Panjabrao Shamrao Deshmukh (27 December 1898 – 10 April 1965), also known as Bhausaheb Deshmukh were a social activist and a leader to farmers in India. He was the Minister of Agriculture in the first cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1952. Early Life: He was born into an agricultural family at Papal in Amravati district of Vidarbha, Maharashtra on 27 December 1898. His father's name is Shamrao and her mother's name is Radhabai. His original surname was Kadam. After completing his primary education in his hometown, he was sent to Songaon and then to Karanja Lad. At Karanja Lad, he reached ninth grade, before he was admitted into Hind High School, Amravati, and Fergusson College in Pune. At that time, higher education was not available in India. Many students traveled to England for further education. He wanted to be a Barrister from Cambridge University. Despite intense poverty at home, he managed to obtain enough money to travel. He gained a barrister degree in 1921 and a M.A. honors in Sanskrit. He finished his Ph.D. with the subject Origin and Development of Religion in Vedic Literature. Social Formation of Dr. Panjabrao Sehmukh: He studied under Satya Shodhak Samaj of Mahatma Phule. He did Satyagraha to allow untouchables to enter Ambabai Temple, Amravati, which was condemned by the upper castes. Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar supported him in this movement. The management of the temple later allowed untouchables to enter the temple.