Gulabrao Patil
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Gulabrao Patil was a Co-operative Leader, Member of Parliament (MP)-Rajya Sabha
India from 1966–1978, an Member of the Legislative Council of Maharashtra 1983-87 and President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress(I) Committee 1981-82.
Famous quote: Power without Prestige, is a Gun without Bullets
in state of Maharashtra
,India. He was known as Sahkar Prabodhankar due to his work in the Maharashtra Cooperative sector and politics. He was a Member of Parliament
-MP in Rajya Sabha (i.e. upper house of Parliament) for two terms from 1966–1972 and 1972–1978, a total of twelve years. He was the President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress(I)-MPCC from 1981-1982 and a Member of the Legislative Council- MLC in 1983-1987 Maharashtra Government for four years.
Patil also served as Chairman of Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank in Mumbai
from 1980 to 1982 and Secretary of National Co-operative Union of India (NCUI) from 1973–75, located in New Delhi
. He travelled worldwide for study of Co-operative Movement and Agriculture on behalf of Indian Government visiting different countries such as USA, England, Korea, Germany.
Family in Benadi
a small but famous village on the Maharashtra-Karnataka state boundary near Kolhapur. He completed his LLB(Special)
from Kolhapur Law college. He started practicing law in Satara city. Then he moved to Sangli city, where he took more interest in regional politics and joined the Indian National Congress
at the time of Indian Independence. Though he was not involved directly in the freedom struggle, he was closely related to struggle of Indian Independence. Under the influence of people like Yashwantrao Chavan
-pioneer of Maharashtra, Balasaheb Desai
- Ex-Home minister of Maharashtra, Keshavrao Jedhe
-Leader of Samyukta Maharashtra and other such leaders, Gulabrao Patil engaged himself in social context.
. In 1951,he was firstly elected as a member of local council, followed by Mayor of Sangli city in 1954-55. Where he took many brave step and brought new development in City including Water pipeline for entire Sangli city. In 1958, he was main mentor with vasantdada patil in establishing largest Co-operative Sugar factory of Asia in Sangli.
Meanwhile, he was influenced by Vaikunthbhai Mehta
& Dhananjayrao Gadgil
both great leaders of Indian Cooperative movement. Gulabrao Patil believed that 'Sahakar' i.e. Cooperative Movement is main source of upliftment of society & economic growth. Later he dedicated his entire life for strengthening Cooperative
Movement in Post Independence era of India. He worked closely with leaders such as Barrister G.D.Patil, Anandrao Chavan, Rajarambapu Patil, Aabasaheb Shinde-Maisalkar, Yashwantrao Mohite, V. T. Patil
and many more.
As a Member of Parliament Gulabrao Patil made a special efforts to establish Marathi Film City-Chitranagari in Kolhapur together with his cousin brother leading Marathi Film Director- Dinkar D. Patil
. Also, he put forward the issue of Belgaum border dispute
during his term as MP in Rajya Sabha.
Also, Patil had set up Cooperative Housing Societies in Pune and Sangli cities known as Gulabnagar Coop Housing Society, Dhanakawadi and Gulab Colony, Near Chandni Chowk Sangli respectively.
led Congress(I), were he was one of the poineer person from Maharashtra who joined Congress(I) at that time. Soon in 1981, Indira Gandhi appointed Gulabrao Patil as a President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress(I) Committee. Where he initially played important role in taking Congress(I) to common people. In next general election Congress(I) won by big margin in Maharashtra under his strong leadership.
, and Yashwantrao Chavan
. On other side, Indira Gandhi established her own party named as Congress (I), were leaders like Shankar Dayal Sharma, Umashankar Dixit, Kamruddin Ali Ahmad, Shri. C. Subramanian, Barrister A.R.Antule, Gulabrao Patil were pioneer leaders who joined Congress(I). Congress (Urs) disintegrated and Devaraj Urs joined Janata Party
. The Congress(Urs) was renamed as Congress (Socialist).In next general election in 1980, Congress (I) won majority in Central Government and came into power,also in Maharashtra, Congress(I) formed its government appointing Barr. A.R.Antule as Chief Minister and Gulabrao Patil as Congress chief.
in 1982, Gulabrao Patil was leading & most able candidate of next Chief Minister of Maharashtra at that time. But at last moment his name was changed due to internal politics. Sooner in next government of Babasaheb Bhosale, Gulabrao Patil was offered a lower post than his designation of State Ministership, but he denied the Ministership, and famously said,
Power without Prestige, is a Gun without Bullets. This historic statement made him more popular in entire Maharashtra State, as this showed that he was not greedy for power but a 'True Leader' dedicated for upliftment of society. He expried in Pune by a heart attack on 21 January 1989 at age of 67. Throughout his life he remained loyal and served to his Country, People and Congress party without selfishness.
and Sangli
Cities. Please visit following websites for more details.
Picture 1. Pandit Nehru Visit to Board of Directors- Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank, Bombay in 1961. Bank Director-Gulabrao Patil standing in between Nehru and Gadgil Handshake. Furthermore he became Chairman of Bank in 1980
Picture 2. Indian Delegates Visit to Manchester Co-operative Union, UK-. G.R.Patil -MP standing 1st from right.
Picture 3. BBC News Studio London, where Gulabrao Patil gave interview on behalf of Indian Delegates in 1968.
Picture 4. Visit to England Parliamentary Board in 1968: Gulabrao Patil-MP (India) 2nd from left
Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Rajya means "state," and Sabha means "assembly hall" in Sanskrit. Membership is limited to 250 members, 12 of whom are chosen by the President of India for their expertise in specific fields of art, literature,...
India from 1966–1978, an Member of the Legislative Council of Maharashtra 1983-87 and President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress(I) Committee 1981-82.
Famous quote: Power without Prestige, is a Gun without Bullets
Introduction
Gulabrao Patil was a social worker, Co-operative & Political leader from SangliSangli
Sangli is a city in the state of Maharashtra of India. Sangli is known as the Turmeric city for its vast production of Turmeric. Sangli is situated on the banks of river Krishna and is the largest market place for Turmeric in Asia and houses many sugar factories, which it is also noted for...
in state of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
,India. He was known as Sahkar Prabodhankar due to his work in the Maharashtra Cooperative sector and politics. He was a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
-MP in Rajya Sabha (i.e. upper house of Parliament) for two terms from 1966–1972 and 1972–1978, a total of twelve years. He was the President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress(I)-MPCC from 1981-1982 and a Member of the Legislative Council- MLC in 1983-1987 Maharashtra Government for four years.
Patil also served as Chairman of Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
from 1980 to 1982 and Secretary of National Co-operative Union of India (NCUI) from 1973–75, located in New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
. He travelled worldwide for study of Co-operative Movement and Agriculture on behalf of Indian Government visiting different countries such as USA, England, Korea, Germany.
Background
Born on 16 September 1921 to a reputed MarathaMaratha
The Maratha are an Indian caste, predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. The term Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people;...
Family in Benadi
Benadi
Benadi is a small but renowned village in the North-Western region of Karnataka state near Maharashtra Border in India.It is located in the Chikodi taluka of Belgaum district in Karnataka. Before it was a part of Bombay State and Princely state of Kolhapur. It is famous for its excellent quality...
a small but famous village on the Maharashtra-Karnataka state boundary near Kolhapur. He completed his LLB(Special)
Bachelor of Laws
The Bachelor of Laws is an undergraduate, or bachelor, degree in law originating in England and offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree...
from Kolhapur Law college. He started practicing law in Satara city. Then he moved to Sangli city, where he took more interest in regional politics and joined the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
at the time of Indian Independence. Though he was not involved directly in the freedom struggle, he was closely related to struggle of Indian Independence. Under the influence of people like Yashwantrao Chavan
Yashwantrao Chavan
Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra after the division of Bombay State and the fifth Deputy Prime Minister of India. He was a strong Congress leader, Cooperative leader, social activist and writer. He was popularly known as Leader of Common People...
-pioneer of Maharashtra, Balasaheb Desai
Balasaheb Desai
Balasaheb Desai famously known as Loknete Balasaheb Desai . He was a leading politician and social worker from Maharashtra, India. He held important positions in Maharashtra State Government as Home Minister, Education Minister, Cultural Minister during initial formation of Maharashtra state...
- Ex-Home minister of Maharashtra, Keshavrao Jedhe
Keshavrao Jedhe
Keshavrao Marutrao Jedhe was a leading Freedom Fighter and Congress Leader from Pune at the time of Indian Independence and Chairman of Samyukta Maharashtra Movement in 1956...
-Leader of Samyukta Maharashtra and other such leaders, Gulabrao Patil engaged himself in social context.
Social Work & Co-operative Movement
After Indian independence, Gulabrao Patil worked on solving agriculture problems in Western Maharashtra. He established different Co-operative societies in nearby palace of SangliSangli
Sangli is a city in the state of Maharashtra of India. Sangli is known as the Turmeric city for its vast production of Turmeric. Sangli is situated on the banks of river Krishna and is the largest market place for Turmeric in Asia and houses many sugar factories, which it is also noted for...
. In 1951,he was firstly elected as a member of local council, followed by Mayor of Sangli city in 1954-55. Where he took many brave step and brought new development in City including Water pipeline for entire Sangli city. In 1958, he was main mentor with vasantdada patil in establishing largest Co-operative Sugar factory of Asia in Sangli.
Meanwhile, he was influenced by Vaikunthbhai Mehta
Vaikunthbhai Mehta
Vaikunthbhai MehtaVaikunthbhai "Stinky" Mehta was a pioneer leader of Indian Cooperative Movement. A genuine Economist who had led a great foundation for Cooperative Movement in Maharashtra and Gujarat state. Today both these state are leading states in Cooperative sector in India...
& Dhananjayrao Gadgil
Dhananjayrao Gadgil
Dhananjayrao Gadgil , was an Indian economist noted for his contributions to the Indian cooperative sector.-Dhananjayrao Gadgil Institute of Cooperative Management:...
both great leaders of Indian Cooperative movement. Gulabrao Patil believed that 'Sahakar' i.e. Cooperative Movement is main source of upliftment of society & economic growth. Later he dedicated his entire life for strengthening Cooperative
Cooperative
A cooperative is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit...
Movement in Post Independence era of India. He worked closely with leaders such as Barrister G.D.Patil, Anandrao Chavan, Rajarambapu Patil, Aabasaheb Shinde-Maisalkar, Yashwantrao Mohite, V. T. Patil
V. T. Patil
V. T. PATILV. T. Patil was education reformist, politician and social worker from Kolhapur. He was founder and 1st Chairman of Tararani Vidyapeeth, Kolhapur and Member of Parliament- Kolhapur in 1962-1967. Lawyer by profession, but mainly worked for Society to upgrade them by providing Educational...
and many more.
Special Contribution in Co-operative Banks and Education
Late. Gulabrao Patil was a main instrumental in establishing & developing Sangli District Central Cooperative Bank (SDCC) where he severed as a Chairman & Director for over two decades. Here he took many brave decisions for economical development of farmers. He was 1st Chairman of DCC Bank to promote and give Agricultural loan to farmers for growing World famous Seedless Grapes in Sangli district. Today, Sangli District is Leading Grapes Producer in Country. In 1960, he started Sangli District Cooperative Board for basic education & training in Cooperative. He made valuable efforts to increase irrigation scheme for agriculture via Co-operative societies in Sangli district. One of the reasons why Sangli District is now one of the Leading Cooperative hub in India. Later on in 1980, Gulabrao Patil was elected as Chairman of Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank, Mumbai-an apex organisation of Co-operative banks in Maharashtra.As a Member of Parliament Gulabrao Patil made a special efforts to establish Marathi Film City-Chitranagari in Kolhapur together with his cousin brother leading Marathi Film Director- Dinkar D. Patil
Dinkar D. Patil
Dinkar D. Patil was a prominent Marathi film director, scriptwriter, and dialogue writer during the Golden Era of the Marathi Film Industry. He directed, wrote scripts and dialogue for more than 60 Marathi films. He also directed two Hindi Films-Mandir and Gharbar...
. Also, he put forward the issue of Belgaum border dispute
Belgaum border dispute
The Belgaum border dispute is a dispute involving the Indian states of Maharashtra and Karnataka. Belgaum, currently a part of Karnataka and earlier the erstwhile Bombay Presidency, is claimed by Maharashtra on linguistic grounds.-Background:...
during his term as MP in Rajya Sabha.
Also, Patil had set up Cooperative Housing Societies in Pune and Sangli cities known as Gulabnagar Coop Housing Society, Dhanakawadi and Gulab Colony, Near Chandni Chowk Sangli respectively.
Politics
Gulabrao Patil was mainly active in State politics and National politics rather than Local politics, as he was Member of Parliament for 12 years and was President of Maharashtra Congress. In 1978, he joined Indira GandhiIndira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhara was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term . She was assassinated by Sikh extremists...
led Congress(I), were he was one of the poineer person from Maharashtra who joined Congress(I) at that time. Soon in 1981, Indira Gandhi appointed Gulabrao Patil as a President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress(I) Committee. Where he initially played important role in taking Congress(I) to common people. In next general election Congress(I) won by big margin in Maharashtra under his strong leadership.
Split in Congress
In end of 1978 at Bangalore Annual Congress Session, Congress split into two namely; Congress (Indira) and Congress (Urs). Leader who joined Urs Congress were Devaraj Urs, Kasu Brahmananda Reddy, A.K. Antony, Sharad PawarSharad Pawar
Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar , popularly known as SAHEB , is the president of the Nationalist Congress Party which he founded in 1999, after separating from the Indian National Congress...
, and Yashwantrao Chavan
Yashwantrao Chavan
Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra after the division of Bombay State and the fifth Deputy Prime Minister of India. He was a strong Congress leader, Cooperative leader, social activist and writer. He was popularly known as Leader of Common People...
. On other side, Indira Gandhi established her own party named as Congress (I), were leaders like Shankar Dayal Sharma, Umashankar Dixit, Kamruddin Ali Ahmad, Shri. C. Subramanian, Barrister A.R.Antule, Gulabrao Patil were pioneer leaders who joined Congress(I). Congress (Urs) disintegrated and Devaraj Urs joined Janata Party
Janata Party
The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...
. The Congress(Urs) was renamed as Congress (Socialist).In next general election in 1980, Congress (I) won majority in Central Government and came into power,also in Maharashtra, Congress(I) formed its government appointing Barr. A.R.Antule as Chief Minister and Gulabrao Patil as Congress chief.
Candidate for CM post of Maharashtra & Decline of Ministership
After Controversial resignation of Chief Minister A R AntulayA R Antulay
Abdul Rehman Antulay was born in kankidi, Maharashtra was a union minister and an MP in the 14th Lok Sabha of India...
in 1982, Gulabrao Patil was leading & most able candidate of next Chief Minister of Maharashtra at that time. But at last moment his name was changed due to internal politics. Sooner in next government of Babasaheb Bhosale, Gulabrao Patil was offered a lower post than his designation of State Ministership, but he denied the Ministership, and famously said,
Power without Prestige, is a Gun without Bullets. This historic statement made him more popular in entire Maharashtra State, as this showed that he was not greedy for power but a 'True Leader' dedicated for upliftment of society. He expried in Pune by a heart attack on 21 January 1989 at age of 67. Throughout his life he remained loyal and served to his Country, People and Congress party without selfishness.
Gulabrao Patil Social Trusts
In memory of Gulabrao Patil two social trust are established in Sangli and Miraj cities. Gulabrao Patil Memorial Trust(GPMT),Sangli-Miraj was established in 1991 and Gulabrao Patil Lokseva Vishvastha Nidhi, Sangli was established in 1981. The main objective of setting up these trusts is to, perpetuate memory of Late. MP Gulabrao Patil by acknowledging his rich, outstanding and valuable contribution in cooperative movement and social development of Maharashtra and to undertake social activities and education programmes particularly for the elevation of common man. On behalf of these charitable trust, every year on birth anniversary of Late. Gulabrao Patil, an Prestigious Award in Cooperative field is given in his memory known as, Gulabrao Patil Sahakar Gaurav Puraskar. This award was 1st awarded to Ex. Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri. Vilasrao Deshmukh in 2001.Current Senario
Currently his sons, Prithviraj Patil is socially and politically active and expanding the social and educational work of Late. Gulabrao Patil. Another son Shivraj Patil is working in Cooperative sector as a Director of Sangli District Cooperative Board. Different educational institutes and social project are undertaken through Gulabrao Patil Memorial Trust(GPMT). Colleges such as Homeopathy, Pharma, Nursing, B.Ed, D.Ed, IT Training center and Cambridge English School are run in MirajMiraj
Miraj , is an historic town in southern Maharashtra, India. The history of the town dates back to the early 10th century, and the town is known for its rich tradition of Hindustani classical music and for religious harmony. It served as a stronghold and a strategic bastion because of its location...
and Sangli
Sangli
Sangli is a city in the state of Maharashtra of India. Sangli is known as the Turmeric city for its vast production of Turmeric. Sangli is situated on the banks of river Krishna and is the largest market place for Turmeric in Asia and houses many sugar factories, which it is also noted for...
Cities. Please visit following websites for more details.
Picture gallery
Picture Description in clock wise direction:Picture 1. Pandit Nehru Visit to Board of Directors- Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank, Bombay in 1961. Bank Director-Gulabrao Patil standing in between Nehru and Gadgil Handshake. Furthermore he became Chairman of Bank in 1980
Picture 2. Indian Delegates Visit to Manchester Co-operative Union, UK-. G.R.Patil -MP standing 1st from right.
Picture 3. BBC News Studio London, where Gulabrao Patil gave interview on behalf of Indian Delegates in 1968.
Picture 4. Visit to England Parliamentary Board in 1968: Gulabrao Patil-MP (India) 2nd from left