Shri Pandurang Narayan Salunkhe (12 Sep 1917 - 20 May 2007) - popularly known as Dada, was an Indian independence activist (Freedom Fighter) representing Satara district Patan Taluka. Earlier, he was a member of ''Prati-sarkar'' formed by krantisinh

Nana Patil Nana Patil (Nana Ramchandra Pisal Patil) (3 August 1900 - 6 December 1976) popularly known as ''Krantisinh'' ( lit. 'revolutionary lion'), was an Indian independence activist, freedom fighter and Member of Parliament for the Communist Party o ...

British Raj period

Pandurang Narayan

Salunkhe Salunkhe (साळुंखे) is a prominent Maratha clan mostly from Maharashtra and neighbouring states. They have scattered through regions of Maratha dominance such as Beed, Akola, Buldana, Parbhani, Jalna, Aurangabad, Chalisgaon, Ja ...

was born on 12 September 1917 at Maldan Tal- Patan. Salunkhe was imprisoned three to four times during the struggle with the

British Raj The British Raj ( ; from Hindustani language, Hindustani , 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the colonial rule of the British The Crown, Crown on the Indian subcontinent, * * lasting from 1858 to 1947. * * It is also called Crown rule ...

from 1939 to 1942. He was active mainly in Patan, south

Karad Karad is a city in Satara district of Indian States and territories of India, state of Maharashtra. It is located 302 km (180.19 miles) from Mumbai, 74 km from Sangli and 162 km from Pune. It lies at the confluence of Koyna R ...

Talukas in Satara Districts. For few years 6-7 he was arrested by British Government in the year 1942.

Got Tamrpatra from Maharashtra Sarkar

He was an Indian independence activist so he got

Tamrapatra Indian copper plate inscriptions are legal records engraved on copper plates. The practice was widespread and long-running in the Indian subcontinent; it may date back to as early as the 3rd millennium BCE, however the vast majority of recovered ...

from Maharashtra sarkar in the year 1975. Also he got much and more local awards.

Death

He died in his home at the age 90 on 20 May 2007, at Maldan Tal- Patan District Satara.

References

1917 births 2007 deaths Indian independence activists from Maharashtra People from Satara district {{India-activist-stub