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Bhika Janardan Valvi: Bhika Janardan Valvi is really a man with many virtues. He is very introvert but observes everything around him. We all call him Bhikabhai, i.e. Bhika, a brother. He is really like a brother. He takes care of the people around him. In Dhadgaon Tehsil he needs no introduction. He is known as a simple son of a great father. Mr. Janardan Maharaj, Janardan Poharya Valvi, Ex-MLA is the father of this son of the soil. When Maharaj was looking after his educational institution, Adivasi Satpuda Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Dhadgaon, our Bhikabhai was looking after the farms at Mundalwad. Janardan Maharaj told me about the miserable condition of our Bhikabhai at Mundalwad when Bhikabhai was a farmer with limited resources. He remained hungry for many days when he did not have enough food but never told his Ex-MLA father about his starvation. He succeeded in his new experiments in the farming and his economical condition became better. Janardan Maharaj feels very proud of him.

Thakkar Bappa: Shri Amritlal Viththaldas Thakkar alias 'Thakkar Bappa' was born on 29th November 1869 at Bhavnagar in Saurashtra, Gujrat. He had completed his primary and secondary education at Bhavnagar. He passed his matriculation with first rank. He was awarded the scholarship of Rs.10. Though the economical condition of the family was not so good, he was sent to Pune in Maharashtra for further studies of engineering. At Pune he got an opportunity to see Shri Nyayamurti Ranade, the Judge. He knew Shri Gopalkrishna Gokhale and he also knew that Shri Gokhale was the disciple of Shri Ranade. He bowed and greeted Shri Ranade and felt sense of gratitude for he saw and got the opportunity to greet a great person like Shri Ranade. In those days Shri Ranade had his great impact on the scholar students. They were impressed by the simple living and high thinking attitude of Shri Ranade. In 1890 he passed his L.C.E. degree of Engineering. Due to the

Digambarrao Padvi , a Tribal Leader: Hon. Digambarrao Narashi Padvi was born on 27 th December 1924 at Nalgavan in Akkalkuwa Tehsil in an adivasi family. His father Shri Narashi Chhotu Padvi who helped Janardan Poharya Valvi , alias Maharaj to take further education at Dhule was a progressive farmer. The economical condition of the family was much better. Digambarrao Padvi was very clever from his early childhood. In school he had command on his classmates. That indicated his leadership qualities. He was very honest and self-reliant. He was the true lover of the Adivasi / Tribal culture in Khandesh of Maharashtra. He wanted to learn more and more and also wanted to educate all his community brothers. He completed his primary and secondary education at Talode . He passed his matriculation. Then he virtually jumped in politics. The exploitation of his community brothers provoked him to enter in political field. He was burnt out from his soul when he saw his people d