Purushottam Kesava Kakodkar (Aged 85) born on 18 May 1913 in Kudchade, Goa, India, was a prominent politician and social worker. He participated in the Quit India Movement and was imprisoned for it. He also took part in the Goa Liberation Movement and the Civil Disobedience Movement launched by Ram Manohar Lohia in Goa in 1946.
The Portuguese colonial administration deported him and kept him in detention. He came back to Goa and set up an ashram in Margao. The ashram was used as a cover for the freedom movement, and many freedom fighters took refuge in the ashram. While he was lodged in Aguada jail, Kakodkar began a fast against the harassment meted out by the Portuguese authority to the freedom fighters.
However, his relative verified that although Kakodkar was not taking any food from the jail, he was getting food from outside. A shocked Gandhi tendered an apology to the Portuguese through the Harijan. He passed away by 2 May 1998, Delhi, India.
Purushottam Kakodkar
(1913 – 1998) – (Goa)
Purushottam Kesava Kakodkar (Aged 85) born on 18 May 1913 in Kudchade, Goa, India, was a prominent politician and social worker. He participated in the Quit India Movement and was imprisoned for it. He also took part in the Goa Liberation Movement and the Civil Disobedience Movement launched by Ram Manohar Lohia in Goa in 1946.
The Portuguese colonial administration deported him and kept him in detention. He came back to Goa and set up an ashram in Margao. The ashram was used as a cover for the freedom movement, and many freedom fighters took refuge in the ashram. While he was lodged in Aguada jail, Kakodkar began a fast against the harassment meted out by the Portuguese authority to the freedom fighters.
However, his relative verified that although Kakodkar was not taking any food from the jail, he was getting food from outside. A shocked Gandhi tendered an apology to the Portuguese through the Harijan. He passed away by 2 May 1998, Delhi, India.
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