Mohan Ranade is an Indian freedom fighter who activeley participated in Goa liberation movement

Goa liberation movement

The Goa liberation movement was a movement that sought to end the Portuguese colonial rule in Portuguese India. It began in the early 20th century and gained strength between 1940 to 1961. It was preceded by many smaller revolts...

 . He was arrested by Portuguese

Portugal

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 police in 1955. Later he was incarcerated at the Fort of Caxias

Caxias

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 near Lisbon

Lisbon

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 in Portugal. He was kept in solitary confinement for six years. After liberation of Goa by Indian government Ranade was finally released in January 1969 after 14 years of imprisonment.http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=112077

Ranade was born in 1929 in Sangli

Sangli

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 in Maharashtra

Maharashtra

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  state in India

India

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 . He was inspired by leaders like Ganesh Damodar Savarkar

Ganesh Damodar Savarkar

Ganesh Dāmodar Sāvarkar was an Indian freedom fighter, Hinduist Rightist, a revolutionary, and founder of the Abhinav Bharat Society....

 and Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

Vināyak Dāmodar Sāvarkar was an Indian freedom fighter, revolutionary and politician. He was the proponent of liberty as the ultimate ideal. Savarkar was a poet, writer and playwright...

. He is a qualified lawyer.

He was honoured with Padma Shri

Padma Shri

Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan...

 in 2001 and with the Sangli Bhushan in 2006. http://news.oneindia.in/2006/04/30/patil-concerned-over-dwindling-girls-population-1146507010.html Ranade was also awarded the Goa Puraskar in 1986 for his social work.

Ranade has authored two books on Goa Liberation Movement:

• Struggle Unfinished and
• Satiche Vaan

He now runs a charitable organisation in Pune

Pune

Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...

 that sponsors education of students from economically backward backgrounds. He was chairman of the Goa Red Cross for over five years.