Pandurang Mahadev Bapat

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Samyukta Maharashtra Movement

Pandurang Mahadev Bapat (12 November 1880 – 28 November 1967), popularly known as Senapati Bapat, was a figure in the Indian independence movement. He acquired the title of Senapati, meaning commander, as a consequence of his leadership during the Mulshi Satyagraha.[1] In 1977, the

Indian government issued a postage stamp to commemorate him.[2]

Early life and education

Senapati Bapat was born in a

Chitpawan Brahmin family on 12 November 1880 in Parner. His family was originally from Ratnagiri.[3] He was educated at Deccan College and then travelled to Britain on a government scholarship in order to study engineering.[4]

As a revolutionary

During his stay in Britain, he was associated with

Houses of Parliament in London, took his skills back to India and passed them on to others.[1][a]

While in hiding after the

Poona area who were aligned with Bal Gangadhar Tilak's attempts to establish local organisations supporting the cause of Indian independence.[6]

Shift to Gandhian Philosophy

He re-aligned himself with

Gandhi's vision of Swaraj in late 1920 following the death of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, despite having been a fervent supporter of the Tilak's vision. This was a considerable shift, given his firebrand nature and willingness to use violence, but although he took the Gandhian oath of non-violence he remained willing to use force when he thought it necessary.[7]

From 1921, Bapat led the three-year farmers' protest (

Subhash Chandra Bose.[citation needed
]

Legacy

Major public roads in Pune and Mumbai have been named in his honour,[10] and he featured in issue 303 of the Amar Chitra Katha comic book series in 1984.[11] In 1977, the Government of India issued a postage stamp to commemorate him.[2]

On 15 August 1947 — Indian Independence Day — Bapat was given the honour of raising the Indian national flag over the city of

Poona for the first time.[12]
Bapat memorial was built at the site of the Mulshi satyagraha on his birth centenary in 1980.

References

Notes

  1. ^ A revolutionary from Russia passed a bomb-making manual on to Bapat in 1908 and this was translated by another Russian prior to duplicate copies being made by the Free India Society in London for distribution in India.[5]

Citations

  1. ^
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  2. ^ a b "IndianPost". Indianpost.com. 28 November 1977.
  3. ^ Y. D. Phadke (1981). Portrait of a revolutionary: Senapati Bapat. Senapati Bapat Centenary Celebration Samiti. p. 2. Among such young men initiated into revolutionary activities was Pandurang Mahadeo Bapat who later on became widely known as Senapati (General) Bapat. On 12 November 1880, Pandurang Bapat was born in a Chitpawan or Konkanastha Brahmin family at Parner in the Ahmednagar district of the Bombay Presidency. His family was from Guhagar in the Ratnagiri district.
  4. ^ 11_chapter 6.pdf - Shodhganga (PDF). p. 475.
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  8. ISBN 9780761998334
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  10. ^ Rao, Suman. "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  11. ISBN 9780253220523
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  12. Indian Express
    . 17 April 2017.
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