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Members of respective Left associations and labour leaders person expressed condolences implicit the decease of Nityananda Swami who led farmers movements successful Nargund and Saundatti successful the 1980s.
He died successful a backstage infirmary successful Bengaluru connected Monday aft prolonged illness. He was 78.
“We worked with him successful demanding that the authorities instrumentality distant further lands from zamindar and inamdar families successful Belagavi territory and administer it among landless. He provided an world subject to the movement,” said Krishik Samaj person Sidagouda Modagi.
Activist and writer from Dharwad Siddanagouda Patil recalled Swami’s publication successful the historical Nargund-Navalgund farmers agitation against betterment levy successful the 1980s. He led the question that led to the instauration of a imperishable agitation committee for the interests of farmers.
“Swami acceptable up a survey ellipse successful Saundatti to promote the younker to survey assorted ideologies that shaped the world. We participated successful the discussions connected comparative philosophies and debates astatine the centre respective times. He was a committed leader, passionate activistic and funny pupil of philosophy,” said activistic and his long-time person Dilip Kamat.
Labour national person G.V. Kulkarni and others person expressed their condolences.
Born successful a Christian household successful Kalyanpur adjacent Udupi, Swami took his vows and joined the Snanika Aruppanavar Virakta Math successful Deshnur of Belagavi district, a Jesuit church, arsenic a monk.
He supported assorted societal movements portion progressive successful the religion activities, portion wearing saffron robes and embracing Indian culture. He moved distant from the religion and became a full-time farmers and labour activist.
He was progressive successful the agitations of farmers and workers successful Hangal, Dharwad, Navalgund, Ramdurg, Kittur and Saundatti. He worked with Dalit groups successful Gangavati and successful different places. He was jailed aft a protestation successful Hangal.
He besides served arsenic a person of the Karnataka Pradesh Raitha Sangha (KPRS), State president of the Karnataka Pradesh Agricultural Workers Union, CPI(M) State Secretariat member, CITU person and exertion of the enactment mag successful Bengaluru.
