Raghoji Bhangare

Naik Raghojirao Ramjirao Bhangre Patil of Devgaon
Born	Raghoji 8 November 1805 (1805-11-08) Devgaon, Akole, India
Died	2 May 1848 (1848-05-03) (aged 42)
Cause of death	Hanged
Burial place	Umbhrai
Other names	Raghuji, Raghojee
Occupation	Patil of Devgaon
Era	British era
Organization	Bandkari
Title	Indian Freedom Activist Patil of Devgaon Chief of Kolis of Bhangre clan
Predecessor	Ramjirao Manajirao Bhangre
Movement	Indian independence movement
Family	Bapuji Bhangare (brother)

Raghoji Rao Bhangre statue in Ahmadnagar

Raghojirao Ramjirao Bhangre also spell Bhangaria (8 November 1805 – 2 May 1848) was an Indian revolutionary who challenged and defied the British power in Maharashtra. He was the son of Ramji Bhangre, a Koli who also resisted the British rule and was subsequently hanged in Cellular Jail.^[1][2][3][4] he was only ten years old when he took up arms against British rule in Maharashtra.^[5]

Death

On 2 May 1848, Bangre was caught by Lieutenant-General Gell and hanged.^[6][7]

Tribute

Raghoji Bhangre Jayanti celebration by maharashtra police 2007

In 2014, The Chief minister of Maharashtra, Prithviraj Chavan inaugurated a Circuit House in Thane named after Raghoji.^[8]

See also

• List of Koli people
• List of Koli states and clans

References

1. ढोमणे, सौ शिल्पा (21 April 2016). Veer Raghoji Bhangre / Nachiket Prakashan: वीर राघोजी भांगरे (in Marathi). Nachiket Prakashan.
2. "Adivasis celebrate and demand of basic amenities on 'World Indigenous Day'". Mumbai Live. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
3. "राघोजी भांगरे यांचा लढा भावी पिढीला प्रेरणादायी". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). 4 May 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
4. Guha, Sumit (2 November 2006). Environment and Ethnicity in India, 1200-1991. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521028707.
5. Hardiman, David; Hardiman, Professor of History David (1996). Feeding the Baniya: Peasants and Usurers in Western India. New Delhi, India: Oxford University Press. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-19-563956-8.
6. Keer, Dhananjay (1997). Mahatma Jotirao Phooley: Father of the Indian Social Revolution. Popular Prakashan. ISBN 9788171540662.
7. Kennedy, Michael (1985). The Criminal Classes in India. Mittal Publications.
8. "Uddhav distances himself from Saamana edit against Gujaratis". The Indian Express. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2019.

Further reading

• Krishan, Shri (7 April 2005). Political Mobilization and Identity in Western India, 1934-47. New Delhi: SAGE Publishing India. ISBN 9789352803071.