Dattopant Thengadi
Technical Data
| Date of Issue | November 10, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Denomination | Rs. 5 |
| Quantity | 201,600 |
| Perforation | comb 14½ x 14¼ |
| Printer | Security Printing Press, Hyderabad |
| Watermark | No Watermark |
| Colors | Multicolor |
| Catalog Codes |
Michel IN 3745 Stamp Number IN 3260 Yvert et Tellier IN 3424 Stanley Gibbons IN 3790 |
| Themes | Authors | Famous people | Labour Organisations | Literary People (Poets and Writers) | Philosophers | Politicians |
Dattopant Thengadi was born on 10th November, 1920 on the day of Diwali in Arvi Nagar, Wardha district, Maharashtra. His full name was Dattatreya Bapurao Thengadi but he became famous by the name of Dattopant. His father Bapurao Dajiba Thengadi was an eminent advocate. Dattopant Thengadi had his early education in Arvi Nagar.
In the year 1931-32, while the freedom movement was going on under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, Dattopant Thengadi was a student of class VI & VII and at this early age, he had started sharing his organizing skills. He had formed the Vanar Sena, Jhuggi Jhopdi Mandal and the Arvi Vidhyarthi Sangh and participated in the movement.
Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh was founded by him on 23rd July, 1955. The aim of its establishment was to set up a labour organization that would work in the interest of the nation, industry and workers on the principle ‘of the workers, by the workers and for the workers.’ The organization is considered as the largest labour organization in the country today.
Dattopant Thengadi was an organizer and philosopher. He was a litterateur and accomplished author who wrote more than one hundred books and prologues of books. His book ‘Sanket Rekha’ and ‘Third Way’ (third option) books were discussed all over the world. He used to deliver meaningful lectures on literature, culture, history, science, politics, contemporary global activities, economic and social subjects.