Babulal Patodi

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padma shri Babulal Patodi
Personal details
Born 15 June 1920
Sumtha, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Died 25 January 2012
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Occupation Freedom activist
Social worker
Children three son and three daughters
Parent(s) Chogalalji Patodi
Awards Padma Shri

Babulal Patodi (1920-2012) was an Indian social worker and freedom activist.[1] He was a senior member of the Indian National Congress[2] and the president of the Indore Congress Committee from 1949–50 and 1953-54.[3] He also served as M.L.A. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of the Padma Shri, in 1991.[4] He died on 25 January 2012, aged 92, succumbing to old age illnesses and survived by his one son Narendra Patodi.[1] A statue has been installed at top Gomatgiri hills in his honour.[5]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Patodi passes away". Free Press Journal. 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  2. "Veteran Congress Leader Babulal Patodi passes away". Money Control. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  3. Rodney W. Jones (1974). Urban Politics in India: Area, Power, and Policy in a Penetrated System. University of California Press. p. 420. ISBN 9780520025455. Retrieved 9 October 2015. Babulal Patodi.
  4. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  5. "Statues of the living divide Digambar Jains". Indian Express. 24 April 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2015.

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