Bhaurao Patil
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1887 – 1959
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Who was Bhaurao Patil?
Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil, born in Kumbhoj, Kolhapur, was a social activist and educator in Maharashtra, India. A strong advocate of mass education, he founded the Rayat Education Society. Bhaurao played an important role in educating backward castes and low income people by coining the philosophy earn and learn. He was a prominent member of Satyashodhak Samaj, founded by Mahatma Jotirao Phule. The people of Maharashtra honoured him with the sobriquet Karmaveer and the Government of India awarded him with Padma Bhushan in 1959.
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- Born
- Sep 22, 1887
Kumbhoj - Religion
- Jainism
- Nationality
- India
- Died
- May 9, 1959
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on July 23, 2013
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