Sadanand Varde (6 November 1925 – 29 January 2007) was an Indian socialist leader, politician, and freedom fighter from

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. He served as the Education Minister of Maharashtra State in the government led by

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's Progressive Democratic Front in 1978. Varde was elected as a

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(MLA) from the Bandra constituency as a member of the

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during the same year.

Career

Varde started his career as a professor of economics at R. D. National College in

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. Actively involved in the Quit India movement as a college student, he faced imprisonment for 18 months during the 1942 Quit India movement. He spent 18 months in jail during the

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, imposed by

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. Sadanand Varde served as a corporator in the

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(BMC) for over a decade. In 1978, he was elected as the MLA from the Bandra assembly constituency representing the

. Varde assumed the role of the Education Minister of Maharashtra in the Sharad Pawar-led Progressive Democratic Front government in 1978. He was also given the portfolio of the State Excise and Forest Ministry. He served as the Member of the

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. He was associated with the '' Sadhana'' weekly, a

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publication and established the 'Apna Ghar (Aple Ghar)' housing complex for survivors and orphans of the

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region. Later, Varde dedicated himself as a full-time volunteer for the Rashtra Seva Dal.

Personal life

Sadanand Varde was married to Sudha Varde. The couple had a son named Abhijit and a daughter, Jhelum Paranjape, an Odissi dance exponent. He passed away on 29 January 2007, at his home in Bandra, Mumbai, after a prolonged illness.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sadanand, Varde Maharashtra politicians People from Bandra Maharashtra MLAs 1978–1980 State cabinet ministers of Maharashtra Janata Dal politicians Samajwadi Party politicians Indian people imprisoned during the Emergency (India) Prisoners and detainees of British India 1925 births 2007 deaths