#UnsungLiberators
The British called him "Highly Dangerous Individual" & denied entry into Bharat.
Nehru, after becoming PM, followed British dictum & denied VISA for him.
Shocking ???
Today is the Punyasmaran of
Long Forgotten Freedom Fighter
#PandurangSadashivKhankhoje.
The British called him "Highly Dangerous Individual" & denied entry into Bharat.
Nehru, after becoming PM, followed British dictum & denied VISA for him.
Shocking ???
Today is the Punyasmaran of
Long Forgotten Freedom Fighter
#PandurangSadashivKhankhoje.
The Revolutionary Scientist, revered in Mexico, ignored in India.
Born on 7th Nov 1884 for a Brahmin family at Wardha, Maharashtra, Pandurang was inspired by Bala Gangadhar Tilak in joining freedom struggle.
In 1900s he went for United States for higher education and joined
Born on 7th Nov 1884 for a Brahmin family at Wardha, Maharashtra, Pandurang was inspired by Bala Gangadhar Tilak in joining freedom struggle.
In 1900s he went for United States for higher education and joined
Washington University & in 1908, along with Pandit Kanshiram at Oregon he started Indian Independence League.
Few years down the line, little before World war 1, Khankhoje met Taraknath Das, Lala Hardayal and this meeting lead them to start "Pacific Coast Hindustan Association"
Few years down the line, little before World war 1, Khankhoje met Taraknath Das, Lala Hardayal and this meeting lead them to start "Pacific Coast Hindustan Association"
and eventually this association became #GadarParty.
The WW1 saw him actively participating in IndoGerman Conspiracy propagating Gadar Ideologies up to Afghanistan and Baluchistan.
Towards the end of the war, Khankhoje, like most of the members of the Berlin committee, began
The WW1 saw him actively participating in IndoGerman Conspiracy propagating Gadar Ideologies up to Afghanistan and Baluchistan.
Towards the end of the war, Khankhoje, like most of the members of the Berlin committee, began
turing towards communism. He is known to have been in Soviet Union in company of the earliest Indian communists, including Virendranath Chattopadhyaya, M. P. T. Acharya, M. N. Roy, Abdur Rab Barq. He met Lenin at Moscow in 1921.
For his nationalist work at the time,
For his nationalist work at the time,
Khankoje was banned from returning to India as a highly dangerous individual.
Subsequently, Pandurang moved to Mexico and being an Agriculturist he worked as Professor of Botany at National School of Agriculture, married Jean Alexandrie Sindic, a Belgian and over the years
Subsequently, Pandurang moved to Mexico and being an Agriculturist he worked as Professor of Botany at National School of Agriculture, married Jean Alexandrie Sindic, a Belgian and over the years
became the Director of Agricultural sciences, Mexico.
When Bharat got liberated, Pandurang applied for Visa which was rejected by Nehru and after much protest, Sadashiv along with his wife and children were allowed.
Just think how shattering it will be for the great man who
When Bharat got liberated, Pandurang applied for Visa which was rejected by Nehru and after much protest, Sadashiv along with his wife and children were allowed.
Just think how shattering it will be for the great man who
had not set his foot in his country for 40+years...
Khankhoje, settled at Nagpur and eventually passed away on 22nd January 1967.
Khankhoje’s adventures took him to Japan, Russia, Persia, the US and finally to Mexico, where he settled with his devoted Belgian wife, Jeanne,
Khankhoje, settled at Nagpur and eventually passed away on 22nd January 1967.
Khankhoje’s adventures took him to Japan, Russia, Persia, the US and finally to Mexico, where he settled with his devoted Belgian wife, Jeanne,
and had two daughters, Savitri and Maya. A stauch believer in the tenets of the Holy Gita, he started free agricultural colleges for the Mexicans, successfully experimented with varieties of corn, pioneering Mexico's ‘Green Revolution’ and was part of the country's vibrant
artistic and intellectual circle.
Why didn't Nehru or any Congressman used "Pandurang, the Scientist" for Green Revolution, is it because he was against Nehru's ideology?
Nobody noticed His-Story when I shared it last year...
Shared it again...
#Shraddanjali
#VANDEMATARAM
Why didn't Nehru or any Congressman used "Pandurang, the Scientist" for Green Revolution, is it because he was against Nehru's ideology?
Nobody noticed His-Story when I shared it last year...
Shared it again...
#Shraddanjali
#VANDEMATARAM
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