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Indian Freedom Fighter Naik Raghojirao Ramjirao Bhangre Patil of Devgaon | |
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 Naik Raghojirao Ramjirao Bhangare | |
| Born | Raghoji Ramji Bhangare 8 November 1805 Devgaon, Akole, India |
| Died | 2 May 1848 (aged 42) |
| Cause of death | Hanged |
| Burial place | Umbhrai, Shahapur taluka, Thane, Maharashtra |
| Nationality |  India |
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| Citizenship | Indian |
| Occupation | Agriculturist |
| Years active | 1844 - 1848 |
| Era | British era |
| Organization | Bandkari |
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| Predecessor | Ramjirao Manajirao Bhangre |
| Movement | Indian independence movement |
| Criminal charges |
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| Partner | Ramaji Kirve |
| Parent |
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| Family | Bapuji Bhangare (brother) |
The Raghojirao Ramjirao Bhangre[1] also spell Bhangaria[2] (8 November 1805 – 2 May 1848) was an Indian revolutionary who challenged and defied the British power in the Bombay Presidency.[3] He was the son of Ramji Bhangare, a Koli who also resisted the British rule and was subsequently hanged in Cellular Jail.[4] He was only ten years old when he took up arms against British rule in Maharashtra.[5]
The main reason of revolt by Raghoji Bhangare was being torture of his mother by British officials with the assistance of some Marwadis of village.[6]
Indian social activist, thinker, anti-caste social reformer and writer from Maharashtra Jyotirao Phule may have been inspired by the revolts of Raghoji Bhangre, among others.[7] The revolts of Raghoji Bhangare are considered as most significant in history of Maharashtra. Compared to the revolts made by Raghoji Bhangre, the other revolts were not very significant though they continued to take place until 1946-47.[8]
Raghoji Bhangre was titled as Bandkari for his revolts. Bandkari means leader of rebellions in Marathi language.[9]
- ^ "Adivasis celebrate and demand of basic amenities on 'World Indigenous Day'". Mumbai Live. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ Kennedy, Michael (1985). The Criminal Classes in India. New Delhi, India, Asia: Mittal Publications. pp. 92: The year 1845 was rendered famous in Koli history by the excesses of the notorious Raghoji Bhangria who, becoming an outlaw, organized bands of Kolis with whom he roamed the countryside revenging himself on avaricious Marwadis by cutting off their noses. Strong measures broke up his gangs but not till the Marwadi community for the most part had fled in terror. Raghoji was ultimately caught at Pandharpur by Captain Gell, convicted and hanged.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Guha, Sumit (2 November 2006). Environment and Ethnicity in India, 1200-1991. New Delhi, India, Asia: Cambridge University Press. pp. 103: The Koli identity nonetheless persisted and they retained their militant reputation. Down to the mid-nineteenth century the policing of a substantial area was in the hands of different Koli naiks appointed by the colonial government. However, their powers were curtailed after they colluded with the famous Koli rebel Raghoji Bhangare, who successfully defied the government for two years. None the less, during the great crisis of 1857, the colonial regime turned to the Koli militia, and raised an irregular corps from among them to combat Bhil insurgents in Ahmadnagar and Nasik. ISBN 9780521028707.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ ढोमणे, सौ शिल्पा (21 April 2016). Veer Raghoji Bhangre / Nachiket Prakashan: वीर राघोजी भांगरे (in Marathi). Nachiket Prakashan.
- ^ Hardiman, David; Hardiman, Professor of History David (1996). Feeding the Baniya: Peasants and Usurers in Western India. New Delhi, India: Oxford University Press. pp. 226: Ragnu Bhangare was about ten years old when he rebelled against the British and was subsequently transported for life. Raghu was allowed in time to succeed to the patilship of Devgaon. ISBN 978-0-19-563956-8.
- ^ Ghurye, Govind Sadashiv (1957). The Mahadev Kolis. New Delhi, India, Asia: Popular Book Depot. pp. 13: yet within a decade or so Raghoji Bhangare raised his banner again and the turmoil lasted till A.D. 1848. The immediate cause of Raghoji's revolt was the torture of his mother, and its objective was the Marwadi merchants who assisted the British officials.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ O'Hanlon, Rosalind (22 August 2002). Caste, Conflict and Ideology: Mahatma Jotirao Phule and Low Caste Protest in Nineteenth-Century Western India. New Delhi, India, Asia: Cambridge University Press. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-521-52308-0.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Hangloo, Rattan Lal; Murali, A. (2007). New Themes in Indian History: Art, Politics, Gender, Environment, and Culture. New Delhi, India, Asia: Black & White. p. 391. ISBN 978-81-89320-15-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Krishan, Shri (7 April 2005). Political Mobilization and Identity in Western India, 1934-47. SAGE Publishing India. ISBN 978-93-5280-307-1.