Tulshidas Jadhav
| Tulsidas Jadhav / Tulshidas Jadhav | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 January 1905 Dahitane, Solapur, British India |
| Died | 11 September 1999 Mumbai, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Independence activist and politician |
| Known for | Freedom fighter, social reformer, political activist, politician, Gandhian, |
Tulsidas Jadhav (25 January 1905 – 11 September 1999) was a noted freedom fighter, political activist, social worker, farmer and member of Bombay Legislative Council and Lok Sabha.
Tulsidas Subhanrao Jadhav was born on 25 January 1905 at village Dahitane,Tal.Barshi, Dist. Solapur and was educated at Haribhai Deokarn High School, Solapur.
He married Janabai Tulsidas Jadhav in 1913. He had two sons and four daughters. His elder son is Jaywant Jadhav. and younger son was yeshwant jadhav .His one daughter Kalavati was married to Babasaheb Bhosale, who later became Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
He was an agriculturist or farmer by profession.
He was associated with Indian National Congress from 1921 to 1947 and was one of the active freedom fighter from Solapur. When Mahatma Gandhi initiated his Salt Satyagraha in 1930 young workers like Krisnaji Bhimrao Antrolikar, Tulsidas Jadhav and Jajuji came on the scene and became staunch followers of the Gandhian philosophy. In 1930 during time of communal he was imprisoned in 1931, 1932, 1941 and 1942. From 1937-1939, 1946-1951 and 1951-57 he was a member of Bombay Legislative Assembly. Once during satyagraha, officer put a pistol on his chest and ordered his to leave but he refused to budge - luckily he was let-off. He was closely associated with Mahatma Gandhi and served as his secretary, when in Yerwada prison in 1932.
After independence, he left Congress in 1947 and with some other ex-congressman joined the Peasants and Workers Party of India, of which he was one of founder member.
In 1961 he again joined Congress with his other PWP colleagues like Keshavrao Jedhe, Shankarrao More. He was given ticket and was elected as a member of 3rd Lok Sabha from Nanded from 1962–67 and as a member of the 4th Lok Sabha from Baramati as a Congress candidate. He was at times vocal opponent of Yashwantrao Chavan in many matters of policies and decisions for which in 1971 elections he was denied election ticket. He was part of radical camp in Maharashtra Congress of which other politicians included Shankarrao More and R. K. Khadlikar.
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