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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Govindbhai Shroff<br />
| image = Govinbhai shroff.jpg<br />
| alt = Govinbhai shroff image<br />
| caption = <br />
| birth_name = <br />
| birth_date ={{Birth date|1911|7|24}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Bijapur, Karnataka]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2002|11|22|1911|7|24}}<br />
| death_place = [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra]]<br />
| nationality = <!-- use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]] --><br />
| awards = [[Padma Vibhushan]] (1992)<br />
| known_for = Liberation of [[Marathwada]] from [[Nizam of Hyderabad|Nizam]] rule<br>Work in field of Literature and Education<br />
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'''Govinddas Mannulal Shroff''' (1911–2002), was an Indian [[Freedom fighters of India|freedom fighter]] who led people of [[Marathwada]] region in a fight against the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] during the [[Operation Polo|Hyderabad Campaign of 1948]]. As a result, the [[Marathwada]] region was liberated from the [[Hyderabad State]] on 17 September 1948.<ref>{{cite thesis |last1=Koranne |first1=S. D. |title=Contribution of Shri Govindbhai Shroff in Hyderabad freedom struggle 1938 to 1948 |date=26 November 2003 |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/146889 |access-date=14 January 2022 |publisher=[[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University]] |language=English}}</ref><br />
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Shroff served as the longest serving secretary and president of the Saraswati Bhuvan Education Society.<ref>{{cite news |title=Move to downsize portrait of Govindbhai Shroff sparks row |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/storm-brews-over-sb-college-move-to-downsize-govindbhais-portrait/articleshow/70792442.cms |access-date=14 January 2022 |work=[[Times of India]] |date=August 23, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He was awarded the second highest [[Indian honours system|civilian award of India]] the [[Padma Vibhushan]] in 1992 for his work in the field of literature and education.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://archive.india.gov.in/myindia/padmavibhushan_awards_list1.php?start=120|title = Padma Vibhushan Awardees|date = |accessdate = |website = Know India - National Portal of India|publisher = archive.india.gov.in|last = |first = }}</ref><br />
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Later in 1966, people responded to the call of Shroff by taking part in [[hunger strike]]s, [[morcha]]s, [[Raasta roko|rail roko]]s, [[bandh]]s and other form of [[protest]]s to press for a [[track gauge|broad gauge]] train routes.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shaikh|first=Arif|title=Marathwada is ready to chug|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1125101/report-marathwada-is-ready-to-chug|access-date=22 June 2013|newspaper=DNA India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Marathwada to celebrate Hyderabad liberation jubilee|url=http://www.rediff.in/news/1998/aug/31hyd.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624220752/http://www.rediff.in/news/1998/aug/31hyd.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 June 2013|publisher=Rediff In|access-date=22 June 2013}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Namantar Andolan]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
*{{cite thesis |last1=Koranne |first1=S. D. |title=Contribution of Shri Govindbhai Shroff in Hyderabad freedom struggle 1938 to 1948 |date=26 November 2003 |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/146889 |access-date=14 January 2022 |publisher=[[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University]] |language=}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rshL5opVaZA Interview] with [[All India Radio|Akashwani Mumbai]]<br />
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