Babasaheb Pandurang Adhav (1 June 1930 – 8 December 2025) was an Indian social and labour activist and author.[1]
Life and career
Adhav was born in Maharashtra on 1 June 1930.
He was a major figure in the social and labour movement in Maharashtra, and a follower of Satyashodhak. He spent his life organizing underprivileged workers, notably porters, rickshaw pullers and construction workers, ensuring they received social security.[2] He established the 'Hamal Panchayat' which organized porters in Maharashtra, including Pune.[3] He led the revolutionary movement 'One Village One Water' to fight against caste discrimination and tried to establish equality.[4]
Adhav was admitted to Poona Hospital in early December 2025.[5] He died on 8 December, at the age of 95.[6]
References
- ↑ Towards a Global History of Domestic and Caregiving Workers. BRILL. 26 May 2015. ISBN 978-90-04-28014-4.
- ↑ The Secularist: Bulletin of the Indian Secular Society. Indian Secular Society. 2004.
- ↑ Marshall, Shelley (17 January 2019). Living Wage: Regulatory Solutions to Informal and Precarious Work in Global Supply Chains. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-256600-3.
- ↑ O'Hanlon, Rosalind (22 August 2002). Caste, Conflict and Ideology: Mahatma Jotirao Phule and Low Caste Protest in Nineteenth-Century Western India. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-52308-0.
- ↑ "Socialist leader Baba Adhav critical, political leaders visit hospital". www.msn.com. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ↑ "Renowned socialist leader Baba Adhav, 95, passes away". The Hindu. 8 December 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 December 2025.