Noted thinker Bhaskar Laxman Bhole passes away

Noted social thinker Bhaskar Laxman Bhole passed away here today after a brief illness, family sources said.

He was 67, and is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.

Bhole was the former head of the department of public administration of Aurangabad University. He later headed the political science department of Nagpur University.

He was an authority on social reformers like Shahu Maharaj, Jyotiba Phule and Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar. Bhole was a recepient of several awards.