krantisinh Nana patil Born On 3 August

Nana Patil, popularly known as o baadshah ( lit. 'revolutionary lion'), was an Indian independence activist (freedom fighter) and Member of Parliament for the Communist Party of India representing Satara. Earlier, he had been a founder of the revolutionary Patri-sarkar formed in Satara district of west Maharashtra [Yedemachhindragad]. He died on 6 December 1976.

Nana Patil was born on 3 August 1900 at Bahegaon, Maharashtra. His full name was Nana Ramchanra Pisal and he was a founder member of the Hindustan Republican Association who went underground between 1929 and 1932. Patil was imprisoned eight or nine times during the struggle with the British Raj from 1932 to 1942. He went underground for a second time for 44 months during the Quit India movement in 1942. He was active mainly in Tasgaon, Khanapur, Walva and south Karad talukas in Satara district. For a few months he stayed in the village of Dhankawadi, Purandhar, and received help from the then Patil (village headman), Shamrao Takawale. Strongly opposed to Gandhian resistance, Patil's method was direct attack on the colonial government and was widely accepted in the district