Narendra Dabholkar
Indian physician and author (1945–2013) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Narendra Achyut Dabholkar (1 November 1945 – 20 August 2013)[1] was an Indian physician, social activist, rationalist and author from Maharashtra, India.[2] In 1989 he founded and became president of the Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (MANS, Committee for Eradication of Superstition in Maharashtra). Triggered by his assassination in 2013, the pending Anti-Superstition and Black Magic Ordinance was promulgated in the state of Maharashtra, four days later.[3] In 2014, he was posthumously awarded the Padma Shri for social work.[4]
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Born | (1945-11-01)1 November 1945 |
Died | 20 August 2013(2013-08-20) (aged 67) Pune, Maharashtra, India |
Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
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Spouse | Shaila Dabholkar |
Children | 2 |
Honours | Padma Shri (posthumous, 2014) |
Website | antisuperstition |
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