Shivajirao Girdhar Patil
| Shivajirao Girdhar Patil | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 March 1925 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Dadasaheb Shivajirao Patil |
| Occupation | Social activist, Politician |
| Spouse(s) | Vidya Patil |
| Children | Anita Deshmukh, Smita Patil Babbar, Manya Seth |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (2013) |
Shivajirao Girdhar Patil is an Indian social activist and politician from the state of Maharashtra. He began his social activism at an early age when he took part in the independence movement. Post-independence, he has been associated with various political parties and has been member of Maharashtra Legislative Council, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and later also of the Rajya Sabha for one term. Recently in 2013 he was presented with Padma Bhushan; India's third highest civilian award. He is father of the late film actress Smita Patil.
Patil has been an active politician from a young age, and has been associated with several political parties, including the Communist Party of India (CPI), the Congress party, Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party.
Patil began his career as a radical and was attracted to the Communist movement as a teenager. In 1939, aged only 15, he became the president of the All India Students Federation (AISF), which is the student wing of the Communist Party of India (CPI). Founded in August 1936, the AISF the first national Indian union of students. Through AISF, Patil took part in various activities aimed at subverting British rule in India. Some of these activities were violent, and Patil was arrested, tried and imprisoned for twelve long years.
Patil was a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council (Upper House) from 1960 to 1967 and of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Lower House) from 1967 to 1980, contesting and winning the elections of 1967, 1972 and 1978. He served as a minister in the Maharashtra government for two stints: 1968-72 under Vasantrao Naik and 1976-78 under Shankarrao Chavan and Vasantdada Patil. All of these ministers belonged to the Congress party. As minister, Patil handled the portfolios of irrigation, power, protocol, co-operatives and legislative affairs. Later, he also was the member of Rajya Sabha for one term from 1992 to 1998.
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