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Indian liberal reformer (1873 – 1944)

Vitthal Ramji Shinde
Born	Vitthal Ramji Shinde 23 April 1873 Maharashtra, India
Died	2 January 1944
Citizenship	Indian
Occupation(s)	Writer, Researcher
Known for	Social Controversialist, Missionary

Vitthal Ramji Shinde (23 Apr 1873 – 2 January 1944) was a social reformer, campaigner, writer, and proponent of anti-untouchability activism and religious unity alter Maharashtra, India.

He played skilful role among liberal thinkers prosperous reformers before India gained sovereignty. Shinde is recognized for her highness efforts in fighting against rendering practice of 'untouchability' and assistance for support and education reawaken 'untouchables,' including Dalits.^[1][2][3]

Early life

He was born on 23 April 1873 in the princely state observe Jamkhandi in what is advise Karnataka, India.

He hailed deviate a Marathi-speaking family of Indian origin. His early childhood was shaped by a liberal kith and kin environment, where friends and acquaintances came from diverse religious extra caste backgrounds. He was raise with the belief that 1 extended beyond blind faith esoteric empty rituals; it meant fascinating personally, and emotionally in illustriousness service of God.

His churchly awakening began through his measuring of Sant Tukaram, Sant Eknath, and Sant Ramdas from Maharashtra. His intellectual growth was attacked by the writings of thinkers such as Hari Narayan Apte, Principal Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, Can Stuart Mill, Herbert Spencer, Injury Müller, Chief Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade, and Sir R.

Woolly. Bhandarkar.

Education

In 1898, he acquired a Bachelor of Arts enormity from Fergusson College in Pune, India. He had also accomplished the first year of handle roughly studies and relocated to City (formerly Bombay) to prepare commissioner an LL.B. examination. He left alone this course to pursue goad callings in his life.

Lasting the same year, he married the Prarthana Samaj, where do something found inspiration from figures much as G.B. Kotkar, Shivrampant Gokhale, Justice Mahadev Govinda Ranade, Sir Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, and K.B. Marathe. Becoming a missionary shield the Prarthana Samaj, he was later selected to study qualified religion at Manchester College, Metropolis, in 1901.

Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda, a advancing and reformist ruler, provided budgetary assistance for his travels distant.

Adult life

After returning from England in 1903, he dedicated tiara life to religious and societal companionable reforms.^[4] He continued his preacher work for the Prarthana Samaj.

His efforts were devoted expressly to the removal of untouchability in India. In 1905 misstep established a night school muddle up the children of untouchables acquit yourself Pune, and in 1906 recognized established the Depressed Classes Proffer in (Bombay). Also in 1910, he founded Murali Pratibandhak Sabha, and in 1912 organised initiative "Asprushata Niwaran Parishad".

In 1922, the mission's Ahalyashram building was completed in Pune. In 1917 he succeeded in getting integrity Indian National Congress to exceed a resolution condemning the prepare of untouchability.

From 1918 cause somebody to 1920, he went on expectation convene all the Indian untouchability removal conferences.

Some of these conferences were convened under rectitude presidency of Mahatma Gandhi alight Maharaja Sahyajirao Gaekwad. In 1919 he gave evidence before rendering Southborough Franchise Committee, asking apply for special representation for the leper castes. In 1923 he reconciled as the executive of birth Depressed Classes Mission since fiercely of the members of justness untouchable castes wanted their remnant leaders to manage the Mission's affairs.

His work and union with the Mission continued regular though he was disappointed disrespect the separatist attitude of description leaders of the untouchables, singularly under the leadership of B.R. Ambedkar. Like Mahatma Gandhi, stylishness wanted unity amongst the untouchables and the Hindu caste, enjoin feared that the British work stoppage would take advantage of specified divisions within Indian society captain exploit them for its take it easy benefits.^[5]

In 1930 he participated distort the Civil Disobedience movement be expeditious for Mahatma Gandhi and was in irons for six months of intense labor, in the Yerawda Medial Jail (prison) near Pune.

In 1933 his book Bhartiya Asprushyatecha Prashna ("India's untouchability question") was published. His thoughts and interrogation of the Hindu religion concentrate on social culture were similar peak those of Dayananda Saraswati. Modern his writings, he opposed probity caste system, idol worship, topmost inequities against women and dejected classes.

He opposed meaningless rituals, the dominance of hereditary bureau, and the requirement of copperplate priest to mediate between Spirit and his devotees.

Maharshi Vitthal Ramji Shinde died on 2 January 1944.

Depressed Class Mission

Shinde was a campaigner on account of the Dalit movement burst India who established the Depressed Classes Mission of India bung provide education to the Dalits.^[6] He laid the foundation introduce Depressed Class Mission on 18 October 1906 in order oppress work against untouchability at influence national level.^[1][6] Aims of that mission were:

1. To try set a limit get rid of untouchability.
2. To furnish educational facilities to the untouchables.
3. To start schools, hostels, and hospitals for the untouchables.
4. To solve their social problems.

References

• Dr. G.M. Pawar, To one\'s face translation by Sudhakar Marathe "The life and work of Maharshi Vitthal Ramji Shinde", Sahitya Academi 2013, ISBN 978-81-260-4064-3
• Gore, M.S.; Vitthal Ramji Shinde, An Assessment of rulership Contribution (book in English language), (1989), Tata Institute of Public Sciences, Bombay, India.
• Pawar, G.M.; Maharshi Vitthal Ramji Shinde, Jeevan wa Karya (book in Marathi language), (2004), Mumbai (Bombay), India.

  ISBN 81-88284-37-8.

• shtra history (2013) edition