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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Ram Eqbal worked in Rohtas Group of Industries as a manual worker, and became an activist for Indian Independence in 1938.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091123/jsp/nation/story_11774027.jsp\|title=The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) {{!}} Nation {{!}} ~~Warsi’s~~ different world\|website=www.telegraphindia.com\|access-date=2016-10-10}}</ref> In 1942, he participated in the [[Quit India Movement]] and was imprisoned, where he met socialist leaders [[Jayaprakash Narayan]] and [[Ram Manohar Lohia]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1161011/jsp/bihar/story_112916.jsp\|title=Tributes pour in for 'Gandhi of Ara'\|newspaper=The Telegraph\|access-date=2016-10-12\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011171458/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1161011/jsp/bihar/story_112916.jsp\|archive-date=11 October 2016\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He joined [[Subhas Chandra Bose\|Subash Chandra Bose]]'s [[Indian National Army]] in 1943.<ref name=":0" />		Ram Eqbal worked in Rohtas Group of Industries as a manual worker, and became an activist for Indian Independence in 1938.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091123/jsp/nation/story_11774027.jsp\|title=The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) {{!}} Nation {{!}} Warsi's different world\|website=www.telegraphindia.com\|access-date=2016-10-10}}</ref> In 1942, he participated in the [[Quit India Movement]] and was imprisoned, where he met socialist leaders [[Jayaprakash Narayan]] and [[Ram Manohar Lohia]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1161011/jsp/bihar/story_112916.jsp\|title=Tributes pour in for 'Gandhi of Ara'\|newspaper=The Telegraph\|access-date=2016-10-12\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011171458/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1161011/jsp/bihar/story_112916.jsp\|archive-date=11 October 2016\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He joined [[Subhas Chandra Bose\|Subash Chandra Bose]]'s [[Indian National Army]] in 1943.<ref name=":0" />

	Socialist leader [[Ram Manohar Lohia]] had named Warsi as Gandhi of Piro (''Piro ke Gandhi'') in 1956, for his strong socialist views.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/socialist-leader-ram-iqbal-worsi-dead/1/784112.html\|title=Socialist leader Ram Iqbal Worsi dead\|date=10 October 2016\|website=India Today\|access-date=10 October 2016\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011055847/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/socialist-leader-ram-iqbal-worsi-dead/1/784112.html\|archive-date=11 October 2016\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite news\|url=http://hindi.eenaduindia.com/State/Bihar/2016/08/14202913/story-of-freedom-fighter-Ram-iqbal-warsi.vpf\|title=बोले 'शाहाबाद के गांधी', आज की सरकार दमन करना जानती है, समाज बनाना नहीं\|newspaper=Eenadu English Portal\|access-date=2016-10-10\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011055933/http://hindi.eenaduindia.com/State/Bihar/2016/08/14202913/story-of-freedom-fighter-Ram-iqbal-warsi.vpf\|archive-date=11 October 2016\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		Socialist leader [[Ram Manohar Lohia]] had named Warsi as Gandhi of Piro (''Piro ke Gandhi'') in 1956, for his strong socialist views.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/socialist-leader-ram-iqbal-worsi-dead/1/784112.html\|title=Socialist leader Ram Iqbal Worsi dead\|date=10 October 2016\|website=India Today\|access-date=10 October 2016\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011055847/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/socialist-leader-ram-iqbal-worsi-dead/1/784112.html\|archive-date=11 October 2016\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite news\|url=http://hindi.eenaduindia.com/State/Bihar/2016/08/14202913/story-of-freedom-fighter-Ram-iqbal-warsi.vpf\|title=बोले 'शाहाबाद के गांधी', आज की सरकार दमन करना जानती है, समाज बनाना नहीं\|newspaper=Eenadu English Portal\|access-date=2016-10-10\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011055933/http://hindi.eenaduindia.com/State/Bihar/2016/08/14202913/story-of-freedom-fighter-Ram-iqbal-warsi.vpf\|archive-date=11 October 2016\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

	He was elected an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|MLA]] from Piro (now named [[Tarari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Tarari]]) constituency on a ticket from Samyukta Socialist Party in 1969.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/patna-gandhi-of-piro-ram-iqbal-worsi-passes-away-at-94-3074987/\|title=~~‘Gandhi~~ of ~~Piro’~~ Ram Iqbal Worsi passes away at 94\|date=10 October 2016\|website=Indian Express\|access-date=10 October 2016\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011062723/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/patna-gandhi-of-piro-ram-iqbal-worsi-passes-away-at-94-3074987/\|archive-date=11 October 2016\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He represented the constituency in [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] till 1972.<ref name=":2" />		He was elected an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|MLA]] from Piro (now named [[Tarari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Tarari]]) constituency on a ticket from Samyukta Socialist Party in 1969.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/patna-gandhi-of-piro-ram-iqbal-worsi-passes-away-at-94-3074987/\|title='Gandhi of Piro' Ram Iqbal Worsi passes away at 94\|date=10 October 2016\|website=Indian Express\|access-date=10 October 2016\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011062723/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/patna-gandhi-of-piro-ram-iqbal-worsi-passes-away-at-94-3074987/\|archive-date=11 October 2016\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He represented the constituency in [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] till 1972.<ref name=":2" />

	He left politics in 1972, but continued speaking for the marginalized and the poor.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-former-mla-and-gandhi-famed-leader-ram-ekbal-varsi-died-in-patna-aiims-14846240.html\|title=Former MLA Ram Ekbal Warsi dies in Patna\|newspaper=Dainik Jagran\|access-date=2016-10-12}}</ref>		He left politics in 1972, but continued speaking for the marginalized and the poor.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-former-mla-and-gandhi-famed-leader-ram-ekbal-varsi-died-in-patna-aiims-14846240.html\|title=Former MLA Ram Ekbal Warsi dies in Patna\|newspaper=Dainik Jagran\|access-date=2016-10-12}}</ref>

	~~Warsi was well known for his austere living and uncompromising principles and ideals.~~ He didn't contest elections after 1969, finding the political system dishonest.<ref name=":0" />		He didn't contest elections after 1969, finding the political system dishonest.<ref name=":0" />

	He refused to accept the pension he was sanctioned, as an MLA or as a freedom fighter.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100902/jsp/bihar/story_12883396.jsp\|title=PMO turns down CM's Netaji plea\|last=The\|first=Telegraph\|date=September 2010\|website=www.telegraphindia.com\|access-date=10 October ~~2016~~}}</ref> He said ~~- <blockquote>~~“Accepting pension for trying to liberate one’s home is a sin. And taking pension for serving people, as their elected representative, is a bigger sin,”<ref name=":0" /~~></blockquote~~>Warsi lived his last few years in a run-down home in Rohtas,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5" /> refused offers to contest more elections. His family had difficulty in making ends meet.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" />		He refused to accept the pension he was sanctioned, as an MLA or as a freedom fighter.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100902/jsp/bihar/story_12883396.jsp\|title=PMO turns down CM's Netaji plea\|last=The\|first=Telegraph\|date=September 2010\|website=www.telegraphindia.com\|access-date=10 October 2022}}</ref> He said: “Accepting pension for trying to liberate one’s home is a sin. And taking pension for serving people, as their elected representative, is a bigger sin,”<ref name=":0" /> Warsi lived his last few years in a run-down home in Rohtas,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5" /> refused offers to contest more elections. His family had difficulty in making ends meet.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" />

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	'''Ram Ekbal Singh Warsi''' ({{~~Circa~~\|~~date=October 2016~~}} ~~1922~~ – 10 October 2016), also spelled '''Ram Iqbal Worsi''', was an [[Indian independence movement\|Indian freedom]] fighter, social thinker from [[Bhojpur district, Bihar\|Bhojpur]], [[Bihar]]. Warsi was the name of his native village, which he added to his last name.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.livehindustan.com/news/bihar/article1-freedom-fighter-of-bihar-named-as-gandhi-died-today-morning-574394.html\|title=Freedom fighter of Bihar died today morning\|last=Hindustan\|first=Live\|website=Live Hindustan\|publisher=Hindustan Times Hindi paper\|access-date=12 October 2016\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012225818/http://www.livehindustan.com/news/bihar/article1-freedom-fighter-of-bihar-named-as-gandhi-died-today-morning-574394.html\|archive-date=12 October 2016\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		'''Ram Ekbal Singh Warsi''' ({{circa\|1922}} – 10 October 2016), also spelled '''Ram Iqbal Worsi''', was an [[Indian independence movement\|Indian freedom]] fighter, social thinker from [[Bhojpur district, Bihar\|Bhojpur]], [[Bihar]]. Warsi was the name of his native village, which he added to his last name.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.livehindustan.com/news/bihar/article1-freedom-fighter-of-bihar-named-as-gandhi-died-today-morning-574394.html\|title=Freedom fighter of Bihar died today morning\|last=Hindustan\|first=Live\|website=Live Hindustan\|publisher=Hindustan Times Hindi paper\|access-date=12 October 2016\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012225818/http://www.livehindustan.com/news/bihar/article1-freedom-fighter-of-bihar-named-as-gandhi-died-today-morning-574394.html\|archive-date=12 October 2016\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==

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'''Ram Ekbal Singh Warsi''' ({{Circa|date=October 2016}} 1922 – 10 October 2016), also spelled '''Ram Iqbal Worsi''', was an [[Indian independence movement|Indian freedom]] fighter, social thinker from [[Bhojpur district, Bihar|Bhojpur]], [[Bihar]]. Warsi was the name of his native village, which he added to his last name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livehindustan.com/news/bihar/article1-freedom-fighter-of-bihar-named-as-gandhi-died-today-morning-574394.html|title=Freedom fighter of Bihar died today morning|last=Hindustan|first=Live|website=Live Hindustan|publisher=Hindustan Times Hindi paper|access-date=12 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012225818/http://www.livehindustan.com/news/bihar/article1-freedom-fighter-of-bihar-named-as-gandhi-died-today-morning-574394.html|archive-date=12 October 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Ram Eqbal worked in Rohtas Group of Industries as a manual worker, and became an activist for Indian Independence in 1938.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091123/jsp/nation/story_11774027.jsp|title=The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) {{!}} Nation {{!}} Warsi’s different world|website=www.telegraphindia.com|access-date=2016-10-10}}</ref> In 1942, he participated in the [[Quit India Movement]] and was imprisoned, where he met socialist leaders [[Jayaprakash Narayan]] and [[Ram Manohar Lohia]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1161011/jsp/bihar/story_112916.jsp|title=Tributes pour in for 'Gandhi of Ara'|newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=2016-10-12|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011171458/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1161011/jsp/bihar/story_112916.jsp|archive-date=11 October 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He joined [[Subhas Chandra Bose|Subash Chandra Bose]]'s [[Indian National Army]] in 1943.<ref name=":0" />

Socialist leader [[Ram Manohar Lohia]] had named Warsi as Gandhi of Piro (''Piro ke Gandhi'') in 1956, for his strong socialist views.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/socialist-leader-ram-iqbal-worsi-dead/1/784112.html|title=Socialist leader Ram Iqbal Worsi dead|date=10 October 2016|website=India Today|access-date=10 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011055847/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/socialist-leader-ram-iqbal-worsi-dead/1/784112.html|archive-date=11 October 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=http://hindi.eenaduindia.com/State/Bihar/2016/08/14202913/story-of-freedom-fighter-Ram-iqbal-warsi.vpf|title=बोले 'शाहाबाद के गांधी', आज की सरकार दमन करना जानती है, समाज बनाना नहीं|newspaper=Eenadu English Portal|access-date=2016-10-10|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011055933/http://hindi.eenaduindia.com/State/Bihar/2016/08/14202913/story-of-freedom-fighter-Ram-iqbal-warsi.vpf|archive-date=11 October 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

He was elected an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from Piro (now named [[Tarari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tarari]]) constituency on a ticket from Samyukta Socialist Party in 1969.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/patna-gandhi-of-piro-ram-iqbal-worsi-passes-away-at-94-3074987/|title=‘Gandhi of Piro’ Ram Iqbal Worsi passes away at 94|date=10 October 2016|website=Indian Express|access-date=10 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011062723/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/patna-gandhi-of-piro-ram-iqbal-worsi-passes-away-at-94-3074987/|archive-date=11 October 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He represented the constituency in [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] till 1972.<ref name=":2" />

He left politics in 1972, but continued speaking for the marginalized and the poor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-former-mla-and-gandhi-famed-leader-ram-ekbal-varsi-died-in-patna-aiims-14846240.html|title=Former MLA Ram Ekbal Warsi dies in Patna|newspaper=Dainik Jagran|access-date=2016-10-12}}</ref>

Warsi was well known for his austere living and uncompromising principles and ideals. He didn't contest elections after 1969, finding the political system dishonest.<ref name=":0" />

He refused to accept the pension he was sanctioned, as an MLA or as a freedom fighter.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100902/jsp/bihar/story_12883396.jsp|title=PMO turns down CM's Netaji plea|last=The|first=Telegraph|date=September 2010|website=www.telegraphindia.com|access-date=10 October 2016}}</ref> He said - <blockquote>“Accepting pension for trying to liberate one’s home is a sin. And taking pension for serving people, as their elected representative, is a bigger sin,”<ref name=":0" /></blockquote>Warsi lived his last few years in a run-down home in Rohtas,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5" /> refused offers to contest more elections. His family had difficulty in making ends meet.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" />

== Death ==
Warsi died in [[Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences|Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Science]] (IGIMS), Patna at the age of 94 years on 10 October 2016.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=http://www.cobrapost.com/news/adieu-socialist-leader-ram-iqbal-worsi/16809/2|title=Tearful adieu to freedom fighter and Socialist leader Ram Iqbal Worsi|last=Post|first=Cobra|date=2016-10-10|newspaper=Cobrapost|language=en|access-date=2016-10-10|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011060842/http://www.cobrapost.com/news/adieu-socialist-leader-ram-iqbal-worsi/16809/2|archive-date=11 October 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Bihar Chief Minister [[Nitish Kumar]], in his tribute said Warsi's "contribution in promoting socialist movement in Bihar would never be forgotten."<ref name=":3" />

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