Nimshirgaon Village

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Nimshirgaon village which is situated in the Kolhpur district of Maharashtra state in India. This village is famous for the great Gandhian leader Mr. P.B.Patil who was a freedom fighter in the freedom struggle for India against the British empire. Mr. Patil was the Chairperson for Panchanganga Sugar factory and 8 years chairperson for Kolhapur district coperative bank limited in Kolhapur. Mr. Patil is a writer, poet, director, scripter for 4 Marathi regional films. He has 10 books under his name. He is currently 84 years of age and leading his life with the gandhian principles of Truth and non-voilence. Mr. Patil is also a Jain religion orator, he has delivered many speeches for various Jain conventions.satgond patil
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Coordinates:   16°46'30"N   74°29'11"E

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  • The veteran freedom fighter and a recipient of the Padmashri was born in the potter family at Nimshirgaon village in Shirol tehsil. During his youth he was keenly interested in political and social work and mobilised support under the Praja-parishad banner against the local princely state rulers. He actively participated in the freedom movement and went underground for about 6 years. He was on the forefront of an agitation for dissolution of princelystates. After Independence, he became a member of the committee that framed Indian Constitution, later he was elected as an MP in 1952. Between 1962 and 1982 and from 1990 till his death, he represented shirol assembly constituency as an MLA. Between 1974and 1978 he was minister of state for home and civil supplies. He was instrumental in bringing about the industrial and agricultural prosperity of Shirol and Hatkanangle tehsil of Kolhapur.
  • nimshirgaon is famous for deshbhakt RATNAPANNA KUMBHAR
  • i dnt like this village cz having bad contrvercy btn ledrs and monopoly.
  • I like gaon,But water problem are serious problem. No regular bus route facility,railway station are 02 km.
  • nirmal gram nimshirgaon
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