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'''Mohanlal Pandya''' was an [[Freedom fighters of India|Indian freedom fighter]], social reformer and one of the earliest followers of [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. Along with fellow Gandhians like [[Narhari Parikh]] and [[Ravi Shankar Vyas]], Pandya was a key organizer of nationalist revolts in [[Gujarat]], and a leading figure in the fight against alcoholism, illiteracy, [[untouchability]], and a major proponent of women's freedoms and Gandhian values.{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}}
'''Mohanlal Pandya''' was an [[Freedom fighters of India|Indian freedom fighter]], social reformer and one of the earliest followers of [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. Along with fellow Gandhians like [[Narhari Parikh]] and [[Ravi Shankar Vyas]], Pandya was a key organizer of nationalist revolts in [[Gujarat]], and a leading figure in the fight against alcoholism, illiteracy, [[untouchability]], and a major proponent of women's freedoms and Gandhian values.{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}}
In 1909, Pandya threw a bomb on [[Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto|Viceroy Minto]] and his wife, in Ahmedabad. The Mintos escaped unhurt.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-07-24|title=The city that Ahmed built: Which version of Ahmedabad are we prepared to preserve?|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/destination-of-the-week/the-city-that-ahmed-built-which-version-of-ahmedabad-are-we-prepared-to-preserve-4761394/|access-date=2021-06-30|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>


Pandya was a close associate of both Gandhi and [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel]] during the [[Indian Independence Movement]].{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}}
Pandya was a close associate of both Gandhi and [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel]] during the [[Indian Independence Movement]].{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}}


Mohanlal Pandya was nicknamed as "Onion Thief" ("Dungli Chor") by Gandhi because he had harvested onion from the land which was taken away by the British Government.{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}}
Mohanlal Pandya was nicknamed as "Onion Thief" ("Dungli Chor") by Gandhi because he had harvested onion from the land which was taken away by the British Government.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Onion Thief {{!}} Gandhi Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments with Truth|url=https://www.mkgandhi.org/autobio/chap148.htm|access-date=2021-06-30|website=www.mkgandhi.org}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Bardoli Satyagraha]]
*[[Bardoli Satyagraha]]


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==References==
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