# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/narayan-meghaji-lokhande
# Generated: 2026-08-15T00:01:29.576Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/narayan-meghaji-lokhande"
name: "Narayan Meghaji Lokhande"
slug: "narayan-meghaji-lokhande"
description: "Narayan Meghaji Lokhande was the father of trade union movement in India. He is remembered not only for ameliorating the working conditions of textile 19th century but also for his courageous initiatives on caste and communal issues. Apart from this he was also awarded the title of Rao Bahadur in 1895 for his work during riots between Hindus and Muslims. \"Justice of peace\" was awarded with great respect to him by the then British Indian Government. The Government of India issued a postage stamp with his photograph in 2005."
tagline: "Founder of labour movement, Activist of Satyshodhak Samaj"
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gender: "male"
birthDate: "1848"
deathDate: "1900"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             0
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  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump