Vilas Rupawate
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Vilas Hari Rupawate | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 March 1967[citation needed] Mumbai |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Sangita Rupawate |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Social worker |
| Website | web |
Vilas Rupawate (born 16 March 1967) is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra, working for the betterment of Dalits, devadasis and widows. In 2011, he joined the Indian National Congress.[1]
He became the General Secretary of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee in January 2013, Rupawate became President of Nirathar Nirashrit Vyakti Vikas Vibhag under the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee on 25 September 2011.[clarification needed]
Rupawate is founder of "Vilasbhau Rupwate Pratishthaan", which works with "Maharashtra Niraadhar Mahila Sanghatana" and "Maharashtra Devdasi Mahila Sanghatana". These organizations provide facilities for widows and devadasis. The group had organized a raasta roko protest at Kasarwadi near Pimpri-Chinchwad in June 2009.[2][3][4][5][6]
References
- ^ "Cong woos weaker sections at city rally". Hindustan Times. 26 September 2011. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "देवदासींचे कासारवाडी येथे रास्ता रोको" (in Marathi). Loksatta. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ Nearly 900,000 women will boycott the forthcoming elections in India's Maharashtra state, activists say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8292336.stm
- ^ "Vilas rupawate – YouTube" – via YouTube.
- ^ http://vilasbhaurupawate.blogspot.in/ [user-generated source]
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20141218114513/http://vilasbhaurupawate.org/marathi.html[permanent dead link]