Gajanan Raikar

Gajanan Raikar
Portrait of Raikar
Member of Goa Legislative Assembly
In office
1963–1967
Preceded byconstituency established
Succeeded byShashikala Kakodkar
ConstituencyPonda
Personal details
Born
Gajanan Gopinath Raikar

(1935-05-27)27 May 1935
Ponda, Goa, Portuguese India, Portuguese Empire (now in India)
Died24 September 2021(2021-09-24) (aged 86)
Goa, India
Political partyMaharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
Occupation
  • Politician
  • poet
  • freedom fighter
  • writer
  • journalist
ProfessionEducator
AwardsTamrapatra

Gajanan Gopinath Raikar (27 May 1935 – 24 September 2021) was an Indian politician, poet, writer, educator, journalist and freedom fighter from Goa. He was a former member of the Goa Legislative Assembly, representing the Ponda Assembly constituency from 1963 to 1967.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Goa Legislative Assembly". www.goavidhansabha.gov.in. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  2. ^ Mahotsav, Amrit. "Gajanan Gopinath Raikar". Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Freedom fighter, noted writer, ex-MLA Raikar passes away". oHeraldo. Retrieved 30 November 2022.



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