R. N. Mudholkar | |
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| President of the Indian National Congress | |
| In office December 1912 – December 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Bishan Narayan Dar |
| Succeeded by | Nawab Syed Muhammad Bahadur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raghunath Narsinha Mudholkar 16 May 1857 |
| Died | 13 January 1921 (aged 64) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Children | Janardan Raghunath Mudholkar (son) |
| Alma mater | Elphinstone College |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Awards | Order of the Indian Empire (1914) Rao Bahadur |
Rao BahadurRaghunath Narasinha MudholkarCIE (16 May 1857 – 13 January 1921)pronunciationⓘ, was an Indian politician who served as the President of theIndian National Congress for one term, succeeding PanditBishan Narayan Dar. He presided over 27th session of Indian National Congress atBankipore (Patna) in 1912.[1]
Raghunath Mudholkar was born inDhule, Khandesh, in a respectable middle-classDeshastha Brahmin family[2][3] on 16 May 1857. He had his education partly at Dhulia and partly inVidarbha. Then he went to Bombay and graduated fromElphinstone College where he was granted a Fellowship.He was leading Lawyer practising atAmravati along withG. S. Khaparde andMoropant V Joshi.[4] He was invested as a Companion of theOrder of the Indian Empire in January 1914, in recognition of his public services.[5]
He was a devout Hindu, advocated social reforms likefemale education, widow remarriage and removal ofUntouchability. As a follower ofGokhale, he believed that developing nationalism required British cooperation and therefore the national movement should be constitutional and nonviolent. He was in the Congress from 1888 to 1917, and thereafter joined the Liberals. He was in the Congress delegation of 1890 sent to England to voice the grievances of the Indians. He was President of the Indian National Congress held at Bankipur in 1912.
He admired Parliamentary democracy but opposed British bureaucracy. He criticised the economic policy of the Government, helped to establish a number of industries in Vidarbha and advocated technical education. He founded several social organisations and worked for the uplift of the poor. He died on 13 January 1921.[6]
His sonJanardhan became Judge at the Supreme Court of India during 1960–1966.
महाराष्ट्रांतील पुष्कळ देशस्थ ब्राह्मण घराण्यांतून खंडोबाची उपासना आढळून येते.त्यांत मुधोळकर, मुतालिक, मुजुमदार, विंचूरकर, पंतसचिव या सरदार घराण्यांचा प्रामुख्यान उल्लेख करावा लागेल.