Pratap Raghunath Save (20 May 1945 – 20 April 2000), was a decorated
Indian Army officer and a social activist. A member of a middle-class family in a coastal village of
Deheri,
Umargam. Save's father, Raghunath Save was a teacher and a freedom fighter. Young Save joined army in order to serve the nation. He later married Sunita Save.
Save served
Indian Army for 25 years. After retirement from his job he returned to his hometown. Save's death drawn nationwide attention to his work and his struggle.
Social Service
Save after his retirement, returned back to his home town. News regarding a mega port project spread throughout the village. This scared the fisherman community of the village, port project risked their settlement. They approached Save to seek help, Save agreed to help the community. Kinara Sangarsh Samiti was formed with Save as its president. They began with peaceful protest against the project. Protest soon gathered the attention of the state government. Save was suddenly arrested at night by local police force. According to the villagers who were jailed too, Save was brutally beaten up by the police.
Death
Save was shifted to
Hinduja Hospital
The P. D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre is a multi-specialty, tertiary-care hospital in Mumbai, India. It was founded in 1951 by Parmanand Deepchand Hinduja, in collaboration with the Massachusetts General Hospital, the ...
, where he spent his last days unconsciously. On 20 April 2000 he was pronounced dead.
After his death, this issue gathered a nationwide attention resulting in abolishment of the port project.
See also
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Narmada Bachao Andolan
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Medha Patkar
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Bhaskar Save
References
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1945 births
2000 deaths
Indian activists
Indian Army personnel