Vasudev Balwant Phadke Punyatithi | Image Resource : gyanipandit.com
Vasudev Balwant Phadke is a freedom fighter who fought the British and took over the city of Pune for a few days. He organized an uprising against the British because of the extreme tax the farmers of the region were made to pay. He also organized a hunger strike which took his life on February 17th 1883.
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