padma shri Babulal Patodi
Occupation
Freedom activist
Social worker
Freedom activist
Social worker
Babulal Patodi (1920-2012) was an Indian social worker and freedom activist.[1] He was a senior member of the Indian National Congress[2] and the president of the Indore Congress Committee from 1949–50 and 1953-54.[3] He also served as M.L.A. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of the Padma Shri, in 1991.[4] He died on 25 January 2012, aged 92, succumbing to old age illnesses and survived by his one son Narendra Patodi.[1] A statue has been installed at top Gomatgiri hills in his honour.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Patodi passes away(2015).
- ↑ Veteran Congress Leader Babulal Patodi passes away. Money Control(25 January 2012).
- ↑ Urban Politics in India: Area, Power, and Policy in a Penetrated System{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. University of California Press(1974)
- ↑ Padma Awards. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India(2015).
- ↑ Statues of the living divide Digambar Jains. Indian Express(24 April 2007).