Nana Patil

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{{short description|Indian independence activist}}
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'''Nana Patil''', popularly known as ''Krantisinh'' ( lit. 'revolutionary lion'), was an [[Indian people|Indian]] independence activist ([[freedom fighter]]) and [[Member of Parliament]] for the [[Communist Party of India]] representing Beed District of Marathwada region. He was a source of inspiration for the people. Earlier, he had been a founder of the revolutionary Prati-sarkar formed in [[Yedemachindra]] [[Sangli district]] of west [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Deshmukh|first=Madhuri|date=7 August 2016|title=Memories of Historic Satara Parallel Govt against British Rule Revisited in Massive Gathering at Walva, Sangli {{!}} Peoples Democracy|url=https://peoplesdemocracy.in/2016/0807_pd/memories-historic-satara-parallel-govt-against-british-rule-revisited-massive-gathering|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526125937/https://peoplesdemocracy.in/2016/0807_pd/memories-historic-satara-parallel-govt-against-british-rule-revisited-massive-gathering|archive-date=26 May 2017|access-date=19 September 2020|website=peoplesdemocracy.in}}</ref> Krantisinh Nana Patil established a parallel government in the district of Satara. He died on 6 December 1976.

==British Raj period==
Nana Patil was born on 3 August 1900 at [[Yedemachindra]], Maharashtra. His full name was Nana Ramchandra Pisal and he was a founding member of the [[Hindustan Republican Association]] who went underground between 1929 and 1932. Patil was imprisoned eight or nine times during the struggle with the [[British Raj]] from 1932 to 1942. He went underground for a second time for 44 months during the [[Quit India movement]] in 1942. He was active mainly in [[Tasgaon]], [[Khanapur]], [[Walva]] and south [[Karad]] talukas in Sangli district. For a few months he stayed in the village of [[Dhankawadi]], [[Purandar taluka|Purandhar]], and received help from the then-Patil (village headman), [[Shamrao Takawale]]. Patil's method was direct attack on the colonial government and was widely accepted in the district.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}

==Connections with Prarthana Samaj==
In 1919, Patil began his social work with [[Prarthana Samaj]] for the development of depressed classes and creating awareness against blind faith and harmful traditions. He spent ten years working for the Prarthana Samaj and the associated [[Satyashodhak Samaj]]. During this period he started welfare initiatives such as 'samaj-vivah' (low budget marriage) and bhaiyya education.{{Definition needed|date=May 2021}} He was against the [[caste system]] and throughout his life he fought for the right of the poor and farmers. He taught them to avoid extra expenses incurred in traditional marriage ceremonies and festivals; he also advised them to avoid taking loans and also emphasized the importance of education for social development.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}

==Political career==
Patil started his public life in the [[Indian National Congress]] but in 1948 joined the [[Peasants and Workers Party of India]] with [[Shankarrao More]], [[Keshavrao Jedhe]], [[Bhausaheb Raut]], [[Madhavrao Bagal]]. He got a ticket from [[Communist Party of India]] in 1957 to contest the [[Lok Sabha]] elections in the [[Satara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Satara constituency]] and in 1967 from [[Beed (Lok Sabha constituency)|Beed constituency]]. He was successful in 1957 and 1967.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf|title=General Election of India 1967, List of Successful Candidate |publisher= Election Commission of India |accessdate=2010-01-13| page=70 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718185108/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf|archivedate=2014-07-18}}</ref>

Patil also fought along with [[Aacharya Atre]] for the creation of the state of Maharashtra.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://satara.nic.in/htmldocs/prominet_personalities1.htm Prominent personalities]
* [http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok02/state/02lsbm.htm smarty mera bhai tu naana patil]
* [http://nagnathanna.com Nagnathanna Nayakawadi]

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[[Category:4th Lok Sabha members]]
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