Earlier
to 1969 there was no separate Agricultural University.
Academic programmes on agricultural sciences were
offered under the umbrella of Nagpur University.
It was felt by the political, social, and the educationist
persons to have independent identity of Agricultural
University for this Vidarbha region. The people
of this region came out to agitate for creating
this separate identity of Agricultural University.
During the agitations many people have sacrificed
their life. And finally the university called Dr.
Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth was established
with its head quarter at Akola. The University employees
and people of this region salutes those persons
who have sacrificed their life for establishment
of the Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth,
Akola. In the memory of those martyrs the University
has constructed a “Memorial Pillar”
in Akola campus of the University.
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| Late
Narendra Deshmukh |
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| Late
Suresh Bhadke |
| Late
Bhirumal Rizumal |
| Late
Suresh Kurhe |
| Late
Gajanan Deoghare |
| Late
Nemichand Gopal |
| Late
Suresh Wankhede |
| Late
Sheikh Rafiq |
| Late
Prafulchand Kothari |
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