Pandurang Khankhoje: Indian revolutionary and agricultural scientist revered in Mexico
- Statues of Swami Vivekananda and Maharashtra Born freedom fighter and agricultural scientist Pandurang Khankhoje (1886-1967) will be unveiled in Mexico.
Reformer and revolutionary
- Birth: Wardha, Maharashtra (1883-1967)
- Biography: by Dr Savitri Sawhney (Daughter)
- An ardent admirer of the French Revolution and of the American War of Independence.
- Highly influenced by Swami Dayanand and his Arya Samaj movement.
- Joined the Mount Tamalpais Military Academy in California.
Role in freedom struggle
- Met Lala Har Dayal in the US. started a propaganda campaign, publishing a newspaper that featured patriotic songs and articles in the vernacular languages of India.
- Founder member of Ghadar in the US.
Passage to Mexico
- The Mexican Revolution of 1910 inspired Khankhoje.
- Appointed as professor at the National School of Agriculture in Chapingo, near Mexico City.
- The renowned Mexican artist Diego Rivera painted murals that featured Khankhoje, including one titled 'Our Daily Bread' that prominently depicted him breaking bread with people seated around a table.
Prelims Take Away
- Green Revolution
- Swami Vivekananda
- Pandurang Khankhoje
- Diego Rivera
- Our Daily Bread (Painting)
- French Revolution
- Swami Dayanand
- Arya Samaj movement