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Vilasbhau Hari Rupawate
Personal details
Born(1967-03-16)16 March 1967[citation needed]
Mumbai
Political partyIndian National Congress
Children2
OccupationSocial worker
Websitehttp://vilasbhaurupawate.org/

Vilas Rupawate (b 16 August 1967) is a social worker from India, working for betterment of Dalits, devadasis and widows. In 2011, he joined the Indian National Congress.[1]

He became the General Secretary of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee in January 2013. & He became President Of Nirathar Nirashrit Vyakti Vikas Vibhag Under the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee in 25 September 2011.[citation needed]

The total strength of member of our cell in entire Maharastra state is about 9 lack. Since last so many years our organisation is deeply and profoundly involved to provide all types of help to the shelterless (Widows),Devdasi,Blind and handicapped person and educated jobless and unorganied workers.

Rupawate is founder of "Vilasbhau Rupwate Pratishthaan" which works with "Maharashtra Niraadhar Mahila Sanghatana" and "Maharashtra Devdasi Mahila Sanghatana" that put efforts for providing better facilities to widows and devdasis respectively. The group had organized a raasta roko protest at Kasarwadi near Pimpri-Chinchwad in June 2009.[2]

  1. ^ "Cong woos weaker sections at city rally". Hindustan Times. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "देवदासींचे कासारवाडी येथे रास्ता रोको" (in Marathi). Loksatta. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)