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Panjabrao Deshmukh

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Panjabrao Deshmukh
Dr. Punjabrao Deshmukh Statue.jpg
Minister of Agriculture, India
Personal details
Born (1898-12-27)27 December 1898
Papal, Amravati, Vidarbha, India
Died 10 April 1965(1965-04-10) (aged 66)
Delhi, India.
Nationality Indian
Spouse(s) Vimalabai Deshmukh
Profession Lawyer

Panjabrao Shamrao Deshmukh (Marathi:पंजाबराव शामराव देशमुख )(27 December 1898 – 10 April 1965) famously known as Bhausaheb Deshmukh was a social activist and a farmer's leader in India. He was the Minister of Agriculture in the first cabinet of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in 1952.

He was born in a agriculture family at Papal in Amravati district of Vidarbha, Maharashtra on 27 December 1898. His childhood days were spent happily at Papal. His Father name was Shamrao and mothername was Radhabai. His original surname was "Kadam". After completing his primary education at home, he was sent to Songaon at first and then to Karanja Lad. He got his highschool education at Karanja lad up to ninth standard. Then he took admission in Hind Highschool, Amravati. After that he went to Fergusson College at Pune.

In those times there were no facilities of higher education in India. Many Students used to go to England for further education. So he also wanted to be a Barrister from Cambridge University. Despite too much poverty at home, he managed to make money to go to England. He took barrister degree in 1921. He also took M.A. honours in Sanskrit and done Ph.D. with the subject Origin and development of religion in vedic literature.

He was attached with Satya Shodhak Samaj of Mahatma Phule. He did satyagraha for entry to untouchables in Ambabai Temple, Amravati, which was a very strongly condemned by the upper castes. Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar supported him in this movement. As a human being no one have power to refuse workship of god. Acting on this basis of human being he started his movement. Finally management of temple allowed untouchable to enter the temple of Ambadevi. "Charity always begins from home" is good phrase but everyone must follows it. Dr. Punjabrao Deshmukh also started equality movement from his home. After death of father his mother asked him to conduct traditional activity "Shradhha" with Brahmins. He brings untouchables students from his school hostel to home and his mother treated them as Brahmins.


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