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About Kisan Faguji Bansod
- Kisan Faguji Bansod (Marathi: ???? ?????? ?????, 1879–1946) was a leader of the dalit movement in pre-independence India. Bansod was born on 18 February 1879 in a mahar (then considered as untouchables) family at village Mohapa near Nagpur.
- Influenced by the bhakti cult, he was a proponent of upliftment of dalits within the fold of Hinduism.
- He was an advocate of education for dalit boys and girls.
- Therefore, he established one Chokhamela girls' school at Nagpur.
- He was also aware of importance of the press to create awareness among the dalit community.
- He started his own press in 1910 and published the journals Nirashrit Hind Nagarik, Vital Vidhwansak, Majur Patrika, and Chokhamela.
- He was one of the secretaries of All India Depressed Classes Conference held at Nagpur in 1920.Bansod was influenced by the works of Brahmo Samaj and Prarthana Samaj.
- He attended the annual function of Prarthana Samaj in 1905 at Mumbai.
- He was also associated with Vitthal Ramji Shinde, founder of Depressed Classes Mission.
- Though he was a supporter of theory of Aryan conquest and enslavement of dalits, contrary to Dr.
- Ambedkar, he was in favour of reforms in Hinduism rather than conversion out of it.He died on 10 October 1946 at Nagpur.
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