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'''Madhukar Katre''' (born 5 February 1927, [[Pune]], d. 16 January 2009, [[Ahmednagar]]) was an | '''Madhukar Katre''' (born 5 February 1927, [[Pune]], d. 16 January 2009, [[Ahmednagar]]) was an Indian politician and [[trade union]]ist. Katre joined the [[Indian Independence Movement|freedom struggle]] during his school days in [[Kolhapur]]. He later became a [[communist]] and an activist of the Praja Parishad ('People's Assembly', an organization that struggled for the abolition of the Kolhapur [[Princely State]]). As a result, from his activist, he was imprisoned for seventeen months.<ref name="lib">[http://www.cpiml.org/liberation/year_2009/feb_09/obituary.html ''Liberation'', February 2009]</ref> | ||
Katre was a leading figure in the trade union movement. He was General Secretary of the Maharashtra Rajya Sahakari Kamgar Mahasangh, a union of sugar plantation workers. He also led sugar-producing cooperatives in the state. Katre had also been active in movements such as [[Samyukta Maharashtra]] (the struggle for a [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-speaking state), [[Goa]] liberation and the struggle for implementation of the Maharashtra land tenancy legislation.<ref name="lib"/> | Katre was a leading figure in the trade union movement. He was General Secretary of the Maharashtra Rajya Sahakari Kamgar Mahasangh, a union of sugar plantation workers. He also led sugar-producing cooperatives in the state. Katre had also been active in movements such as [[Samyukta Maharashtra]] (the struggle for a [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-speaking state), [[Goa]] liberation and the struggle for implementation of the Maharashtra land tenancy legislation.<ref name="lib"/> | ||
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Madhukar Katre (born 5 February 1927, Pune, d. 16 January 2009, Ahmednagar) was an Indian politician and trade unionist. Katre joined the freedom struggle during his school days in Kolhapur. He later became a communist and an activist of the Praja Parishad ('People's Assembly', an organization that struggled for the abolition of the Kolhapur Princely State). As a result, from his activist, he was imprisoned for seventeen months.[1]
Katre was a leading figure in the trade union movement. He was General Secretary of the Maharashtra Rajya Sahakari Kamgar Mahasangh, a union of sugar plantation workers. He also led sugar-producing cooperatives in the state. Katre had also been active in movements such as Samyukta Maharashtra (the struggle for a Marathi-speaking state), Goa liberation and the struggle for implementation of the Maharashtra land tenancy legislation.[1]
Politically, Katre had been a leading member of the Lal Nishan Party. After the 1989 split in the party, he became the President of the Lal Nishan Party (Leninvadi).[1]