- Ramchandra Sakharam Ruikar
Ramchandra Sakharam Ruikar was a pioneer of the
India n labor movement. He was born onJanuary 8 ,1895 inRui ,Kolhapur ,Maharashtra . He went graduated from college fromPune andNagpur with a masters inhistory andeconomics . He created a legal service in Nagpur, where he founded theNagpur Textile Union . The union was the first to registered under theTrade Unions Act . He went on to help create more unions aroundIndia . He was elected as president of theAll India Trade Union Congress twice. He was arrested and imprisoned many times for his beliefs. In 1938, he joined theAll India Forward Bloc and soon became general secretary of that party.In 1946, Ruikar was selected as the AITUC delegate at the
ILO Conference. [Ornati, Oscar. " [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0362-8949%28195408%2923%3A8%3C113%3AITUSI%3E2.0.CO%3B2-1 Indian Trade Unions Since Independence] ", in Far Eastern Survey, Vol. 23, No. 8. (Aug., 1954), pp. 113-122.]He led a split within the Forward Bloc in 1948, and his faction constituted a separate
All India Forward Bloc (Ruikar) . In December 1948, he became the president of theHind Mazdoor Sabha trade union federation.Park, Richard L.. " [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0362-8949%2819490810%2918%3A16%3C181%3ALAPII%3E2.0.CO%3B2-9 Labor and Politics in India] ", in Far Eastern Survey, Vol. 18, No. 16. (Aug. 10, 1949), pp. 181-187.] Later his party was disbanded and he joined thePraja Socialist Party .References
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