Balkrishna Ganesh Khaparde
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Balkrishna Ganesh Khaparde (b 1882 - died 1968) was leader of Swaraj Party
from Amravati
. He was lawyer by profession like his father Ganesh Shrikrishna Khaparde who was a close ally of Bal Gangadhar Tilak
.
He belonged to ‘Tilak School of Thought’ and as a prominent leader in Swarajya Party. He was twice elected to the Second and Third Provincial Central Provinces Legislative Council in 1923 & 1927. He was minister of Central Provinces and Berar
state.
He used to write under the pen name Baba Bharti in Marathi Magazine Prasad published from Pune and wrote the book ‘From Science to Samadhi’.
As the President of the All India Hindu Mahasabha, he constantly toured the entire country.
He was the chief trustee of the Badrinath Temple and as such he had to walk down 120 miles from Dehradun to the interior of the Himalayas to open the gates of Badrinath Temple
after winter every year. His name is still adorned in the temple.
In 1968, he courted death by Prayopaweshan, meaning to liberate immortal soul from mortal body by voluntary fast unto death.
Swaraj Party
The Swaraj Party, Swarajaya Party or Swarajya Party, established as the Congress-Khilafat Swarajaya Party, was a political party formed in India in 1922 that sought greater self-government and political freedoms for the Indian people from the British Raj. It was inspired by the concept of Swaraj...
from Amravati
Amravati
Amravati is a city in the state of Maharashtra, India and the seventh most populous metropolitan area in Maharashtra. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Amravati district...
. He was lawyer by profession like his father Ganesh Shrikrishna Khaparde who was a close ally of Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Lokmanya Tilak –, was an Indian nationalist, teacher, social reformer and independence fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. The British colonial authorities derogatorily called the great leader "Father of the Indian unrest"...
.
He belonged to ‘Tilak School of Thought’ and as a prominent leader in Swarajya Party. He was twice elected to the Second and Third Provincial Central Provinces Legislative Council in 1923 & 1927. He was minister of Central Provinces and Berar
Central Provinces and Berar
The Central Provinces and Berar was a province of British India. The province comprised British conquests from the Mughals and Marathas in central India, and covered much of present-day Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra states. Its capital was Nagpur. The Central Provinces was formed in...
state.
He used to write under the pen name Baba Bharti in Marathi Magazine Prasad published from Pune and wrote the book ‘From Science to Samadhi’.
As the President of the All India Hindu Mahasabha, he constantly toured the entire country.
He was the chief trustee of the Badrinath Temple and as such he had to walk down 120 miles from Dehradun to the interior of the Himalayas to open the gates of Badrinath Temple
Badrinath temple
Badrinath temple , sometimes called Badrinarayan temple, is situated along the Alaknanda river, in the hill town of Badrinath in Uttarakhand state in India. It is widely considered to be one of the holiest Hindu temples, and is dedicated to god Vishnu. The temple and town are one of the four Char...
after winter every year. His name is still adorned in the temple.
In 1968, he courted death by Prayopaweshan, meaning to liberate immortal soul from mortal body by voluntary fast unto death.