pune. She has held posts in many education boards, commissions,
and institutes She has travelled around the world attending conferences
and lectures on the topic of primary education, non-formal adult
education and women�s education. She won the Padmashri in 1986 for her
contribution to rural education. Because of her contribution to rural
education in India, she won the Raja Roy Singh Award for outstanding
contribution to �Education for All� in the AsiaPacific Region in 1992.
Dr. Chitra Naik has published several articles , papers and books .
Among her best publications are Educational Innovation in India, and
Developing Non-formal Primary Education: A rewarding Experience.
4. Damodar Balwant Kulkarni
Shri Damodar Kulkarni was born on the 5th December 1913 at Jalgaon
district. He worked in the freedom movement at Amalner, Jalgaon
district from 1941 to 1947 with Sane Guruji of whom he was a disciple.
In free India he has devoted himself to creating awareness among the
masses, especially the youth and giving lectures on the evils of the
dowry system. He has been president of the anti-dowry movement in
Mumbai for 29 years. He has been conferred many awards and other
honours as well has been nominated as resource person for the
Universities of Mumbai, Goa, Kolhapur and Pune.
5. Smt. Shobnatai Ranade
Smt. Shobtnatai Ranade was brought up in Palgarh. She passed BA
economics with honours in 1947. As a young mother, she participated in
the freedom struggle by volunteering at Congress Party meetings or at
times passing letters, messages or dabbas. She was Chairman of the All
Indian Women�s Conference from 1990 to 1995, and is currently
Secretary of the Gandhi National Memorial Society at the Aga Khan
Palace. Most of her contribution towards social welfare has been for
women�s literarcy and empowerment. Shobnatai Ranade is well known in
Pune for her Gandhian work and committment to women�s welfare. She has
been on the advisory boards of many government and non-government
programmes and has herself initated numerous self-help and training
programmes in Pune and in the districts.
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