Khemchand Bohare

Khemchand Bohare
Khemchand Bohare
Born	1 January 1875; Shahganj, Agra, North-Western Provinces, British India
Died	14 February 1960; Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Social Reformer and Founding Member of Jatav Mahasabha
Years active	1917-1937

Khemchand Bohare, was a Dalit activist and social reformer.

Personal life

Khemchand Bohare was born into Jatav community to Nannu Shah Bohare at Agra, Uttar Pradesh. He got his education from St. John's College and worked as a contractor in Great India Peninsula Railway (GIPR) between Bilaspur-Gondia and Nagpur sections.[1]

Career

In 1910, he left his job and started working for the upliftment of Chamar community. He organised people, i.e, Swami Achootanand, Manikchand Jatav, etc and founded Jatav Mahasabha for changing the identity from Chamar to Jatav.[2] He worked for the upliftment, education and unity of untouchables.[3][4]

In 1918, he was nominated as a member of Agra Municipal Council and later as District Education Board.[5]

In 1922, he became member of United Provinces Legislative Council and remained until 1937. He also passed a resolution to appoint one member from the Depressed Classes to be member of District Boards of Municipality and Education in every district.[6]

He also gave testimony infront of Simon Commission and declared as Vice President of All India Depressed Classes Association under Rao Sahib M.C.Rajah.

In 1937 Indian provincial elections he fought from Agra constutuency but lost to Manik Chand Jatav.[7]

References

Narayan, Badri (11 May 2011). The Making of the Dalit Public in North India: Uttar Pradesh, 1950–Present. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-908845-4.
Hunt, Sarah Beth (7 August 2014). Hindi Dalit Literature and the Politics of Representation. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-55951-1.
Kshīrasāgara, Rāmacandra (1994). Dalit Movement in India and Its Leaders, 1857-1956. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 978-81-85880-43-3.
Ahuja, Amit (26 July 2019). Mobilizing the Marginalized: Ethnic Parties Without Ethnic Movements. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-091642-8.
Pai, Sudha (1 August 2002). Dalit Assertion and the Unfinished Democratic Revolution: The Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 978-81-321-1991-3.
Singer, Milton B.; Cohn, Bernard S. (1970). Structure and Change in Indian Society. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 978-0-202-36933-4.
Kumar, Vivek (2001). Dalit Assertion and Bahujan Samaj Party: A Perspective from Below. Bahujan Sahitya Sansthan.

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[1] Narayan, Badri (11 May 2011). The Making of the Dalit Public in North India: Uttar Pradesh, 1950–Present. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-908845-4.

[2] Hunt, Sarah Beth (7 August 2014). Hindi Dalit Literature and the Politics of Representation. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-55951-1.

[3] Kshīrasāgara, Rāmacandra (1994). Dalit Movement in India and Its Leaders, 1857-1956. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 978-81-85880-43-3.

[4] Ahuja, Amit (26 July 2019). Mobilizing the Marginalized: Ethnic Parties Without Ethnic Movements. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-091642-8.

[5] Pai, Sudha (1 August 2002). Dalit Assertion and the Unfinished Democratic Revolution: The Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 978-81-321-1991-3.

[6] Singer, Milton B.; Cohn, Bernard S. (1970). Structure and Change in Indian Society. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 978-0-202-36933-4.

[7] Kumar, Vivek (2001). Dalit Assertion and Bahujan Samaj Party: A Perspective from Below. Bahujan Sahitya Sansthan.