Adv Vishnu Dhoble’s Book On Dalit Students’ Scholarship Agitation Launched At Gandhi Bhavan

The senior counsel and Samajwadi Janparishad state president, Adv Vishnu Dhoble’s book ‘Shishvruti Vadhiche Sansadiya Andolan’ was published at a function organized at Gandhi Bhavan on Sunday.

Under the leadership of Adv Dhoble, Dalit students initiated an agitation in 1987/88 demanding an increase in scholarships for students based on inflation indices in Aurangabad. This agitation continued for four years, during which the students organized several demonstrations, morchas, satyagraha, and Jail Bharo agitations in Aurangabad and Mumbai. Eventually, a discussion was held between the student leaders and then Chief Minister Sharad Pawar, and the demand was accepted.

In his book, Adv Dhoble presents the role of the agitation, the discussions, the strategy behind the movement, and the massive participation of the students. The book has been published by Kaushalya Prakashan. Senior leader Subhash Lomte presided over the function, while the guests of honor were Adv Nisha Shiurkar and intellectual Shantaram Pandhare.

Adv Gautam Salve, Suryakant Bavaskar, Adv Avinash Suryawanshi, Rajendra Dabir, and others worked diligently to ensure the success of the event.