On 12th March thousands of Gonds gathered in the Gondwana Ghotul Parisar , Chandrapur in Maharashtra to remember the 176th birthday of Shaheed Baburao Pilleshwar who laid down his life in the independence struggle in the year 1857. The world famous linguist Motiravan Kangale in his inaugural address reminded those present that for the Gondi speakers the constitutional commitment of providing primary education in the mother tongue has shamefully been forgotten. For more please contact Prakash Salame at 9922475025