Sitaram Bhaskar Bhagwat
Pandit Sitārām Bhāskar Bhāgwat was an Indian political and social leader in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Personal
- Born on 20 September 1904 in Maharajpur village, Chhatarpur district, in Madhya Pradesh.
- Studied at Maharaja's High School, Chhatarpur.
- Came to Jhansi for higher studies.
- Married to Savitri Bai.
- Died on 21 August 1999 in Jhansi.
Independence movement
He actively participated in all the [Indian Indian independence movement|independence movement|independence] movements between 1921 and 1942. He was sent to jail several times. His wife, Savitri Bai Bhagwat also was jailed with her infant daughter.He was the main pillar of Congress' independence movement in Jhansi along with Pandit Raghunath Dhulekar. He was also a close friend of revolutionaries like Chandrashekhar Azad, Sadashivrao Malkapurkar, Bhagwan Das mahaur, etc.
He was the president of Congress committee of Jhansi for many years.
After Independence
He continued teaching at Bundelkhand Ayurvedic College, Jhansi until 1974. He was the Pro Vice Chancellor of Jhansi Ayurvedic University. Sitaram Bhagwat was instrumental in promoting education in Bundelkhand area and had played important roles in building temples of education in the region, namely, Bundelkhand c College, Bundelkhand Degree College, Sanatan Dharma Kanya Inter College, and many others.He was a physician and practised pure Ayurveda until his death.
Books authored
Nagari Nootan Shiksha PaddhatiHruday Rog evam unki ChikitsaVajikaran evam Rasaayn Shaastra- ''Chandrashekhar Azad ke Sansmaran''