Mr. Sugandhi was born at Athani town in Karnataka. In 1899. For the last six years he is a member of the Bijapur Municipal Council. He was also the Secretary of the Harijan Boarding House. He is an intensely patriotic man. He has made his own life the embodiment of his creed.

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