Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Nashik Activist Krishna Chandgude Receives Award For Anti-Caste-Panchayat Work
Krishna Chandgude is an activist who works against harmful decisions made by caste panchayats.
He received an award for this work.
His campaign began in Nashik after activists investigated the murder of a pregnant woman in 2013.
The article says pressure from a caste panchayat played a role in the case.
Chandgude and other activists later expanded their campaign across Maharashtra.
Their work helped support a law against social boycotts.
The campaign also helped dismantle 19 caste panchayats among Bhateke-Vimukta communities.
The article says his work has helped people affected by harmful customs regain dignity and security.
Social activist Krishna Chandgude received the Bhateke-Vimukta Samaj Karyagaurav Award for his work opposing arbitrary caste-panchayat practices.
The award was presented at the Sane Guruji Memorial in Pune by the Bhateke-Vimukta Shoshit Community Struggle Organisation.
Chandgude leads the Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti’s campaign against caste panchayats.
The campaign began in Nashik after activists investigated a 2013 murder linked to pressure following a woman’s inter-caste marriage.
The campaign contributed to the Maharashtra Prohibition of Social Boycott Act, 2016, and helped dismantle 19 caste panchayats among Bhateke-Vimukta communities.
- Who
- Social activist Krishna Chandgude, State Executive Officer of the Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti’s campaign against caste panchayats.
- What
- He received the Bhateke-Vimukta Samaj Karyagaurav Award for his contribution to opposing arbitrary caste-panchayat practices.
- When
- The award ceremony was held recently; the article does not give a specific date.
- Where
- The award ceremony took place at the Sane Guruji Memorial in Pune.
- Why
- The award recognized Chandgude’s work against caste-panchayat practices and his contribution to the campaign.
- Award
- Bhateke-Vimukta Samaj Karyagaurav Award
- Award recipient
- Krishna Chandgude
- Award presenter
- Bhateke-Vimukta Shoshit Community Struggle Organisation
- Ceremony venue
- Sane Guruji Memorial, Pune
- Campaign
- MANS’s Jat Panchayat Muthmati Abhiyan, a campaign against caste panchayats
- Related legislation
- Maharashtra Prohibition of Social Boycott Act, 2016
- Caste panchayats dismantled
- 19 among Bhateke-Vimukta communities, according to the article