{"id":88331,"date":"2024-02-19T19:59:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T14:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=88331"},"modified":"2024-02-20T21:02:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T15:32:41","slug":"vasudev-balwant-phadke","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/vasudev-balwant-phadke","title":{"rendered":"Freedom Fighter Vasudev Balwant Phadke"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Context:\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Home minister paid tribute to freedom fighter Vasudev Balwant Phadke on his death anniversary.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About Vasudev Balwant Phadke: Biography<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Father of the Indian Armed Rebellion: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was one of the first revolutionaries of India, also known as the \u2018<\/span><b>Father of the Indian Armed Rebellion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-88738\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/unnamed-8-65d4becdbd249.webp\" alt=\"Vasudev Balwant Phadke\" width=\"201\" height=\"296\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Inspired by:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speeches of leaders like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/upsc-notes\/drain-of-wealth-theory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dadabhai Nauroji<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/upsc-notes\/mahadev-govind-ranade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M G Ranade<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> inspired Phadke.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Contribution to the <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/upsc-notes\/indian-national-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Indian Freedom Struggle<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Vasudev Balwant Phadke was<\/span><b> the first Indian leader<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to go from village to village <\/span><b>to preach the mantra of swaraj and to encourage the people to rebel against foreign rule.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1879, along with<\/span><b> his associates Gopal Hari Karve, Vishnu Gadre, Ganesh Dedhar, and others, Phadke ji formed one of the first revolutionary armies of India.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Established Poona Native Institution (now known as the Maharashtra Education Society):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Phadke ji along with Waman Prabhakar Bhave and Laxman Narhar Indapurkar, set up the Poona Native Institution in 1874.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Passing away: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1883<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Factors that Influenced Vasudev Balwant Phadke to Rebel Against the Britishers<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Deccan famine of the late 1870s: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The famine combined with the government\u2019s increased revenue demands added to people&#8217;s misery.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Maharashtra famine: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1886-87, Phadke revolutionary group issued a proclamation condemning the government&#8217;s economic policies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Latent anger against the Britishers: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vasudev Balwant Phadke resented his bosses for denying his requests for leave to be with his dying mother and later, to attend rituals for her first death anniversary<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Public Organisations like Sarvajanik Sabha in Pune: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">provided a platform where people could discuss the state of the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Influence of Lahuji Raghoji Salve: Salve<\/b> <b>gave arms training and generated feelings of patriotism in students&#8217; minds.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apart from Phadke, Salve\u2019s student&#8217;s included <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/editorial-analysis\/tilak-lord-ganesha-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tilak<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/jyotiba-phule-biography\/#:~:text=Jyotiba%20Phule%2C%20also%20known%20as,inequality%20prevalent%20during%20that%20time.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mahatma Phule<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tribal Support:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> He <\/span><b>found support among the nomadic tribes residing near Pune, the Ramoshis, Kolis, Bhils and Dhangars, to organise a revolt. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0With a 300-strong army, he began his armed struggle.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100.201%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: rgba(184, 165, 217, 0.53); text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\"><b>Methods employed By Vasudev Balwant Phadke Ji<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Public lectures and Secret Meetings:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Vasudev Balwant Phadke delivered public lectures and tried mobilising people across Pune through secret meetings.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Radical action against the British: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He did not favour the petitions and prayer<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">methods.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Guerilla warfare:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> He tried to collect money and amass weapons to fight the British through guerrilla warfare.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Looting operations: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The wealthy did not heed his call and refused to help with arms or money. Phadke\u2019s party undertook some looting operations near Mumbai and the Konkan region to raise funds.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Swadeshi Vow:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> He had taken the Swadeshi vow. He asked the youth to become entrepreneurs and industrialists because the war against the British would not be fought with arms alone.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the short span of his life, Vasudev Balwant Phadke paved the way for an organised armed movement that would fight for the freedom of India.<\/span><\/p>\n<span class=\"vc_button\"><b>Also Read:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/chhatrapati-shivaji-maharaj-jayanti-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti 2024<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n<p><b>News Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/News?title=HM-Amit-Shah-pays-tribute-to-freedom-fighter-Vasudev-Balwant-Phadke&#038;id=477396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>AIR<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100.131%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 36px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 1595.01%; 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