Bharat Patankar: Annihilation of caste should be Ambedkarites' top agenda – COUNTERVIEW.ORG
By Vidya Bhushan Rawat* Mr Bharat Patankar has been a leading intellectual as well as political activist in Maharashtra with around fifty years of experience. His parents were part of the freedom movement and hence he was acquainted with their activities as well as meeting numerous political leaders and activists. Though he was a medical doctor, he plunged into social movement as the ideology of Satyashodhak attracted him. He led various movements for farmers, laborers, water and land rights of the people. A strong believer in Phule-Ambedkarite ideology, Mr Patankar embraced Buddhism long bac...
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