661:. This led to the assassination of his younger brother Prataprao. Due to the grief of losing his only brother, Vasantrao left college in 1943 and became fully involved in the freedom struggle. As Vasantrao's reputation strengthened, he became one of the most wanted men in the region, leading to a 'shoot at sight' imposition by the British administration.
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Patil established one of the first cooperative sugar factories in
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During his political years Patil is credited with implementing various irrigation schemes which turned barren lands into sugarcane belts: for this he was referred to as ‘ನಡೆದಾಡುವ ದೇವರು’ (walking titan) and ‘ಹಸಿರು ಕ್ರಾಂತಿಯ ಹರಿಕಾರ’ (the forerunner of the Green
Revolution) by farmers in the region.
791:. Shikshan Prasarak Mandal Kolhapur was set up by Patil, M.R. Desai and barrister Kharadekar. Patil was chairman of the Karnataka Health Institute in Ghataprabha, and was instrumental in modernising the rural hospital which provides medicines and treatments to the rural populace.
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Khardekar, Vasantrao was instilled the spirit of patriotism and social service. While in Kolhapur he came in contact with a radical freedom fighter by the name of
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Shikshan Prasarak (SP) Mandal Raibag, and Bhagyashri Lagmawwa Sugars after the death of Patil. Prataprao is another well known political leader in the area.
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Patil's popularity was such that other politicians feared to contest elections against him, thus garnering the name ‘The Tiger of Raibag'. Among his many acquaintances,
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Gopal Krishna Gokhale College. GKG College (SP Mandal Kolhapur).Available:
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KHI (Karnataka Health Institute). KHI Ghataprabha. Available:
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