Ramdas Athawale Birthday Special: Lesser- known facts about the crusader of Dalits
Ramdas Athawale will celebrate his 61st Birthday on December 25.
Ramdas Athawale represents Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha and has also represented Pandharpur for two years. He is also known for his streak of activism, having taken part in the Dalit Panther movement in 1974.
His close affiliation with the Republic Party of India has precipitated close relations with the INC.
He's the founder of the Indian Republican Party. He is Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment of the Government of Modi.
Athawale has been editor of the weekly magazine Bhumika and is a founding member of Parivartan Sahitya Mahamandal.