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			{{Short description\|Social Worker, Humanitarian and Founder of Yuvak Biradari (Bharat)}}
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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Kranti Shah		\| name = Kranti Shah
	\| image =		\| image =
	\| caption = Kranti Shah		\| caption = Kranti Shah
	\| birth_date = ~~1944~~		\| birth_date = 1942
	\| birth_place = Sangli		\| birth_place = Sangli
	~~\| nationality = Indian~~
	\| organization = Yuvak Biradari		\| organization = Yuvak Biradari
	\| honours = [[Padma Shri]] ~~by Govt. of India~~		\| honours = [[Padma Shri]]
	\| website = {{~~url~~\|biradari.org}}		\| website = {{URL\|www.biradari.org}}
	}}		}}

	~~{{Use dmy dates\|date=September 2016}}~~		'''Kranti Shah''' is an Indian social worker and the founder and director of Yuvak Biradari (Bharat) which is a voluntary, social, educational, cultural and youth movement of India. He has championed the cause of social welfare and youth development since 1974.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Big B, a breath of fresh air for villagers\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/663891.cms \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|date=7 May 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|date=2 Dec 2007\|title=Meet on environment talks of Mumbai's future\|work=[[Indian Express]]\|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/meet-on-environment-talks-of-mumbais-future/245719/\|url-status=dead\|access-date=10 March 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071202233018/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Meet-on-environment-talks-of-Mumbais-future/245719/\|archive-date=2 December 2007\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by [[Govt. of India]] in 2010 in the field of Social work<ref>[http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmashri_awards_list1.php?start=30 Padma Shri] [[Govt. of India]] portal.</ref>
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	'''Kranti Shah''' is the ~~Founder, Director~~ and ~~Managing Trustee~~ of Yuvak Biradari (Bharat) which is a voluntary, social, educational, cultural and youth movement of India. He has championed the cause of social welfare and youth development since 1974.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Big B, a breath of fresh air for villagers\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/663891.cms \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|date=7 May 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|date=2 Dec 2007\|title=Meet on environment talks of Mumbai's future\|work=[[Indian Express]]\|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/meet-on-environment-talks-of-mumbais-future/245719/\|url-status=dead\|access-date=10 March 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071202233018/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Meet-on-environment-talks-of-Mumbais-future/245719/\|archive-date=2 December 2007\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

	He ~~was awarded the~~ [[~~Padma Shri~~]] by [[~~Govt~~. of ~~India~~]] in ~~2010~~ in the ~~field of Social~~ work<ref>~~[http~~://~~india~~.~~gov.in~~/~~myindia~~/~~padmashri_awards_list1~~.~~php?start~~=~~30 Padma Shri] [[Govt. of India]] portal.~~</ref>		==Biography==
			He comes from an illustrious family of freedom fighters and philanthropist-businessman of [[Sangli]] in [[Maharashtra]]. He is a Graduate from [[Fergusson College]], [[Pune]]. His own public life began during his school days when he was actively involved in Rashtra Seva Dal, then with Sane Guruji's Antar Bharati movement, and later he was elected as President of the Maharashtra Students’ Council. He proceeded to set up a Coffee Club for youngsters to engage in social reconstruction. At the time, he led disaster relief and rehabilitation work in the 60s and 70s for [[Koyna earthquake]] victims, Bangladeshi refugees in the aftermath of the [[Indo-Pak war]] as well as in the drought and famine-stricken regions. As his work shaped up over time, he founded the organisation Yuvak Biradari in 1974.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ओ गंगा, तुम बहती हो क्यूँ? \|url=https://maharashtratimes.com/editorial/ravivar-mata/kranti-shah-the-founder-of-yuvak-biradari-81st-birthday-special-article/articleshow/103322788.cms \|access-date=2023-12-23 \|website=Maharashtra Times \|language=mr}}</ref>

	~~==Biography==~~		Over the years under his leadership, Yuvak Biradari's awareness campaigns (long marches) have traversed 35,000 km through [[padayatra]] or cycle yatra by hundreds of youngsters and artists across 22 Indian states and were titled as Jodo Bharat Yatra (National Integration and brotherhood), Shanti Yatra (Peace marches), Vasundhara Bachao Abhiyaan (Save the Earth through environment protection), Swachhata Abhiyaan (Cleanliness and Hygiene) and Kanya Bachao Abhiyaan (Save the girl child) among others. A few examples of these marches are: ‘Ba se Bapu’ (from Pune-2 October to Delhi-14 November 1984), Sabarmati se Brahmaputra (from Ahmedabad-31 October to Guwahati-31 December 1989 and Shilong-12 January 1989), Mandovi se Yamuna (Panaji-18 December 1998 to Delhi-30 January 1999), Dandi Smriti Sankalp Abhiyaan (75 towns of Maharashtra and Gujarat from 11 March – 6 April 2005) etc.
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	~~He comes from an illustrious family of freedom fighters and philanthropist-businessman of~~ [[~~Sangli]] in [[Maharashtra]]. He is a Graduate from [[Fergusson College~~]], ~~[[Pune]]. His own public life began during his school days when he was actively involved in Rashtra Seva Dal~~, ~~then with Sane Guruji's Antar Bharati movement~~ and ~~later he was elected as President of~~ the ~~Maharashtra Students’ Council~~. ~~He proceeded~~ to ~~set up a Coffee Club for youngsters~~ to ~~engage in social reconstruction. At the time he led disaster relief~~ and ~~rehabilitation work in the 60's and 70's for [[Koyna earthquake]] victims~~, ~~Bangladeshi refugees in the aftermath~~ of ~~the [[Indo-Pak war]] as well as in the drought~~ and ~~famine struck regions. As his work shaped up over time, he founded the organisation [[Yuvak Biradari]] in 1974~~.

	Over the years under his leadership, Yuvak Biradari's awareness campaigns (long marches) have traversed 35,000 km through padayatra or cycle yatra by hundreds of youngsters and artists across 22 Indian states and were titled as Jodo Bharat Yatra (National Integration and brotherhood), Shanti Yatra (Peace marches), Vasundhara Bachao Abhiyaan (Save the Earth through environment protection), Swachhata Abhiyaan (Cleanliness and Hygiene) and Kanya Bachao Abhiyaan (Save the girl child) among others. A few examples of these marches are: ‘Ba se Bapu’ (from Pune-2 October to Delhi-14 November 1984), Sabarmati se Brahmaputra (from Ahmedabad-31 October to Guwahati-31 December 1989 and Shilong-12 January 1989), Mandovi se Yamuna (Panaji-18 December 1998 to Delhi-30 January 1999), Dandi Smriti Sankalp Abhiyaan (75 towns of Maharashtra and Gujarat from 11 March – 6 April 2005) etc. In the last three decades more than one lakh trees have been planted with volunteers in different regions. He conceptualised the Ek Sur Ek Taal social and value education programme using the medium of music and ~~till~~ date 21 lakh students have been directly trained in India by their faculty. The social themes of Biradari's 2500 cultural presentations have created long lasting impressions on Indians. These have been ballet productions ~~which~~ were the ~~brain child~~ of Shah to raise social awareness and consciousness. He has organised numerous educational camps, self-employment workshops for rural youth for their economic empowerment, art workshops which have trained 20000 youth till date and developed a generation of responsible citizens. His organisation's relief and rehabilitation work for riot-hit, earthquake, flood and drought victims kindled hope among many groups. Cultural inter-state programmes organised by him across the length and breadth of India have been memorable events in the organisation's history. Seminars on issues relevant ~~for~~ social change, ~~grassroot~~ projects by youngsters, mentoring to hundreds of youth have been his continuous activities. During this journey, many national public figures from the fields of literature, art, social activism, politics, business and academia rendered support to his movement. Thousands of Biradars (members) from around 10 states of the nation were integrated in this long journey.		In the last three decades, more than one lakh trees have been planted with volunteers in different regions. He conceptualised the Ek Sur Ek Taal social and value education programme using the medium of music, and to date, 21 lakh students have been directly trained in India by their faculty. The social themes of Biradari's 2500 cultural presentations have created long-lasting impressions on Indians. These have been ballet productions that were the brainchild of Shah to raise social awareness and consciousness. He has organised numerous educational camps, self-employment workshops for rural youth for their economic empowerment, art workshops which have trained 20000 youth till date and developed a generation of responsible citizens. His organisation's relief and rehabilitation work for riot-hit, earthquake, flood and drought victims kindled hope among many groups. Cultural inter-state programmes organised by him across the length and breadth of India have been memorable events in the organisation's history. Seminars on issues relevant to social change, grassroots projects by youngsters, and mentoring hundreds of youth have been his continuous activities. During this journey, many national public figures from the fields of literature, art, social activism, politics, business and academia rendered support to his movement. Thousands of Biradars (members) from around 10 states of the nation were integrated in this long journey.

	==Awards and recognition==		==Awards and recognition==
	Shah was the recipient of Maharashtra Government's first Shiva Chhatrapati Yuva Award in 1983. Accolades to Yuvak Biradari (Bharat) like the ‘National Youth Award’ by the Government of India in 1993 ~~and~~ the ‘Indira Gandhi National Integration Award’ by the Government of Maharashtra in 1992 were recognitions for his lifetime's contribution. In 2010 he received the prestigious Padma Shri Award (social work) ~~form~~ the Government of India.
			* Shah was the recipient of Maharashtra Government's first Shiva Chhatrapati Yuva Award in 1983.
			* Accolades to Yuvak Biradari (Bharat) like the ‘National Youth Award’ by the Government of India in 1993
			* the ‘Indira Gandhi National Integration Award’ by the Government of Maharashtra in 1992 were recognitions for his lifetime's contribution.
			* In 2010 he received the prestigious Padma Shri Award (social work) from the Government of India.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Padma Shri Awards \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/padma-shri-awards-65793-2010-01-24 \|access-date=2023-12-23 \|website=India Today \|language=en}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* [http://www.biradari.org/index.aspx Yuvak Biradari, website]		* [http://www.biradari.org/index.aspx Yuvak Biradari, website] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125191910/http://www.biradari.org/index.aspx \|date=25 January 2010 }}

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			{{Infobox person
			\| name = Kranti Shah
			\| image =
			\| caption = Kranti Shah
			\| birth_date = 1944
			\| birth_place = Sangli
			\| nationality = Indian
			\| organization = Yuvak Biradari
			\| honours = [[Padma Shri]] by Govt. of India
			\| website = {{url\|biradari.org}}
			}}

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	'''Kranti Shah''' is the Founder, Director and Managing Trustee of Yuvak Biradari (Bharat) which is a voluntary, social, educational, cultural and youth movement of India. He has championed the cause of social welfare and youth development since 1974.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Big B, a breath of fresh air for villagers\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/663891.cms \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|date=7 May 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Meet on environment talks of Mumbai's future\|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/meet-on-environment-talks-of-mumbais-future/245719/\|~~publisher~~=~~[[Indian Express]]~~\|date=~~2 Dec 2007~~\|url~~-status=dead\|archiveurl~~=https://web.archive.org/web/20071202233018/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Meet-on-environment-talks-of-Mumbais-future/245719/\|~~archivedate~~=2 December 2007\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		'''Kranti Shah''' is the Founder, Director and Managing Trustee of Yuvak Biradari (Bharat) which is a voluntary, social, educational, cultural and youth movement of India. He has championed the cause of social welfare and youth development since 1974.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Big B, a breath of fresh air for villagers\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/663891.cms \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|date=7 May 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|date=2 Dec 2007\|title=Meet on environment talks of Mumbai's future\|work=[[Indian Express]]\|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/meet-on-environment-talks-of-mumbais-future/245719/\|url-status=dead\|access-date=10 March 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071202233018/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Meet-on-environment-talks-of-Mumbais-future/245719/\|archive-date=2 December 2007\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

	He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by [[Govt. of India]] in 2010 in the field of Social work<ref>[http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmashri_awards_list1.php?start=30 Padma Shri] [[Govt. of India]] portal.</ref>		He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by [[Govt. of India]] in 2010 in the field of Social work<ref>[http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmashri_awards_list1.php?start=30 Padma Shri] [[Govt. of India]] portal.</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	He comes from an illustrious family of freedom fighters and philanthropist-businessman of [[Sangli]] in [[Maharashtra]]. He is a Graduate from [[Fergusson College]], [[Pune]]. His own public life began during his school days when he was actively involved in Rashtra Seva Dal, then with Sane Guruji's Antar Bharati movement and later he was elected as President of the Maharashtra Students’ Council. He proceeded to set up a Coffee Club for youngsters to engage in social reconstruction. At the time he led disaster relief and rehabilitation work in the 60's and 70's for [[Koyna earthquake]] victims, Bangladeshi refugees in the aftermath of the [[Indo-Pak war]] as well as in the drought and famine struck regions. As his work shaped up over time, he founded the organisation [[Yuvak Biradari]] in 1974.		He comes from an illustrious family of freedom fighters and philanthropist-businessman of [[Sangli]] in [[Maharashtra]]. He is a Graduate from [[Fergusson College]], [[Pune]]. His own public life began during his school days when he was actively involved in Rashtra Seva Dal, then with Sane Guruji's Antar Bharati movement and later he was elected as President of the Maharashtra Students’ Council. He proceeded to set up a Coffee Club for youngsters to engage in social reconstruction. At the time he led disaster relief and rehabilitation work in the 60's and 70's for [[Koyna earthquake]] victims, Bangladeshi refugees in the aftermath of the [[Indo-Pak war]] as well as in the drought and famine struck regions. As his work shaped up over time, he founded the organisation [[Yuvak Biradari]] in 1974.

	Over the years under his leadership, Yuvak Biradari's awareness campaigns (long marches) have traversed 35,000 km through padayatra or cycle yatra by hundreds of youngsters and artists across 22 Indian states and were titled as Jodo Bharat Yatra (National Integration and brotherhood), Shanti Yatra (Peace marches), Vasundhara Bachao Abhiyaan (Save the Earth through environment protection), Swachhata Abhiyaan (Cleanliness and Hygiene) and Kanya Bachao Abhiyaan (Save the girl child) among others. A few examples of these marches are: ‘Ba se Bapu’ (from Pune-2 October to Delhi-14 November 1984), Sabarmati se Brahmaputra (from Ahmedabad-31 October to Guwahati-31 December 1989 and Shilong-12 January 1989), Mandovi se Yamuna (Panaji-18 December 1998 to Delhi-30 January 1999), Dandi Smriti Sankalp Abhiyaan (75 towns of Maharashtra and Gujarat from 11 March – 6 April 2005) etc. In the last three decades more than one lakh trees have been planted with volunteers in different regions. He conceptualised the Ek Sur Ek Taal social and value education programme using the medium of music and till date 21 lakh students have been directly trained in India by their faculty. The social themes of Biradari's 2500 cultural presentations have created long lasting impressions on Indians. These have been ballet productions which were the brain child of ~~Mr.~~ Shah to raise social awareness and consciousness. He has organised numerous educational camps, self-employment workshops for rural youth for their economic empowerment, art workshops which have trained 20000 youth till date and developed a generation of responsible citizens. His organisation's relief and rehabilitation work for riot-hit, earthquake, flood and drought victims kindled hope among many groups. Cultural inter-state programmes organised by him across the length and breadth of India have been memorable events in the organisation's history. Seminars on issues relevant for social change, grassroot projects by youngsters, mentoring to hundreds of youth have been his continuous activities. During this journey, many national public figures from the fields of literature, art, social activism, politics, business and academia rendered support to his movement. Thousands of Biradars (members) from around 10 states of the nation were integrated in this long journey.		Over the years under his leadership, Yuvak Biradari's awareness campaigns (long marches) have traversed 35,000 km through padayatra or cycle yatra by hundreds of youngsters and artists across 22 Indian states and were titled as Jodo Bharat Yatra (National Integration and brotherhood), Shanti Yatra (Peace marches), Vasundhara Bachao Abhiyaan (Save the Earth through environment protection), Swachhata Abhiyaan (Cleanliness and Hygiene) and Kanya Bachao Abhiyaan (Save the girl child) among others. A few examples of these marches are: ‘Ba se Bapu’ (from Pune-2 October to Delhi-14 November 1984), Sabarmati se Brahmaputra (from Ahmedabad-31 October to Guwahati-31 December 1989 and Shilong-12 January 1989), Mandovi se Yamuna (Panaji-18 December 1998 to Delhi-30 January 1999), Dandi Smriti Sankalp Abhiyaan (75 towns of Maharashtra and Gujarat from 11 March – 6 April 2005) etc. In the last three decades more than one lakh trees have been planted with volunteers in different regions. He conceptualised the Ek Sur Ek Taal social and value education programme using the medium of music and till date 21 lakh students have been directly trained in India by their faculty. The social themes of Biradari's 2500 cultural presentations have created long lasting impressions on Indians. These have been ballet productions which were the brain child of Shah to raise social awareness and consciousness. He has organised numerous educational camps, self-employment workshops for rural youth for their economic empowerment, art workshops which have trained 20000 youth till date and developed a generation of responsible citizens. His organisation's relief and rehabilitation work for riot-hit, earthquake, flood and drought victims kindled hope among many groups. Cultural inter-state programmes organised by him across the length and breadth of India have been memorable events in the organisation's history. Seminars on issues relevant for social change, grassroot projects by youngsters, mentoring to hundreds of youth have been his continuous activities. During this journey, many national public figures from the fields of literature, art, social activism, politics, business and academia rendered support to his movement. Thousands of Biradars (members) from around 10 states of the nation were integrated in this long journey.

	==Awards and recognition==		==Awards and recognition==
	~~Mr Kranti~~ Shah was the recipient of Maharashtra Government's first Shiva Chhatrapati Yuva Award in 1983. Accolades to Yuvak Biradari (Bharat) like the ‘National Youth Award’ by the Government of India in 1993 and the ‘Indira Gandhi National Integration Award’ by the Government of Maharashtra in 1992 were recognitions for his lifetime's contribution. In 2010 he received the prestigious Padma Shri Award (social work) form the Government of India.		Shah was the recipient of Maharashtra Government's first Shiva Chhatrapati Yuva Award in 1983. Accolades to Yuvak Biradari (Bharat) like the ‘National Youth Award’ by the Government of India in 1993 and the ‘Indira Gandhi National Integration Award’ by the Government of Maharashtra in 1992 were recognitions for his lifetime's contribution. In 2010 he received the prestigious Padma Shri Award (social work) form the Government of India.

	==References==		==References==
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'''Kranti Shah''' is the Founder, Director and Managing Trustee of Yuvak Biradari (Bharat) which is a voluntary, social, educational, cultural and youth movement of India. He has championed the cause of social welfare and youth development since 1974.<ref>{{cite news |title=Big B, a breath of fresh air for villagers|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/663891.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=7 May 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Meet on environment talks of Mumbai's future|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/meet-on-environment-talks-of-mumbais-future/245719/|publisher=[[Indian Express]]|date=2 Dec 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071202233018/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Meet-on-environment-talks-of-Mumbais-future/245719/|archivedate=2 December 2007|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by [[Govt. of India]] in 2010 in the field of Social work<ref>[http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmashri_awards_list1.php?start=30 Padma Shri] [[Govt. of India]] portal.</ref>

==Biography==
He comes from an illustrious family of freedom fighters and philanthropist-businessman of [[Sangli]] in [[Maharashtra]]. He is a Graduate from [[Fergusson College]], [[Pune]]. His own public life began during his school days when he was actively involved in Rashtra Seva Dal, then with Sane Guruji's Antar Bharati movement and later he was elected as President of the Maharashtra Students’ Council. He proceeded to set up a Coffee Club for youngsters to engage in social reconstruction. At the time he led disaster relief and rehabilitation work in the 60's and 70's for [[Koyna earthquake]] victims, Bangladeshi refugees in the aftermath of the [[Indo-Pak war]] as well as in the drought and famine struck regions. As his work shaped up over time, he founded the organisation [[Yuvak Biradari]] in 1974.

Over the years under his leadership, Yuvak Biradari's awareness campaigns (long marches) have traversed 35,000 km through padayatra or cycle yatra by hundreds of youngsters and artists across 22 Indian states and were titled as Jodo Bharat Yatra (National Integration and brotherhood), Shanti Yatra (Peace marches), Vasundhara Bachao Abhiyaan (Save the Earth through environment protection), Swachhata Abhiyaan (Cleanliness and Hygiene) and Kanya Bachao Abhiyaan (Save the girl child) among others. A few examples of these marches are: ‘Ba se Bapu’ (from Pune-2 October to Delhi-14 November 1984), Sabarmati se Brahmaputra (from Ahmedabad-31 October to Guwahati-31 December 1989 and Shilong-12 January 1989), Mandovi se Yamuna (Panaji-18 December 1998 to Delhi-30 January 1999), Dandi Smriti Sankalp Abhiyaan (75 towns of Maharashtra and Gujarat from 11 March – 6 April 2005) etc. In the last three decades more than one lakh trees have been planted with volunteers in different regions. He conceptualised the Ek Sur Ek Taal social and value education programme using the medium of music and till date 21 lakh students have been directly trained in India by their faculty. The social themes of Biradari's 2500 cultural presentations have created long lasting impressions on Indians. These have been ballet productions which were the brain child of Mr. Shah to raise social awareness and consciousness. He has organised numerous educational camps, self-employment workshops for rural youth for their economic empowerment, art workshops which have trained 20000 youth till date and developed a generation of responsible citizens. His organisation's relief and rehabilitation work for riot-hit, earthquake, flood and drought victims kindled hope among many groups. Cultural inter-state programmes organised by him across the length and breadth of India have been memorable events in the organisation's history. Seminars on issues relevant for social change, grassroot projects by youngsters, mentoring to hundreds of youth have been his continuous activities. During this journey, many national public figures from the fields of literature, art, social activism, politics, business and academia rendered support to his movement. Thousands of Biradars (members) from around 10 states of the nation were integrated in this long journey.

==Awards and recognition==
Mr Kranti Shah was the recipient of Maharashtra Government's first Shiva Chhatrapati Yuva Award in 1983. Accolades to Yuvak Biradari (Bharat) like the ‘National Youth Award’ by the Government of India in 1993 and the ‘Indira Gandhi National Integration Award’ by the Government of Maharashtra in 1992 were recognitions for his lifetime's contribution. In 2010 he received the prestigious Padma Shri Award (social work) form the Government of India.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.biradari.org/index.aspx Yuvak Biradari, website]

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