Girish Prabhune

Indian social worker

Girish Y. Prabhune (born 1952[1] in Pune, Maharastra) is an Indian social worker and social activist known particularly for his work towards upliftment of the nomadic Pardhi community and their children since 1970. He was conferred the Padma Shri in 2021 in Social Work category.

## Work

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Prabhune began his career as a social worker in early 1970s.[2][3] He initially started working with Srikant G. Majgaokar in the Gramayan NGO during the 1972 Maharashtra drought.[4] He also ran a periodical called Asidhara, but this endeavor left him in debt.[5]

Prabhune lived in Nimgaon Mhalungi village in Pune district for nearly 10 years working with the locals.[6] His stay at this village allowed him to observe and interact with the nomadic communities including the Pardhi, Waddar, Kaikadi, Davari Gosavi, Gondhali, dombari, Kolhati, Lambadi, and Pothuraju.[7][8]

Prabhune started discussions with Laxman Mane to start the Bhatke Wimukt Vikas Parishad organisation for uplifting the nomadic communities.[8] Via this organization, he organized the nomadic tribes in Beed, Osmanabad, Solapur, Parbhani, Nanded, and Pune districts, advancing their political power. He also fought court battles arguing for nomadic rights.[9] Prabhune, a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh volunteer since young age,[4][10][11] effectively persuaded 50,000 fed-up Dalits who had intended to leave Hinduism for Buddhism at Deekshabhoomi in Nagpur.[1]

In 1993, he started a school in rural Yamgarwadi village in Tuljapur Tahsil, Osmanabad district for the children of the nomadic tribes,[12][13][14] which still continues to this date.[4]

In later part of his life he started the Punarutthan Samarasata Gurukulam, a NGO run by Krantiveer Chapekar Smarak Samiti, in Chinchwad, Pune.[15][16] This NGO and runs schools and residential facility for the Pardhi children.[17][18]

## Awards

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* 2021 - Padma Shri in Social work category[19][20][21]
* 2015 - Samajik Seva Jivan Gaurav Puraskar[22]
* 2000 - Antyodaya Puraskar by Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini[23]

## Personal life

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Prabhune was born in 1952 in a Brahmin family.[10] He lives in Chinchwad with his wife Arundhati and their 3 children.[5][24]

## References

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1. ^ a b "पद्मश्री जाहीर होताच डॉ. गिरीश प्रभूणे यांचे महापौर, आमदार, खासदारांकडून अभिनंदन". Sarkarnama (in Marathi). 21 January 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
2. ^ Prabhune, Girish (2002). Palavarach Jin (पालावरचं जीणं). Hindustan Prakashan. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
3. ^ Prabhuṇe, Girīśa (2006). Pāradhī (1st ed.). Puṇe: Rajhans Prakashan. ISBN 9788174343482. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
4. ^ a b c "भटके विमुक्तांच्या पाऊलवाटा पुसल्या गेल्या...!". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). 9 December 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
5. ^ a b "मार्क्सवादामुळे देशाची संस्कृती नष्ट; गिरीश प्रभुणे यांचे मत". Sakal (in Marathi). 15 February 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
6. ^ Awati, Arati (2008). "असिधारा व्रताची सुरुवात (गिरीश प्रभुणे विशेष मुलाखत - १)". Bytes of India (in Marathi). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
7. ^ Prabhune, Girish. Lok Ani Sanskruti (लोक आणि संस्कृती). Hindustan Prakashan. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
8. ^ a b Awati, Arati (2008). "असिधारा व्रताची सुरुवात (गिरीश प्रभुणे विशेष मुलाखत - 2)". Bytes of India (in Marathi). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
9. ^ "समर्पित कार्यकर्ता: गिरीश प्रभुणे". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). 3 February 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
10. ^ a b Awati, Arati (2008). "असिधारा व्रताची सुरुवात (गिरीश प्रभुणे विशेष मुलाखत - 9)". Bytes of India (in Marathi). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
11. ^ Sharda, Ratan (2011). "XIII. Nation, Society and RSS". Secrets of RSS: Demystifying the Sangh. New Delhi: Manas Publications. p. 131\. ISBN 9788170493198. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
12. ^ Awati, Arati (2008). "असिधारा व्रताची सुरुवात (गिरीश प्रभुणे विशेष मुलाखत - 3)". Bytes of India (in Marathi). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
13. ^ Awati, Arati (2008). "असिधारा व्रताची सुरुवात (गिरीश प्रभुणे विशेष मुलाखत - 4)". Bytes of India (in Marathi). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
14. ^ Nagesh (28 April 2011). "Yamgarwadi has become a pilgrimage of social reform: Mohanji Bhagwat". Vishwa Samvada Kendra. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
15. ^ "पद्मश्री गिरीश प्रभुणेंचं उल्लेखनीय समाजकार्य,'गुरुकुलम'च्या माध्यमातून पारधी समाजासाठी मोठं योगदान". ABP Majha (in Marathi). 31 January 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
16. ^ "Chapekar museum to have research centre". The Times of India. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
17. ^ Bengrut, Dheeraj (25 January 2021). "Pune's Sindhutai Sapkal and Girish Prabhune named Padmashree award winners". Hindustan Times. Pune. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
18. ^ Urunkar, Salil (26 January 2021). "Meet 'Padma Shri' Girish Prabhune, the man on mission for uplifting Pardhi community children". The Bridge Chronicle. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
19. ^ "Padma Awards 2021 announced". Press Information Bureau (Press release). Delhi, India. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
20. ^ "गिरीश प्रभुणे, सिंधुताई सपकाळ यांना पद्मश्री". Loksatta (in Marathi). 26 January 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
21. ^ "Girish Prabhune Exclusive: पारधी समाजासाठी कार्य करणाऱ्या गिरीश प्रभुणेंचा 'पद्मश्री'ने सन्मान". TV9 Marathi (in Marathi). 26 January 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
22. ^ "गिरीश प्रभुणेंना जीवनगौरव". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). 7 May 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
23. ^ "Antyodaya Puraskar". Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini. rmponweb.org. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
24. ^ Awati, Arati (2008). "असिधारा व्रताची सुरुवात (गिरीश प्रभुणे विशेष मुलाखत - 10)". Bytes of India (in Marathi). Retrieved 24 March 2021.

## External links

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* Website for Punarutthan Samarasata Gurukulam

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Recipients of Padma Shri in Social Work

1950s|

* Mary Clubwala Jadhav (1955)
* R. S. Subbalakshmi (1958)
* Sailabala Das (1959)
* Lakshman Singh Jangpangi (1959)

1960s|

* Nanabhai Bhatt (1960)
* Bina Das (1960)
* Sophia Wadia (1960)
* Kamalabai Hospet (1961)
* Mithuben Petit (1961)
* N. Ramaswami Ayyar (1962)
* Mother Teresa (1962)
* Brij Krishna Chandiwala (1963)
* Leela Sumant Moolgaokar (1963)
* Leela Sumant Moolgaokar (1963)
* Ambujammal (1964)
* Mona Chandravati Gupta (1965)
* Lakshmi Mazumdar (1965)
* Gordhandas Bhagwandas Narottamdas (1965)
* John Richardson (1965)
* Manibhai Desai (1968)
* Bhaurao Gaikwad (1968)
* Shalini Moghe (1968)
* Sis Ram Ola (1968)
* Kalyan Singh Gupta (1969)
* Mangru Ganu Uikey (1969)

1970s|

* Indumati Chimanlal Sheth (1970)
* Maniben Kara (1970)
* Baba Amte (1971)
* Robin Banerjee (1971)
* Lila Ramkumar Bhargava (1971)
* Savita Behen (1971)
* Pandurang Dharmaji Jadhav (1971)
* Yudhvir Singh (1971)
* Avabai Bomanji Wadia (1971)
* Badri Prasad Bajoria (1972)
* Kanta Saroop Krishen (1972)
* Iyyanki Venkata Ramanayya (1972)
* Chandraprabha Saikiani (1972)
* Sarojini Varadappan (1973)
* Queenie H. C. Captain (1974)
* L. Kijungluba Ao (1976)
* Bishambhar Nath Pande (1976)
* Ismail Ahmed Cachalia (1977)
* Dhani Prem (1977)

1980s|

* Kunwar Singh Negi (1981)
* Bhagat Puran Singh (1981)
* Claire Vellut (1981)
* Swami Kalyandev (1982)
* Shiv Dutt Upadhyaya (1982)
* M. P. Nachimuthu (1983)
* Omem Moyong Deori (1984)
* Zainulabedin Gulamhusain Rangoonwala (1984)
* Ela Bhatt (1985)
* Ratnappa Kumbhar (1985)
* Anutai Wagh (1985)
* Chandi Prasad Bhatt (1986)
* Mahasweta Devi (1986)
* Krishan Dev Dewan (1986)
* Tushar Kanjilal (1986)
* Avdhash Kaushal (1986)
* Narayan Singh Manaklao (1986)
* Bunker Roy (1986)
* Begum Zaffar Ali (1987)
* Jaya Arunachalam (1987)
* Darshan Singh Vohra (1988)
* Mithu Alur (1989)
* Vedaratnam Appakutti (1989)
* Rajmohini Devi (1989)
* Krishnammal Jagannathan (1989)
* Mag Raj Jain (1989)
* Edward Kutchat (1989)

1990s|

* Anna Hazare (1990)
* Renana Jhabvala (1990)
* Silverine Swer (1990)
* Silverine Swer (1991)
* Vimla Dang (1991)
* T. G. K. Menon (1991)
* Jagdish Kashibhai Patel (1991)
* D. Y. Patil (1991)
* Sundaram Ramakrishnan (1991)
* Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti (1991)
* Shanthi Ranganathan (1992)
* Vidyaben Shah (1992)
* Leonarda Angela Casiraghi (1998)
* Antony Padiyara (1998)
* Shantha Sinha (1998)
* Kanta Tyagi (1998)
* Acharya Ramamurti (1999)
* T. Sailo (1999)
* Natwar Thakkar (1999)

2000s|

* Neidonuo Angami (2000)
* Jagan Nath Kaul (2000)
* Patricia Mukhim (2000)
* Janaky Athi Nahappan (2000)
* Hanumappa Sudarshan (2000)
* Rabindra Nath Upadhyay (2000)
* Tulasi Munda (2001)
* Norma Alvares (2002)
* Prakash Amte (2002)
* Kiran Martin (2002)
* Prema Narendra Purao (2002)
* Sivananda Rajaram (2002)
* Verna Elizabeth Watre Ingty (2003)
* Queenie Rynjah (2004)
* Hema Bharali (2005)
* Nana Chudasama (2005)
* Lalsawma (2005)
* Theilin Phanbuh (2005)
* Gladys Staines (2005)
* Suwalal Bafna (2006)
* Anil Prakash Joshi (2006)
* Sudha Murty (2006)
* Sudha Varghese (2006)
* Melhupra Vero (2006)
* Runa Banerjee (2007)
* S. M. Cyril (2007)
* M. A. Yusuff Ali (2008)
* Sheela Borthakur (2008)
* Karuna Mary Braganza (2008)
* V. R. Gowrishankar (2008)
* Kshama Metre (2008)
* Kutikuppala Surya Rao (2008)
* Madan Mohan Sabharwal (2008)
* Vikramjit Singh Sahney (2008)
* Bilkees Latif (2009)
* Keepu Tsering Lepcha (2009)
* C. K. Menon (2009)
* Joseph H. Pereira (2009)
* Sunil Kanti Roy (2009)
* Mitraniketan Viswanathan (2009)

2010s|

* Anu Aga (2010)
* J. R. Gangaramani (2010)
* Deep Joshi (2010)
* Sudha Kaul (2010)
* Ayekpam Tomba Meetei (2010)
* Kurian John Melamparambil (2010)
* Sudhir M. Parikh (2010)
* Kranti Shah (2010)
* Baba Sewa Singh (2010)
* Mamraj Agrawal (2011)
* Jockin Arputham (2011)
* Nomita Chandy (2011)
* Martha Chen (2011)
* Azad Moopen (2011)
* Sheela Patel (2011)
* Anita Reddy (2011)
* Kanubhai Hasmukhbhai Tailor (2011)
* Shamshad Begum (2012)
* Reeta Devi (2012)
* P. K. Gopal (2012)
* G. Muniratnam (2012)
* Niranjan Pranshankar Pandya (2012)
* Uma Tuli (2012)
* S. P. Varma (2012)
* Phoolbasan Bai Yadav (2012)
* Binny Yanga (2012)
* Jharna Dhara Chowdhury (2013)
* S. K. M. Maeilanandhan (2013)
* Nileema Mishra (2013)
* Reema Nanavati (2013)
* Manju Bharat Ram (2013)
* Narendra Dabholkar (2014)
* Mukul Chandra Goswami (2014)
* Durga Jain (2014)
* J. L. Kaul (2014)
* Mathur Savani (2014)
* Ashok Bhagat (2015)
* Janak Palta McGilligan (2015)
* Meetha Lal Mehta (2015)
* Veerendra Raj Mehta (2015)
* Bimla Poddar (2015)
* Madeleine Herman de Blic (2016)
* Madhu Pandit Dasa (2016)
* Ajoy Kumar Dutta (2016)
* Damal Kandalai Srinivasan (2016)
* Sunitha Krishnan (2016)
* Sundar Menon (2016)
* Arunachalam Muruganantham (2016)
* P. Gopinathan Nair (2016)
* Sudharak Olwe (2016)
* Girish Bharadwaj (2017)
* Appasaheb Dharmadhikari (2017)
* Bipin Ganatra (2017)
* Karimul Haque (2017)
* Anuradha Koirala (2017)
* Suhas Vitthal Mapuskar (2017)
* Daripalli Ramaiah (2017)
* Balbir Singh Seechewal (2017)
* Damodar Ganesh Bapat (2018)
* Sitavva Joddati (2018)
* Subhasini Mistry (2018)
* Sulagitti Narasamma (2018)
* Abdullah Bin Othman (2018)
* Sampat Ramteke (2018)
* Draupadi Ghimiray (2019)
* Bulu Imam (2019)
* Friederike Irina Bruning (2019)
* Chinna Pillai (2019)
* Shabbir Sayyad (2019)
* Jyoti Kumar Sinha (2019)
* Saalumarada Thimmakka (2019)
* Jamuna Tudu (2019)
* Muktaben Pankajkumar Dagli (2019)

2020s|

* Jagdish Lal Ahuja (2020)
* Popatrao Baguji Pawar (2020)
* Usha Chaumar (2020)
* Lia Diskin (2020)
* Sangkhumi Bualchhuak (2020
* Tulsi Gowda (2020)
* Harekala Hajabba (2020)
* Tetsu Nakamura (2020)
* S. Ramakrishnan (2020)
* Sayed Mehboob Shah Qadri (2020)
* Mohammed Sharif (2020)
* Ramjee Singh (2020)
* Agus Indra Udayana (2020)
* Sundaram Verma (2020)
* Sindhutai Sapkal (2021)
* Girish Prabhune (2021)
* Prabhaben Shah (2022)
* Savaji Bhai Dholakia (2022)
* Gamit Ramilaben Raysingbhai (2022)
* Om Prakash Gandhi (2022)
* K V Rabiya (2022)
* Srimad Baba Balia (2022)
* Prem Singh (2022)
* Baba Iqbal Singh Ji (2022)
* S Damodaran (2022)
* Basanti Devi (2022)
* Bhiku Ramji Idate (2023)
* Bikram Bahadur Jamatia (2023)
* Ramkuiwangbe Jeme Newme (2023)
* Hirabai Lobi (2023)
* Moolchand Lodha (2023)
* Gajanan Jagannath Mane (2023)
* Uma Shankar Pandey (2023)
* V. P. Appukutta Poduval (2023)
* Vadivel Gopal and Masi Sadaiyan (2023)
* Sankurathri Chandra Sekhar (2023)
* Laxman Singh (2023)
* Palam Kalyana Sundaram (2023)
* Karma Wangchu (Posthumous) (2023)
* Sangthankima (2024)

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