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'''Narayan Meghaji Lokhande''' (1848–1897) was the father of [[Labour movement|trade union movement]] in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Pandit|first=Nalini|date=1997|title=Narayan Meghaji Lokhande: The Father of Trade Union Movement in India|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4405089|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=32|issue=7|pages=327–329|jstor=4405089|issn=0012-9976}}</ref> He is remembered not only for ameliorating the working conditions of [[textile mill]]-hands in the 19th century but also for his courageous initiatives on caste and communal issues.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Narayan Meghaji Lokhande: The Father of Trade Union Movement in India|journal = Economic and Political Weekly|volume = 32|issue = 7|pages = 327–329|jstor = 4405089|last1 = Pandit|first1 = Nalini|year = 1997}}</ref> Apart from this he was also awarded the title of [[Rao Bahadur]] in 1895 for his work during riots between Hindus and Muslims. "Justice of peace" was awarded with great respect to him by the then British Indian Government. The Government of India issued a postage stamp with his photograph in 2005.