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Seven years ago, on 16 February 2015, the veteran communist leader, rationalist thinker, senior labour lawyer, and prolific writer Govind Pansare was shot at close range outside his house. On 20 February, he succumbed to his injuries. We lost a rare person.
Maharashtra has a rich legacy of egalitarian saints and social reform movements as well as the legacy of warrior-king Shivaji. But at the same time, Maharashtra is one of the places that is the origin of the radical Hindutva ideology, represented by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. In the 1990s, the state was led in dangerous direction. The demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992 and the communal riots that followed in different parts of the state polarised our minds in a communal way, shaking the secular mindset of Maharashtra.
At that time, Comrade Pansare started openly speaking about the simultaneous impact of the forces of neoliberalism and religious fundamentalism. He promoted progressive, secular,
— source newsclick.in | Dr. Megha Pansare | 16 Feb 2022