Friends, we all know that “Sunday” is a holiday, the person who gave Indians a holiday is “Narayan Meghaji Lokhande (1848- 1897).” He is also known as the pioneer of worker movement in India.
Narayan Meghaji Lokhande
(1848 – 1897)
1.Narayan Lokhande was an activist of Jyotiram Phule’s Satya Shodhak Sanstha and also a leader of workers.
2. During the time of the British, workers had to work seven days a week.
3.Narayan Lokhande believed that “We work seven days in a week to fulfill the needs of the family but the society which has given us jobs, the laborers should get one day off in a week to solve the problems of that society.”
4. For this he proposed to the British in AD 1881 but the British rejected this proposal.
5.Hence Narayan Meghaji Lokhande for a weekly holiday of Sunday in AD. In 1881 started a movement against the British.
6. Everyone accepted this movement and hence this movement grew day by day.
7. This movement lasted for about 8 years.
8.Finally the British caved in to the movement and declared a Sunday holiday on 10th June 1890.
9. Thus, with the help of Narayan Meghaji Lokhande, we all got Ravivar holiday, so we are all grateful to Narayan Meghaji Lokhande.
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- His contribution to improving the conditions of labor in textile mills in the 19th century is considered significant.
2. Jyotiram Phule started the ‘Bombay Hands Association’ with the help of Narayan Lokhandi.
3. Lokhande also took over the management of ‘Dinbandhu’ which became famous from Mumbai from 1880.