Babulal Patodi

22°44′44″N 75°46′23″E / 22.74556°N 75.77306°E / 22.74556; 75.77306Occupation(s)Freedom activist
Social workerChildrenThree sons and three daughtersParentChogalalji PatodiAwardsPadma 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 was survived by his three sons and three daughters.[1] A statue has been installed at top Gomatgiri hills in his honour.[5]

See also

  • Indian freedom struggle
  • flagIndia portal

References

  1. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 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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Recipients of Padma Shri in Public Affairs
1950s
  • Asha Devi Aryanayakam (1954)
  • Perin Captain (1954)
  • Amalprava Das (1954)
  • Achamma Mathai (1954)
  • Machani Somappa (1954)
  • Ralengnao Khathing (1957)
  • Moturi Satyanarayana (1958)
1960s
  • Rustomji Marwanji Alpaiwala (1960)
  • Kashi Prasad Pandey (1067)
  • Lala Chand Verman (1067)
1970s
  • Ramanath Iyer Mathrubbotham (1971)
  • G. S. Melkote (1972)
  • Jothi Venkatachalam (1974)
  • Telo Mascarenhas (1977)
1980s
  • Valmiki Choudhary (1988)
1990s
  • Babulal Patodi (1991)
  • Hari Govindrao Vartak (1991)
  • Maadari Bhagya Gautam (1992)
  • Vaman Balkrishna Naique Sardesai (1992)
  • Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan (1992)
2000s
2010s2020s