Ramchandra Sakharam Ruikar
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Ramchandra Sakharam Ruikar was a pioneer of the India
n labor movement. He was born on January 8, 1895 in Rui
, Kolhapur, Maharashtra
. He went graduated from college from Pune
and Nagpur
with a masters in history
and economics
. He created a legal service in Nagpur, where he founded the Nagpur Textile Union. The union was the first to registered under the Trade Unions Act. He went on to help create more unions around India
. He was elected as president of the All India Trade Union Congress
twice. He was arrested and imprisoned many times for his beliefs. In 1938, he joined the All India Forward Bloc
and soon became general secretary of that party.
In 1946, Ruikar was selected as the AITUC delegate at the ILO
Conference.
He led a split within the Forward Bloc in 1948, and his faction constituted a separate All India Forward Bloc (Ruikar)
. In December 1948, he became the president of the Hind Mazdoor Sabha trade union federation. Later his party was disbanded and he joined the Praja Socialist Party
.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n labor movement. He was born on January 8, 1895 in Rui
Rui
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, Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. He went graduated from college from Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
and Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
with a masters in history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
and economics
Economics
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. He created a legal service in Nagpur, where he founded the Nagpur Textile Union. The union was the first to registered under the Trade Unions Act. He went on to help create more unions around India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He was elected as president of the All India Trade Union Congress
All India Trade Union Congress
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twice. He was arrested and imprisoned many times for his beliefs. In 1938, he joined the All India Forward Bloc
All India Forward Bloc
The All India Forward Bloc is a leftwing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939, led by Subhas Chandra Bose. The party re-established as an independent political party after the independence of India...
and soon became general secretary of that party.
In 1946, Ruikar was selected as the AITUC delegate at the ILO
Ilo
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Conference.
He led a split within the Forward Bloc in 1948, and his faction constituted a separate All India Forward Bloc (Ruikar)
All India Forward Bloc (Ruikar)
All India Forward Bloc was a political party in India, emerging out of split from the All India Forward Bloc. In the spring of 1948 the recently reorganized All India Forward Bloc split into two factions. In February the Central Committee of AIFB met in Varanasi to discuss the situation after...
. In December 1948, he became the president of the Hind Mazdoor Sabha trade union federation. Later his party was disbanded and he joined the Praja Socialist Party
Praja Socialist Party
The Praja Socialist Party was an Indian political party in existence from 1952 to 1972. It was founded when the Socialist Party, led by Jayprakash Narayan, Acharya Narendra Deva and Basawon Singh , merged with the Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party led by J.B. Kripalani...
.