About Vilas Ghogre
Lived 1947 – 1997 (aged 49–50). Vilas Ghogre was a poet.
Vilas Ghogre (1 June 1947 – 15 July 1997) was a prominent Dalit activist, poet, and artist from Bombay who committed suicide in protest against the 1997 Ramabai killings in which 10 Dalits were killed by Maharashtra State Reserve Police Force and 26 were injured. He is featured prominently in Anand Patwardhan's documentaries Bombay Our City Jai Bhim Comrade (2011) .
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Who was Vilas Ghogre?
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When was Vilas Ghogre born?
Vilas Ghogre was born on 1 June 1947.
When did Vilas Ghogre die?
Vilas Ghogre died in 1997.
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Vilas Ghogre was a poet.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Vilas Ghogre. https://biography.guide/vilas-ghogre/
MLA: "Vilas Ghogre." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/vilas-ghogre/.
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