Madhavrao Khanderao Bagal, called Bhai Madhavrao Bagal, was a noted writer, artist, journalist, social reformer, political activist, orator and freedom fighter from Kolhapur.
11 Facts About Madhavrao Bagal
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Madhavrao Bagal was born on 28 May 1895 in Kolhapur to Khanderao Bagal.
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Madhavrao Bagal's father Khanderao Bagal was a renowned pleader, tehsildar and a social reformer.
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Madhavrao Bagal received his early education at the Rajaram High School, Kolhapur and later completed painting, modelling and mural decoration courses from JJ School of Art, Bombay.
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Madhavrao Bagal, created his own style of painting with expressing light and shade through minimal colors.
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Madhavrao Bagal has written two books namely Artists of Kolhapur and Art and Artists that talk about art and artists in Kolhapur.
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Madhavrao Bagal's father was staunch Satyashodhak and Madhavrao followed his footsteps and way back in 1927, he declared that Satyashodhaks should become Socialists.
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Madhavrao Bagal was among the front runner leaders, who spearheaded the agitation for independence of India and especially merger of Kolhapur State into the Union of India.
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Madhavrao Bagal was arrested with several of his compatriots like Ratnappa Kumbhar, Dinakara Desai, Nanasaheb Jagadale, R D Minche and others.
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Madhavrao Bagal joined Indian National Congress in the mid-1930s, disillusioned by pro-British politics played by older leaders of peasants movement like Bhaskarrao Jadhav, with whom Madhavrao had started agricultural co-operative societies in Kolhapur and adjoining regions.
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Madhavrao Bagal was one of the front-runner leaders from Dhangar community, who jointly formed Peasants and Workers Party in year 1947 with other former congressman such as Keshavrao Jedhe of Pune, Shankarrao More of Pune, Kakasaheb Wagh of Nasik, Nana Patil of Satara, Tulsidas Jadhav of Solapur, Dajiba Desai of Belgaum, P K Bhapkar and Datta Deshmukh of Ahmadnagar, Vithalrao Hande and others.