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{{ | {{Short description|Indian politician (1913–1979)}} | ||
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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
|name = Vasantrao Naik | |name = Vasantrao Naik | ||
|image = | |image = Vasantrao Naik portrait.jpg | ||
|office1 = | <!--- chief minister ---> | ||
|office1 = 3rd [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] | |||
| governor1 = [[Vijaya Laxmi Pandit]] <br> [[Hashmatrai Khubchand Chainani]] <br> [[P. V. Cherian]] <br> [[S. P. Kotval]] <br> [[Ali Yavar Jung]] | |||
|term_start1 = 5 December 1963 | |term_start1 = 5 December 1963 | ||
|term_end1 = 20 February 1975 | |term_end1 = 20 February 1975 | ||
|predecessor1 = [[P. K. Sawant]] | |predecessor1 = [[P. K. Sawant]] | ||
|successor1 = [[Shankarrao Chavan]] | |successor1 = [[Shankarrao Chavan]] | ||
| | |constituency2 = [[Washim (Lok Sabha constituency)|Washim]] | ||
| | | office2 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] | ||
|term_start2 = 1977 | |term_start2 = 1977 | ||
|term_end2 = 1979 | |term_end2 = 1979 | ||
|predecessor2 = Constituency created | |predecessor2 = Constituency created | ||
|successor2 = [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]] | |successor2 = [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]] | ||
|office3 | <!--- MLA ---> | ||
|constituency3 | | office3 = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly| Member of Legislative Assembly <br>Maharashtra]] | ||
| term_start3 = | |constituency3 = [[Pusad Assembly constituency|Pusad]] | ||
| term_end3 = | | term_start3 = 1962 | ||
|predecessor3 = | | term_end3 = 1977 | ||
|predecessor3 = ''Himself'' | |||
|successor3 = [[Sudhakarrao Naik]] | |successor3 = [[Sudhakarrao Naik]] | ||
<!--- MLA-Bombay ---> | |||
| office4 = [[Bombay Legislative Assembly | Member of Legislative Assembly <br>Bombay]] | |||
|constituency4 = [[Pusad Assembly constituency|Pusad]] | |||
| term_start4 = 1957 | |||
| term_end4 = 1962 | |||
|predecessor4 = ''Himself'' | |||
|successor4 = ''Himself'' | |||
<!--- MLA-MP ---> | |||
| office5 = [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | Member of legislative Assembly <br>Madhya Pradesh]] | |||
|constituency5 = [[Pusad Assembly constituency|Pusad]] | |||
| term_start5 = 1952 | |||
| term_end5 = 1957 | |||
|predecessor5 = ''Constituency established'' | |||
|successor5 = ''Himself'' | |||
|birth_date = {{Birth date |1913|07|01|df=yes}} | |birth_date = {{Birth date |1913|07|01|df=yes}} | ||
|birth_place = [[Yavatmal district|Gahuli]], | |birth_place = [[Yavatmal district|Gahuli]], Central Provinces and Berar, [[India]] | ||
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1979|08|18|1913|07|01|df=yes}} | |death_date = {{Death date and age|1979|08|18|1913|07|01|df=yes}} | ||
|death_place = [[Singapore]] | |death_place = [[Singapore]] | ||
|spouse = Vatsala Vasantrao Naik | |spouse = Vatsala Vasantrao Naik | ||
|children = 2 | |children = 2 | ||
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] | |||
|alma_mater = [[Vasantrao Naik Government Institute of Arts and Social Sciences|Morris College, Nagpur]]<br/>[[Nagpur University]] | |alma_mater = [[Vasantrao Naik Government Institute of Arts and Social Sciences|Morris College, Nagpur]]<br/>[[Nagpur University]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Vasantrao Phulsingh Naik''' (1 July 1913 – 18 August 1979) was an Indian politician, social reformer and Pioneer of Green, White Revolution and Guarantee Employment Scheme. He served as the [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] from 1963 until 1975. | |||
== Biography == | |||
Vasantrao Naik was born on 1 July 1913 in a prosperous Banjara<ref>{{Cite book |last=राज्य मराठी विकास संस्था |url=http://archive.org/details/205_20250707 |title=205 महाराष्ट्र साहित्य पत्रिका ऑक्टोबर १९९६ मार्च १९९७ |date=1997}}</ref> farmer family in a small village called Gahuli (near Pusad). | |||
Vasantrao Naik is considered the father of the [[Green Revolution in India|Green Revolution]], Panchayat Raj, [[White revolution (India)|White Revolution]] and Employment Guarantee Scheme.Vasantrao Naik gained fame across the country by reviving agricultural culture. He raised the profile of modern Indian agriculture and farmers. Naik was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of [[Madhya Pradesh]] from 1952 to 1957, of the bilingual [[Bombay State]] from 1957 to 1960 and of [[Maharashtra]] during 1960 to 1977. In 1952, he was appointed Deputy Minister for Revenue in the Government of Madhya Pradesh. He was made Minister for Cooperation in 1957 and, later, Minister for Agriculture in the Government of Bombay State. From 1960 to 1963, he was Minister for Revenue in the government of Maharashtra. | |||
After the death of [[Marotrao Kannamwar]], Naik was elected [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]], a post which he held for more than eleven years between 1963 and 1975. He is considered the '''father of the [[Green Revolution]] in Maharashtra'''. The industrialization of Maharashtra is largely the legacy of his progressive industrial policies. He was also elected to the [[6th Lok Sabha]] from [[Washim (Lok Sabha constituency)|Washim]] in 1977.<ref>{{Cite web |title=6th Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2474.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304022537/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2474.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> | |||
Prominent Writer Eknathrao Pawar has described Vasantrao Naik as the 'Agricultural Saint of Modern India'.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Pawar |first=Eknathrao |date=2021 |title=Agricultural Saint of Modern Agricultural India : Vasantrao Naik |journal=POKJ |issn=2330-4490 |volume=1 |issue=}}</ref> President [[Pranab Mukherjee]] praised Naik in 2013, saying, "Vasantrao Naik is a great son of Mother India."<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-07-02 |title=President concludes Vasantrao Naik centenary celebrations |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/president-concludes-vasantrao-naik-centenary-celebrations/articleshow/20871754.cms#google_vignette |access-date=2025-06-29 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> | |||
==Death== | |||
Vasantrao Phulsing Naik died in [[Singapore]] on 18 August 1979.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian VIP dies|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]|date=21 August 1979|page=11}}</ref> | |||
==Legacy== | |||
The [[Shri Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College]] in [[Yavatmal]] city of [[Maharashtra]] state and [[Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth|Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agriculture University]] Parbhani, Maharashtra state was named in his honour. | |||
His nephew [[Sudhakarrao Naik]] also became Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Many journalists and experts of political studies attribute the rise of right wing party [[Shiv Sena (1966–2022)|Shiv Sena]] in the 1970s to his policy of building up the Shiv Sena as a counterweight to the communist-led labour unions in [[Mumbai]]. | |||
His birth anniversary is celebrated as Krushi Din (1 July Agricultural day) by Maharashtra Government.<ref name="p526">{{cite web | title=Maharashtra Agriculture Day 2023: Date, History And Significance Of Maharashtra Krishi Din | website=NDTV.com | date=2019-02-22 | url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/maharashtra-agriculture-day-2023-date-significance-and-quotes-4168360 | access-date=2024-10-21}}</ref> | |||
The 2015 Marathi film [[Mahanayak Vasant Tu]], starring [[Chinmay Mandlekar]], is his [[biopic]]. A junction/ chowk/ bus stop in [[Tardeo]], [[Mumbai]] is named after Vasantrao Naik.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movie-reviews/Mahanayak-Vasant-Tu/movie-review/49980341.cms |title=Mahanayak Vasant Tu Movie Review|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|first=Mihir |last=Bhanage |date=30 November 2015|access-date=7 December 2015}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Chief | [[Category:Chief ministers of Maharashtra]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:India MPs 1977–1979]] | ||
[[Category:Marathi politicians]] | [[Category:Marathi politicians]] | ||
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 1960–1962]] | [[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 1960–1962]] | ||
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Vasantrao Naik | |
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| 3rd Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
| In office 5 December 1963 – 20 February 1975 | |
| Governor | Vijaya Laxmi Pandit Hashmatrai Khubchand Chainani P. V. Cherian S. P. Kotval Ali Yavar Jung |
| Preceded by | P. K. Sawant |
| Succeeded by | Shankarrao Chavan |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1977–1979 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Nabi Azad |
| Constituency | Washim |
| Member of Legislative Assembly Maharashtra | |
| In office 1962–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Sudhakarrao Naik |
| Constituency | Pusad |
| Member of Legislative Assembly Bombay | |
| In office 1957–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Constituency | Pusad |
| Member of legislative Assembly Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 1952–1957 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Constituency | Pusad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1913 Gahuli, Central Provinces and Berar, India |
| Died | 18 August 1979 (aged 66) Singapore |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Vatsala Vasantrao Naik |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Morris College, Nagpur Nagpur University |
Vasantrao Phulsingh Naik (1 July 1913 – 18 August 1979) was an Indian politician, social reformer and Pioneer of Green, White Revolution and Guarantee Employment Scheme. He served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 1963 until 1975.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Vasantrao Naik was born on 1 July 1913 in a prosperous Banjara[1] farmer family in a small village called Gahuli (near Pusad). Vasantrao Naik is considered the father of the Green Revolution, Panchayat Raj, White Revolution and Employment Guarantee Scheme.Vasantrao Naik gained fame across the country by reviving agricultural culture. He raised the profile of modern Indian agriculture and farmers. Naik was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh from 1952 to 1957, of the bilingual Bombay State from 1957 to 1960 and of Maharashtra during 1960 to 1977. In 1952, he was appointed Deputy Minister for Revenue in the Government of Madhya Pradesh. He was made Minister for Cooperation in 1957 and, later, Minister for Agriculture in the Government of Bombay State. From 1960 to 1963, he was Minister for Revenue in the government of Maharashtra.
After the death of Marotrao Kannamwar, Naik was elected Chief Minister of Maharashtra, a post which he held for more than eleven years between 1963 and 1975. He is considered the father of the Green Revolution in Maharashtra. The industrialization of Maharashtra is largely the legacy of his progressive industrial policies. He was also elected to the 6th Lok Sabha from Washim in 1977.[2] Prominent Writer Eknathrao Pawar has described Vasantrao Naik as the 'Agricultural Saint of Modern India'.[3] President Pranab Mukherjee praised Naik in 2013, saying, "Vasantrao Naik is a great son of Mother India."[4]
Death[edit | edit source]
Vasantrao Phulsing Naik died in Singapore on 18 August 1979.[5]
Legacy[edit | edit source]
The Shri Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College in Yavatmal city of Maharashtra state and Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agriculture University Parbhani, Maharashtra state was named in his honour.
His nephew Sudhakarrao Naik also became Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Many journalists and experts of political studies attribute the rise of right wing party Shiv Sena in the 1970s to his policy of building up the Shiv Sena as a counterweight to the communist-led labour unions in Mumbai.
His birth anniversary is celebrated as Krushi Din (1 July Agricultural day) by Maharashtra Government.[6]
The 2015 Marathi film Mahanayak Vasant Tu, starring Chinmay Mandlekar, is his biopic. A junction/ chowk/ bus stop in Tardeo, Mumbai is named after Vasantrao Naik.[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ राज्य मराठी विकास संस्था (1997). 205 महाराष्ट्र साहित्य पत्रिका ऑक्टोबर १९९६ मार्च १९९७.
- ↑ "6th Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ↑ Pawar, Eknathrao (2021). "Agricultural Saint of Modern Agricultural India : Vasantrao Naik". POKJ. 1. ISSN 2330-4490.
{{cite journal}}: Check|issn=value (help) - ↑ "President concludes Vasantrao Naik centenary celebrations". The Times of India. 2 July 2013. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ↑ "Indian VIP dies". The Straits Times. 21 August 1979. p. 11.
- ↑ "Maharashtra Agriculture Day 2023: Date, History And Significance Of Maharashtra Krishi Din". NDTV.com. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ↑ Bhanage, Mihir (30 November 2015). "Mahanayak Vasant Tu Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 December 2015.