Remembering the minister: Gopinath Munde's blog about himself discloses who he was
In an online blog 'All About Gopinath Munde', he has written:
"I was born into a farmer's family of Nathra village, Tehsil Parali in Beed district of Marathwada region in Maharashtra on December 12, 1949.
My father Pandurangrao and mother Limbabai, struggled against heavy odds and did not spare any efforts to provide education for me.
After the death of my father in 1969, my brothers took care of my education. Their struggle against poverty and plight of people in the perennially drought-stricken Beed district left an indelible mark on my young mind. This was perhaps the time when I made up my mind to do some thing to bring cheer to the suffering people.
My primary education was in the village (population then 500, now about 1000) that did not have a school building. The "school" was held under the shade of a tree. Later, the Zilla Parishad constructed a three-room building, but I have pleasant memories of my school days.
I was an average student; not very bright, not a dullard either. I was, however, determined to study even when I was not feeling well.
I remember having trodden a long stretch of 12 km to appear for the examination, even though my foot was badly swollen.
I
moved
on
to
tehsil
town
Parali
for
the
secondary
education
in
the
Zilla
Parishad
School.
Arya
Samaj
Mandir
in
this
little
town
gave
me
a
broader
perspective
of
humanity
and
religion.
I
used
to
go
to
the
Mandir
everyday
to
read
newspapers
and
books
and
listen
to
discourses
given
by
men
of
wisdom.
After
matriculation,
I
joined
the
college
in
Ambejogai
for
graduation
in
Commerce.
I
did
not
have
political
background
in
my
family,
yet
I
was
drawn
to
the
students' movement
in
the
college.
I
became
a
kingmaker
of
sorts,
ensuring
victory
of
members
of
my
group
though
I
did
not
win
an
election
even
once
during
those
four
memorable
years.
Our family includes Sister Saraswati Karad. She is followed by my elder brother Pandit Anna, who is actively involved in social and political work. He supports me in my activities in my assembly constituency, Renapur. I am the third child in the family. I am followed by younger brothers, Manikrao and Venkatrao . Both of them stay in Parali to take care of our farm.
My wife Pradnya a graduate, is a perfect housewife. We met during my college days at Ambajogai. Her elder brother Pramod Mahajan (Information and Broadcasting Minister in the Atal Behari Vajpayee government) was my senior in the college.
Our eldest daughter Pankaja has passed out from Ruia College, Mumbai, in 1999. She took up Master's programme in Business Administration.
Pritam, our second daughter. She had an ambition to become a doctor and she is presently studying in a medical college.
Yashashri, the youngest daughter She is studying in Mumbai. Pradnya says all the three kids are Daddy's Daughters who yearn for his love and affection all the time. "
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