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{{Short description|Indian freedom fighter (1925–1970)}}
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| name = Dattatraya Deshpande
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| birth_name = Dattatraya Atmaram Deshpande
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|11|27|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1970|9|22|1925|11|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Rampur, Karnataka|Rampur]], [[Chikkodi]] taluka, [[Kingdom of Mysore]]
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| organization = [[Azad Gomantak Dal]]
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| movement = [[Goa Liberation Movement]]
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'''Dattatraya Atmaram Deshpande''' (27 November 1925 – 22 September 1970) was an Indian freedom fighter. He was a founder member of the [[Azad Gomantak Dal]].

==Early life==
Dattatraya Atmaram Deshpande was born on 27 November 1925, in [[Rampur, Karnataka|Rampur]], [[Chikkodi]] taluka, [[Kingdom of Mysore]]. He was the son of Atmaram Dattatraya Deshpande and received an SSC-level education.<ref name="ShirodkarWho86">{{Cite book |last=Shirodkar |first=Pandurang Purushottam |author-link=Pandurang Purushottam Shirodkar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ISScyAEACAAJ |title=Who's Who of Freedom Fighters, Goa, Daman, and Diu |date=1986 |publisher=Goa Gazetteer Department, Government of the Union Territory of Goa, Daman, and Diu |volume=1 |page=87}}</ref>

==Political activism and role in freedom movements==
Deshpande was deeply involved in the [[Indian independence movement]] and was a founder member of the [[Azad Gomantak Dal]]. He actively participated in the [[Quit India Movement]] from 1942 to 1945 and later joined the [[Forward Bloc]], a political group led by [[Subhash Chandra Bose]]. His work with the Forward Bloc extended to [[Bengal]], [[Bihar]], and [[Odisha]].<ref name="ShirodkarWho86" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Z5HAAAAMAAJ&q=Dattatraya+Deshpande+goa |title=Who's who of Freedom Fighters, Goa, Daman, and Diu |date=1990 |publisher=Goa Gazetteer Department, Government of the Union Territory of Goa, Daman, and Diu |pages=78 |language=en}}</ref>

In 1946, Deshpande moved to Goa, where he became a teacher and engaged in the political activities intended to liberate the region from Portuguese rule. He joined prominent activists, including [[Ram Manohar Lohia]], on 18 June 1946, [[Goa Revolution Day]], to further the liberation movement. In April 1947, he aligned with activists such as [[Vishwanath Lawande]], Narayana H. Naik, and [[Prabhakar Sinari]] to intensify efforts against Portuguese colonial rule.<ref name="ShirodkarWho86" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Malkarnekar |first=Gauree |date=2021-12-19 |title=Revolutionaries take the road less travelled |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/revolutionaries-take-the-road-less-travelled/articleshow/88366797.cms |access-date=2025-02-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Malkarnekar |first=Gauree |date=2022-08-15 |title='We were happy with the freedom, but no one could celebrate in Goa' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/we-were-happy-with-the-freedom-but-no-one-could-celebrate-in-goa/articleshow/93564896.cms |access-date=2025-02-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

==Imprisonment and resistance==
In December 1947, Deshpande was arrested for his revolutionary activities, which included acts of defiance against Portuguese rule in Mapusa and Porvorim. In 1949, he was sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment by the Portuguese Tribunal Militar Territorial (TMT) with a provision for deportation to Africa. During his detention in jails in Margao, Panaji, Aguada, and Reis Magos, Deshpande endured inhumane treatment and torture.<ref name="ShirodkarWho86" />

To protest these conditions, he initiated a 16-day hunger strike. In response to his defiance, the Portuguese authorities declared him mentally unstable and transferred him to the Hospital Miguel Bombarda in Portugal as a violent psychiatric patient. He remained detained there until 1962 when he was finally released.<ref name="ShirodkarWho86" />

==Return to Goa and advocacy==
Following his release, Deshpande returned to Goa and dedicated himself to supporting workers and marginalized communities. He organized labor unions at Mormugao Harbour, helping to secure significant rights and benefits for the workforce. He served as the Chairman of the Goa Dock Labour Union and worked with the [[Mormugao Port Trust]] as a trustee. Additionally, he held leadership roles, including Convenor of the [[Indian National Trade Union Congress]] in Goa and President of the Goa Taximen's Union and the Navjeevan Society.<ref name="ShirodkarWho86" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Fernandes |first=Aureliano |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iHpuAAAAMAAJ&q=Dattatraya+Deshpande+goa |title=Cabinet Government in Goa, 1961-1993: A Chronicled Analysis of 30 Years of Government and Politics in Goa |date=1997 |publisher=Maureen & Camvet Publishers |pages=40 |language=en}}</ref>

In the initial session of the [[1967 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election|Second Goa Assembly]], [[Dayanand Bandodkar]], who served as the [[Chief Minister of Goa]] at the time, made the decision to remove Dattatraya Deshpande, along with [[Raghunath Tople]], Ganaba Dessai and A Kadkade, from their positions in the organizational wing of the [[Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party]]. This action took place on the first day of the assembly's session and marked their expulsion from the party.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fernandes |first=Aureliano |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iHpuAAAAMAAJ |title=Cabinet Government in Goa, 1961-1993: A Chronicled Analysis of 30 Years of Government and Politics in Goa |date=1997 |publisher=Maureen & Camvet Publishers |language=en |access-date=2023-08-18 |page=40 }}</ref>

==Death==
He died on 22 September 1970.<ref name="ShirodkarWho86" />

==References==
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