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{{Short description|Indian politician (1896–1966)}}
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|name         = Narhar Vishnu Gadgil
| name               = Narhar Vishnu Gadgil
|image         = Narhar Vishnu Gadgil 1985 stamp of India.jpg
| image               = Narahar Vishnu Gadgil Official portrait 1958.jpg
|caption       = Narhar Vishnu Gadgil on a 1985 stamp of India
| caption             = Gadgil       in 1958
|office       = 3rd [[Governor of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]]
| office             = 3rd [[Governor of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]]
|term_start   = 15 September 1958
| term_start         = 15 September 1958
|term_end     = 1 October 1962
| term_end           = 1 October 1962
|1blankname   = Chief Minister
| 1blankname         = Chief Minister
|1namedata     = [[Partap Singh Kairon]]
| 1namedata           = [[Partap Singh Kairon]]
|predecessor   = [[Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh]]
| predecessor         = [[Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh]]
|successor     = [[Pattom Thanu Pillai]]
| successor           = [[Pattom Thanu Pillai]]
|office1       = 1st [[Ministry of Power (India)|Minister of Power]]
| office1             = 1st [[Ministry of Power (India)|Minister of Power]]
|term_start1   = 15 August 1947
| term_start1         = 15 August 1947
|term_end1     = 12 December 1950
| term_end1           = 12 December 1950
|primeminister1= [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| primeminister1     = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|predecessor1 = ''Office Established''
| predecessor1       = ''Office Established''
|successor1   = [[Gulzarilal Nanda]]
| successor1         = [[Gulzarilal Nanda]]
|birth_date   = 10 January 1896
| birth_date         = 10 January 1896
|birth_place   = [[Malhargarh]], [[British India]] {{small|(Now in [[Madhya Pradesh]], India)}}
| birth_place         = [[Malhargarh]], [[British India]] {{small|(Now in [[Madhya Pradesh]], India)}}
|death_date   = {{Death date and age|1966|1|12|1896|1|10|df=y}}
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|1966|1|12|1896|1|10|df=y}}
|party         = [[Indian National Congress]]
| party               = [[Indian National Congress]]
|education     = [[Fergusson College]]
| education           = [[Fergusson College]]
}}
}}
[[File:N.V. Gadgil at Bharatpur Railway Station for the inauguration of the Matsya States Union (March 1948) (Cropped).png|thumb|N.V. Gadgil at Bharatpur Railway Station for the inauguration of the Matsya States Union (March 1948)]]
[[File:N.V. Gadgil at Bharatpur Railway Station for the inauguration of the Matsya States Union (March 1948) (Cropped).png|thumb|N.V. Gadgil at Bharatpur Railway Station for the inauguration of the Matsya States Union (March 1948)]]
'''Narhar Vishnu Gadgil''' (10 January 1896 – 12 January 1966) was an Indian [[freedom fighter]] and politician from [[Maharashtra]], India. He was also a writer. He wrote in both [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and English.<ref name="stamp">{{cite web
'''Narhar Vishnu Gadgil''' (10 January 1896 – 12 January 1966) was an Indian [[freedom fighter]] and politician who served as 1st [[Ministry of Power (India)|Minister of Power]] from 1947 to 1950 and 3rd [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Governor of Punjab]] from 1958 to 1962. He was also a writer. He wrote in both [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and English.<ref name="stamp">{{cite web
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  | access-date = 10 January 2017}}</ref> His son [[Vitthalrao Gadgil]] represented Congress later as minister and ideologue. His grandson [[Anant Gadgil]] also went on to become a politician.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Marpakwar |first1=Prafulla |title=Congress plays Brahmin card: Congress plays Brahmin card in Maharashtra, makes governor nominate Anant Gadgil to Vidhan Parishad {{!}} Mumbai News |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Congress-plays-Brahmin-card-in-Maharashtra-makes-governor-nominate-Anant-Gadgil-to-Vidhan-Parishad/articleshow/36727364.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |agency=TNN |date=18 June 2014 |language=en}}</ref>
  | access-date = 10 January 2017}}</ref> His son [[Vitthalrao Gadgil]] represented Congress later as minister and ideologue. His grandson [[Anant Gadgil]] also went on to become a politician.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Marpakwar |first1=Prafulla |title=Congress plays Brahmin card: Congress plays Brahmin card in Maharashtra, makes governor nominate Anant Gadgil to Vidhan Parishad {{!}} Mumbai News |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Congress-plays-Brahmin-card-in-Maharashtra-makes-governor-nominate-Anant-Gadgil-to-Vidhan-Parishad/articleshow/36727364.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |agency=TNN |date=18 June 2014 |language=en}}</ref>


Gadgil graduated from [[Fergusson College]] in [[Pune]] in 1918, and obtained a degree in Law in 1920.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44128237|title=Who's who on Indian stamps|date=1999|publisher=Mohan B. Daryanani|others=Sushma Suresh, Mohan B. Daryanani|isbn=84-931101-0-8|location=Pune|oclc=44128237}}</ref>
Gadgil graduated from [[Fergusson College]] in [[Pune]] in 1918, and obtained a degree in Law in 1920.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Who's who on Indian stamps|date=1999|publisher=Mohan B. Daryanani|others=Sushma Suresh, Mohan B. Daryanani|isbn=84-931101-0-8|location=Pune|oclc=44128237}}</ref>


==Activities before India's independence==
==Activities before India's independence==
Gadgil was born a member of the [[Gadgil]] ''[[Noble house (term)|gharana]]'' of [[Velneshwar]]-[[Wai, Maharashtra|Wai]].<ref name="Joshi">{{cite book |last1=Joshi |first1=P. K. |title=Gadgil Kulavruttanta |trans-title=The Gadgil Family Genealogy Almanac |date=1989 |location=[[Pune]] |language=mr |pages=213–216}}</ref>
Gadgil was born a member of the [[Gadgil]] ''[[Noble house (term)|gharana]]'' of [[Velneshwar]]-[[Wai, Maharashtra|Wai]].<ref name="Joshi">{{cite book |last1=Joshi |first1=P. K. |title=Gadgil Kulavruttanta |trans-title=The Gadgil Family Genealogy Almanac |date=1989 |location=[[Pune]] |language=mr |pages=213–216}}</ref>


In India's pre-independence days, freedom fighters Lokmanya [[Bal Gangadhar Tilak]], [[Mahatma Gandhi]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], and [[Vallabhbhai Patel]] influenced Gadgil. Spiritual leaders Swami Ramkrishna Paramhans and Swami [[Vivekanand]] also made a deep impression on him. He joined the [[Indian National Congress]] in 1920, immediately after obtaining his law degree and started his active participation in the national freedom movement.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=PART II BOMBAY PRESIDENCY POLICE ABSTRACTS OF INTELLIGENCE|url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/VOL-XI/PART_II_PAGE_572_617.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=3 January 2022|website=Maharashtra Department of Tourism and Culture}}</ref> He suffered imprisonment from the ruling British government eight times for the participation.
In India's pre-independence days, freedom fighters Lokmanya [[Bal Gangadhar Tilak]], [[Mahatma Gandhi]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], and [[Vallabhbhai Patel]] influenced Gadgil. Spiritual leaders Swami Ramkrishna Paramhans and Swami [[Vivekanand]] also made a deep impression on him. He joined the [[Indian National Congress]] in 1920, immediately after obtaining his law degree and started his active participation in the national freedom movement.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=PART II BOMBAY PRESIDENCY POLICE ABSTRACTS OF INTELLIGENCE|url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/VOL-XI/PART_II_PAGE_572_617.pdf|access-date=3 January 2022|website=Maharashtra Department of Tourism and Culture}}</ref> He suffered imprisonment from the ruling British government eight times for the participation.


In India's pre-independence days, Gadgil served as the secretary of Poona District Congress Committee (1921–25), the president of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (1937–45), and the whip and secretary of the Congress Legislative Party (1945–47). He was elected to the central Legislative Assembly in 1934.
In India's pre-independence days, Gadgil served as the secretary of Poona District Congress Committee (1921–25), the president of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (1937–45), and the whip and secretary of the Congress Legislative Party (1945–47). He was elected to the central Legislative Assembly in 1934.


Gadgil was a pioneer in social reform movements in Maharashtra in the 1930s.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49327103|title=Encyclopaedia of Dalits in India|date=2002–2003|publisher=Kalpaz Publications|others=Sanjay Paswan, Pramanshi Jaideva|isbn=81-7835-066-1|location=Delhi|oclc=49327103}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Constitution of India|url=https://www.constitutionofindia.net/|access-date=4 January 2022|website=constitutionofindia.net}}</ref>
Gadgil was a pioneer in social reform movements in Maharashtra in the 1930s.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Encyclopaedia of Dalits in India|date=2002–2003|publisher=Kalpaz Publications|others=Sanjay Paswan, Pramanshi Jaideva|isbn=81-7835-066-1|location=Delhi|oclc=49327103}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Constitution of India|url=https://www.constitutionofindia.net/|access-date=4 January 2022|website=constitutionofindia.net}}</ref>


During the [[Salt March|Civil Disobedience Movement]], which began in 1930, Gadgil was listed as a leader for the Maharashtra Civil Disobedience Committee and the Pune War Council.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=PART II BOMBAY PRESIDENCY POLICE ABSTRACTS OF INTELLIGENCE|url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/VOL-XI/PART_II_PAGE_572_617.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=3 January 2022|website=Maharashtra Department of Tourism and Culture}}</ref>
During the [[Salt March|Civil Disobedience Movement]], which began in 1930, Gadgil was listed as a leader for the Maharashtra Civil Disobedience Committee and the Pune War Council.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=PART II BOMBAY PRESIDENCY POLICE ABSTRACTS OF INTELLIGENCE|url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/VOL-XI/PART_II_PAGE_572_617.pdf|access-date=3 January 2022|website=Maharashtra Department of Tourism and Culture}}</ref>


==Service after India's independence==
==Service after India's independence==
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Narhar Vishnu Gadgil
Gadgil in 1958
3rd Governor of Punjab
In office
15 September 1958 – 1 October 1962
Chief MinisterPartap Singh Kairon
Preceded byChandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh
Succeeded byPattom Thanu Pillai
1st Minister of Power
In office
15 August 1947 – 12 December 1950
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byGulzarilal Nanda
Personal details
Born10 January 1896
Malhargarh, British India (Now in Madhya Pradesh, India)
Died12 January 1966(1966-01-12) (aged 70)
Political partyIndian National Congress
EducationFergusson College
N.V. Gadgil at Bharatpur Railway Station for the inauguration of the Matsya States Union (March 1948)

Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (10 January 1896 – 12 January 1966) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician who served as 1st Minister of Power from 1947 to 1950 and 3rd Governor of Punjab from 1958 to 1962. He was also a writer. He wrote in both Marathi and English.[1] His son Vitthalrao Gadgil represented Congress later as minister and ideologue. His grandson Anant Gadgil also went on to become a politician.[2]

Gadgil graduated from Fergusson College in Pune in 1918, and obtained a degree in Law in 1920.[3]

Activities before India's independence[edit | edit source]

Gadgil was born a member of the Gadgil gharana of Velneshwar-Wai.[4]

In India's pre-independence days, freedom fighters Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Vallabhbhai Patel influenced Gadgil. Spiritual leaders Swami Ramkrishna Paramhans and Swami Vivekanand also made a deep impression on him. He joined the Indian National Congress in 1920, immediately after obtaining his law degree and started his active participation in the national freedom movement.[5] He suffered imprisonment from the ruling British government eight times for the participation.

In India's pre-independence days, Gadgil served as the secretary of Poona District Congress Committee (1921–25), the president of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (1937–45), and the whip and secretary of the Congress Legislative Party (1945–47). He was elected to the central Legislative Assembly in 1934.

Gadgil was a pioneer in social reform movements in Maharashtra in the 1930s.[6][7]

During the Civil Disobedience Movement, which began in 1930, Gadgil was listed as a leader for the Maharashtra Civil Disobedience Committee and the Pune War Council.[5]

Service after India's independence[edit | edit source]

Between 1947 and 1952 Gadgil served as a minister in the first central cabinet of independent India. He held the portfolios of Public Works, and Mines and Power. In his first year in the central Cabinet, he initiated the project of building a military-caliber road from Pathankot to Srinagar via Jammu in Kashmir as a part of India's activities in the 1947 Indo-Pakistan War. As a cabinet minister, he also initiated the important development projects pertaining to Bhakra, Koyna, and Hirakund dams. He was a member of the Congress Working Committee from 1952 to 1955.

Gadgil served as the governor of Punjab from 1958 to 1962 and as the vice-chancellor of Poona University 1964 onwards until his death less than two years later.[7]

He was associated with several public associations and institutions, including Sarvajanik Sabha, Pune; Young Men's Association, Pune; Maharashtra Youth League, Bombay; Pune Central Cooperative Bank; and Pune Municipality.

His son Vitthalrao Gadgil was a veteran congressman and MP from Pune Lok Sabha constituency,[8] and his grandson Anant Gadgil is currently spokesman for Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee.

Honour[edit | edit source]

The Indian Post & Telegraph Department issued a commemorative postage stamp in Gadgil's honour in 1985.[1]

Authorship[edit | edit source]

Gadgil wrote several books and articles on politics, economics, law, and history. He was elected president of Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in 1962 held at Satara.

The following are some of Gadgil's books:

  • Pathik (autobiography)
  • Rajya Shastra Wichar
  • Shubha Shastra
  • Waktrutwa Shastra
  • Gyanbache Arthashastra
  • Government from Inside
  • Shikhancha Itihaas (history of Sikhs)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Narhar Vishnu Gadgil". Indian Postage Stamp Site. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Marpakwar, Prafulla (18 June 2014). "Congress plays Brahmin card: Congress plays Brahmin card in Maharashtra, makes governor nominate Anant Gadgil to Vidhan Parishad | Mumbai News". The Times of India. TNN.
  3. ↑ Who's who on Indian stamps. Sushma Suresh, Mohan B. Daryanani. Pune: Mohan B. Daryanani. 1999. ISBN 84-931101-0-8. OCLC 44128237.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. ↑ Joshi, P. K. (1989). Gadgil Kulavruttanta [The Gadgil Family Genealogy Almanac] (in मराठी). Pune. pp. 213–216.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "PART II BOMBAY PRESIDENCY POLICE ABSTRACTS OF INTELLIGENCE" (PDF). Maharashtra Department of Tourism and Culture. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. ↑ Encyclopaedia of Dalits in India. Sanjay Paswan, Pramanshi Jaideva. Delhi: Kalpaz Publications. 2002–2003. ISBN 81-7835-066-1. OCLC 49327103.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Constitution of India". constitutionofindia.net. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  8. ↑ Who's Who 1996 (PDF). New Delhi, India: Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha. 1997. p. 126.

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