Pandurang Mahadev Bapat, popularly known as Senapati Bapat, was a figure in the Indian independence movement.
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10 Facts About Senapati Bapat
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Senapati Bapat acquired the title of Senapati, meaning commander, as a consequence of his leadership during the Mulshi satyagraha.
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Senapati Bapat was born in a Marathi Chitpawan family on 12 November 1880 in Parner.
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Senapati Bapat was educated at Deccan College and then travelled to Britain on a government scholarship in order to study engineering.
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Senapati Bapat became associated at this time with the Savarkar brothers, Vinayak and Ganesh.
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Senapati Bapat was free by 1915, and was a "seasoned revolutionary", according to Richard Cashman.
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Senapati Bapat had joined the staff of Mahratta and was one of several influential figures from the Poona area who were aligned with Bal Gangadhar Tilak's attempts to establish local organisations supporting the cause of Indian independence.
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From 1921, Senapati Bapat led the three-year farmers' protest against the construction of the Mulshi Dam by the Tata company.
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Senapati Bapat initially dug test trenches on land without obtaining permission and the farmers, who were mostly tenants, objected in fear of losing their lands.
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Senapati Bapat memorial was built at the site of the Mulshi satyagraha on his birth centenary in 1980.
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