Balasaheb Desai
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Balasaheb Desai | |
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Education Minister of Maharashtra | |
In office 7 December 1960 – 27 November 1978 | |
Constituency | Patan |
Home Minister of Maharashtra | |
In office 7 December 1960 – 27 November 1978 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Vihe, Tal Patan, British India | 10 March 1910
Died | Mumbai, Maharastra | 24 April 1983
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Other political affiliations | Peasants and Workers Party of India |
Spouse | Vatsalabai |
Children | 6 |
Relatives | Shambhuraj Desai (grandson) Raviraj Desai (grandson) |
Balasaheb Desai (born as Daulatrao Shripatrao Desai on 10 March 1910 in Village Vihe, Tal Patan, Satara district) was a leading politician and social worker from Maharashtra, India, who held important positions in the Maharashtra state government as home minister, education minister and cultural minister during the initial formation of the Maharashtra state.[1] He was instrumental in establishing Shivaji University in Kolhapur in 1962.[2]
Career
Desai started his law practice in
In the history of Maharashtra government, Desai is seen[by whom?] as one of strongest home ministers to date.[when?] He took steps to make the Home and Police Department strong and reliable. He handled many critical situations during his term as home minister including the outbreak of violence by members of the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement in Bombay (now Mumbai).
On 11 December 1967, a disastrous earthquake took place in Patan. His tireless work to help the people of Maharashtra recover from the disaster was widely appreciated. He came to be known as a true leader of the poor. The journalist Pralhad Keshav Atre called him "Loknete".
He was elected MLA for his constituency three times and secured a place in the cabinet of the Maharashtra government. He was speaker of
Co-operative movement
Desai established a sugar factory called Loknete Balasaheb Desai Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana in Patan. This sugar mill was started as a
Shivaji University, Kolhapur
Desai was an educational minister in the first cabinet of the Maharashtra government in 1960. He was instrumental in establishing Shivaji University in Kolhapur in 1962.[4] He also established Balasaheb Desai College of Arts and Science in 1969 at Patan.
References
- ^ a b "CM on Balasaheb Desai". Sarkarnama (in Marathi). 11 August 2017.
- "लोकनेते बाळासाहेब देसाई स्मारकासाठी एक कोटी दहा लाख मंजूर". Sakal (in Marathi). 9 March 2018.
- "विधानसभा चुनाव परिणाम" (in Marathi). Lokmat. - ^ "लोकनेते बाळासाहेब देसाई यांनी सामान्यांचे जीवनमान उंचावले : डॉ. अरूण भोसले". Daily Hunt (in Marathi). 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Maharashtra Legislature, Mumbai" (PDF). Legislative Bodies in India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "Shivaji Vidyapeeth". Shivaji University. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
External links
- स्व.लोकनेते बाळासाहेब देसाई. (in Marathi)
- Balasaheb Desai College
- The Samyukta Maharashtra Movemnet (1946-1960)
- "DESAI, Daulatrao Shripatrao, alias Balasaheb", India Who's Who 1969