Nagnath Naikwadi
| Nagnath Naikwadi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
15 July 1922 Walwa, Sangli district, Maharashtra, India |
| Died | 22 March 2012 (aged 89) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Social worker Indian independence activist Educationist |
| Years active | 1939–2012 |
| Known for | Prati Sarkar |
| Spouse(s) | Kusum |
| Children | Two sons and two daughters |
| Parent(s) | Ramchandra Ganapati Nayakawadi Laxmibai |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Nagnath Naikwadi (1922–2012), popularly known as Krantiveer Nagnath anna, was an Indian independence activist, social worker, politician and educationist, known for his revolutionary activism during the Indian independence struggle. He was an associate of Nana Patil during the Quit India movement and together they established Prati Sarkar, a parallel government, in Satara-Sangli region of Maharashtra and indulged in armed struggle against the British. After the Indian independence, he was involved in electoral politics and was a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, representing Sangli. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 2009, for his contributions to Indian society.
Naikwadi was born on 15 July 1922 in a farmer's family in Walwa, a village in Sangli district near Pune in the western Indian state of Maharashtra to Ramchandra Ganapati Nayakawadi and Laxmibai, After early schooling at local schools in Walwa and Ashta, he joined Rajaram High School, Kolhapur and completed matriculate studies in 1948, though there was a break in studies due to his involvement in the Indian independence struggle. Later he joined Rajaram College for higher studies. During this period, he got involved in the Quit India movement and joined Rashtra Seva Dal, a forum of freedom activists which gave him an opportunity to become an associate of Nana Patil. During the early 1940s, he and his colleagues resorted to armed agitation against the British rule and was involved in fights with the authorities. In order to raise funds for the movement, his group robbed a government treasury in Dhule and supported the insurgency against the Nizam of Hyderabad. In one of the battles with the British police, he was injured by bullet and was caught after which he was sent to Satara jail from where he escaped by staging a jailbreak, along with his fellow activists. The British government announced a reward on his head but Naikwadi managed to stay underground for four years. In 1943, along with Nana Patil, Kisanrao Ahir and a few others, he declared a parallel government, Prati Sarkar, which operated in around 150 villages in the western Maharashtra region which included Satara and Sangli.
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