Madhu Dandavate was an Indian physicist and socialist politician, who served as Minister of Railways in the Morarji Desai ministry, and as Minister of Finance in the V P Singh ministry.
12 Facts About Madhu Dandavate
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Madhu Dandavate was born in a Marathi Deshastha Brahmin family in Ahmednagar on January 21,1924, the son of Ramachandra Dandavate.
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Madhu Dandavate entered politics as an independence activist, participating in the Quit India Movement in 1942.
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Madhu Dandavate was the leader of a Satyagraha campaign in Goa in 1955 against Portuguese imperialism.
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Madhu Dandavate was a member of Praja Socialist Party, and since 1948 served as chairman of its Maharashtra unit.
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Madhu Dandavate was an active leader of the Land Liberation Movement, 1969.
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Madhu Dandavate was one of the prominent opposition leaders during Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi's tenures as Prime Ministers.
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Madhu Dandavate was arrested during the Emergency in 1975, spending time in Bangalore Central Jail.
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Madhu Dandavate initiated a number of improvements in the country's rail infrastructure.
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Madhu Dandavate was the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission in 1990, and again from 1996 to 1998.
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Madhu Dandavate was married to Pramila Dandavate, who was prominently involved in the socialist movement in India, in 1953.
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Madhu Dandavate was a member of the 7th Lok Sabha after being elected in the 1980 general election from the Mumbai North Central constituency.