Gangadhar Sukhdev Gade (1939 – 4 May 2024) was an Indian politician and Ambedkarite sociopolitical activist from Maharashtra. He was a leader of the Republican Party of India, and was president of the Panther Republic Party.[1][2] He was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 1972. He was also the Transport Minister during the First Vilasrao Deshmukh ministry for six months.[3]
A popular Buddhist leader among the state, Gade was the leader of the Namantar Andolan (Name change movement) of Marathwada University.[4][5] On 7 July 1977, Dalit Panthers general secretary Gade firstly demanded that the name of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar be given to the then Marathwada University.[6][7][8]
Gade was born in 1939 in Kavthal village of Morshi taluka of Amravati district. He died in Aurangabad on 4 May 2024, at the age of 85.[3][8]
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- ^ "Statue of equality should come up at Indu Mill site: Ambedkar". Times of India. 2 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Ex-minister Gade passes away at 85". The Times of India. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "युतीचे बोलणे झाल्यावर आमची बोलणी- माजीमंत्री गंगाधर गाडे". Divya Marathi. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ Sharankumar Limbale, Dr (24 November 2017). Dalit Painther : Bhoomika Evam Aandolan. Vani Prakashan. ISBN 9789387409408.
- ^ "मराठवाडा विद्यापीठाच्या नामांतर लढ्याचं स्मरण कशासाठी?". BBC News मराठी.
- ^ "Namantar Andolan : जाणून घ्या, 'नामांतर ते नामविस्तार' घटनाक्रम". 14 January 2019.
- ^ a b "पँथर काळाच्या पडद्याआड! माजी राज्यमंत्री गंगाधर गाडे यांचे दीर्घ आजाराने निधन". Lokmat (in Marathi). 4 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.