Babasaheb Pandurang Adhav (1 June 1930 – 8 December 2025) was an Indian social and labour activist and author.[1]
Life and career
Adhav was born in Maharashtra on 1 June 1930.
He was a major figure in the social and labour movement in Maharashtra, and a follower of Satyashodhak. He spent his life organizing underprivileged workers, notably porters, rickshaw pullers and construction workers, ensuring they received social security.[2] He established the 'Hamal Panchayat' which organized porters in Maharashtra, including Pune.[3] He led the revolutionary movement 'One Village One Water' to fight against caste discrimination and tried to establish equality.[4]
Adhav was admitted to Poona Hospital in early December 2025.[5] He died on 8 December, at the age of 95.[6]
References
- ↑ Towards a Global History of Domestic and Caregiving Workers{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. BRILL(26 May 2015). ISBN 978-90-04-28014-4
- ↑ The Secularist: Bulletin of the Indian Secular Society{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Indian Secular Society.(2004)
- ↑ Living Wage: Regulatory Solutions to Informal and Precarious Work in Global Supply Chains{{#if:Marshall|, Marshall}. Oxford University Press(17 January 2019). ISBN 978-0-19-256600-3
- ↑ Caste, Conflict and Ideology: Mahatma Jotirao Phule and Low Caste Protest in Nineteenth-Century Western India{{#if:O'Hanlon|, O'Hanlon}. Cambridge University Press(22 August 2002). ISBN 978-0-521-52308-0
- ↑ Socialist leader Baba Adhav critical, political leaders visit hospital. www.msn.com. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ↑ Renowned socialist leader Baba Adhav, 95, passes away. The Hindu(8 December 2025). Retrieved 9 December 2025.