Sanjeev Sane
Sanjeev Sane | |
|---|---|
संजीव साने | |
| Born | c. 1957 |
| Died | 2022 (aged 64–65) |
| Years active | 1970s-2022 (his death) |
Sanjeev Sane(c. 1957,Thane- 28 October 2022,Thane) was asocialistpolitician, anti-corruption activist, and social advocate fromThane, India.Throughout his life, he was involved with a number of organisations, including Rashtra Seva Dal,Samajwadi Jan Parishad,Jagtikikaran Virodhi Kruti Samiti,Aam Aadmi Party,andSwaraj Abhiyan.[1][2][3]
Personal life[edit]
Sane was born and raised inThane.[4]His parents, Anna and Yamanutai Sane, were actively involved in theIndian freedom struggle;both served jail time at some point as a result.[2]He and his sister Sadhna were both interested in advocacy early in life.[2]
Activism[edit]
Sane worked for typewriter companyE. Remington and Sons.When it was facing closure, he organised employees to take over management of the factories instead; this was successful and the company stayed open until workers were replaced by technological advances. Sane then devoted himself entirely to social and political work.[1][3][5]
DuringThe Emergencyin 1975-1977,[citation needed]Sane worked with Rashtra Seva Dal and participated inSatyagraha,which saw him arrested for eight days in Thane.[1][2][3]He also took part inNamantar Andolanin support of changingMarathwada University's name to honorB. R. Ambedkar.In 1983, he helped found Samata Andolan by merging a number of other groups;[2][3][1]he worked with this organisation until December 1994.[citation needed]
Sane joined theSamajwadi Jan Parishadparty when it was formed on 1 January 1995.[1][2][3][5]He served first as secretary, then vice-president and executive.[citation needed]He also joined Jagtikikaran Virodhi Kruti Samiti, an anti-globalisation platform[3]for like-minded political groups, upon its foundation in 1999.[citation needed]Sane formed and served as president of Thane Matadata Jagran Abhiyaan, a citizen's forum[6][7]to fight against property tax based on capital value. He was also associated with the Municipal Labour Union, Marathwada Labour Union, and Shoshit Jan Andolan[citation needed]and helped organize the2004 World Social Forum.[1][3]
During the first six months of theCOVID-19 pandemic,Sane was the working president of the We Need You Society and collected money and delivered food to labourers in economic crisis.[1][3][5]Decades before, he provided similar relief efforts during the1977 Andhra Pradesh cycloneand the1993 Latur earthquake.[citation needed]He organized the Baliraj's Children program to spread awareness of thefarmers' suicideproblem in India.[1][3]He also oversaw a movement againstEnronthat opposedglobalisationandspecial economic zones.[2][3]He wrote several books and articles for newspapers about social issues and was a trustee and president of the Sane Guruji Rashtriya Smarak Trust.[1][3]
In 2011, Sane joined theanti-corruption movement,which eventually turned into theAam Aadmi Party.In 2014, he was chosen to represent the party as itsLok Sabhacandidate from Thane. The following year, he joined the party's spin-offSwaraj Abhiyan,where he served as regional vice president.[8][1][2][5][4]
Sane was the recipient of the Dr. B.L. Bhole Memorial Worker Award, theNilu PhuleMemorial Award,[1]and the Hon. Shri S.M. Joshi Award.[citation needed]
Personal life and death[edit]
Sane died on 28 October 2022 from cancer. He was in remission prior to the cancer being rediscovered and passed after requesting that the treatment be stopped. He is survived by his wife Neeta and son Nimesh.[8]
References[edit]
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- ^abcdefghSinha, Anil (5 December 2022)."संजीव साने: विचार और संवेदनशीलता से संपन्न एक जीवन यात्रा"(in Hindi). SamtaMarg.in.Retrieved26 February2023.
- ^abcdefghijkKalekar, Jitendra (28 October 2022)."सामाजिक कार्यकर्ते संजीव साने यांचे निधन".Lokmat.Retrieved26 February2023.
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- ^abcdYadav, Yogendra (4 November 2022)."देश-काल: साथी संजीव!"(in Marathi). Loksatta.Retrieved26 February2023.
- ^Pol, Megha N (28 September 2019)."Will not allow space at Gadkari katta to criticise our policies: Thane civic body".Hindustan Times.Retrieved26 February2023.
- ^Singh, Naveeta (12 March 2019)."Thane Municipal Corporation releases first list of residents under cluster development scheme".DNA India.Retrieved26 February2023.
- ^ab"Thane: Social worker, politician Sanjeev Sane loses life's battle to cancer".The Free Press Journal. 10 October 2022.Retrieved26 February2023.