Pandharinath Sitaramji Patil

Early life Patil was born to Radhabai and Sitaram Raut on 20 September 1903 at Amboda village in Buldhana district of Berar Province (now in Maharashtra). He had his primary education in Marathi in vernacular schools at Pimpri Adhao and Chandur Biswa. According to traditions of those days, he was married at a young age of nine with Saraswati (née Junare) in 1912.

Social work Patil was an active member of non-Brahmin movement in the Buldhana district and was greatly inspired by the work of Jyotirao Phule. He started many schools at various places in the district like Jambhuldhaba, Kinhola, Deulgaon Mahi, Mera, Chandol, etc. He also founded a hostel named after Chokhamela. He successfully arranged a session of Satyashodhak Samaj at Amravati in 1925. He joined the Congress around the Quit India Movement of 1942. He was a member of Central Provinces and Berar assembly from 1937 to 1952.

He died on 2 October 1978.