Datta Tamhane

Datta Tamhane or Dattatreya Balakrishna Tamhane (1912–2014), a Gandhian freedom fighter and litterateur belonging to the Marathi CKP community. He won the Maharashtra State government's award for literature and had also participated in the Salt Satyagraha and protests against the Simon Commission. As a social reformer, he helped the tribal Adivasi community for which he received the "Adivasi seva Puraskar".[1][2][3][4]

## References

1. ↑ Ganesh Prabhakar Pradhan (2005). Pursuit of ideals: autobiography of a democratic socialist. p. 88. "His speech made me realize my responsibility as a people's representative and made me conscious both of the opportunity and challenge in my political life. My elder friend Datta Tamhane, who had participated in the freedom struggle in 1932 and also in 1942, was a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1957 to 1962, representing the Thane city constituency. He had made a mark as a studious and effective M.L.A. of the Praja Socialist Party."
2. ↑ Link - Volume 16, Part 3 - Page 38. United India Periodicals. 1974. "Tamhane has been an active party leader since the inception of the Socialist Party and is well-known for his integrity and honesty in true right Gandhian fashion.".
3. ↑ "Freedom fighter Datta Tamhane dead". Business Standard, PTI. 2014. http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/freedom-fighter-datta-tamhane-dead-114040700331_1.html. "Veteran freedom fighter Datta Tamhane died at the age of 102...had participated in protests against the Simon Commission, salt Satyagraha. He was the recipient of various awards like Adivasi Seva Puraskar and the state government's literature award for his book Kathasangraha Kalicha Gowda"
4. ↑ The Illustrated Weekly of India. 91. Bennett, Coleman & Company. July 1970. p. 14. "B.T.RANADIVE (b. 1904), a member of the Politbureau of the CPI.(M).Other notable C.K.Ps in this sphere are Mrinal Gore, V. B. Karnik and Datta Tamhane".

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