| Govindbhai Shroff | |
| Birth Date: | 24 July 1911 |
| Birth Place: | Bijapur, Karnataka |
| Death Place: | Aurangabad, Maharashtra |
| Awards: | Padma Vibhushan (1992) |
| Known For: | Liberation of Marathwada from Nizam rule Work in field of Literature and Education |
Govinddas Mannulal Shroff (1911–2002), was an Indian freedom fighter who led people of Marathwada region in a fight against the Nizam of Hyderabad during the Hyderabad Campaign of 1948. As a result, the Marathwada region was liberated from the Hyderabad State on 17 September 1948.[1]
Shroff served as the longest serving secretary and president of the Saraswati Bhuvan Education Society.[2] He was awarded the second highest civilian award of India the Padma Vibhushan in 1992 for his work in the field of literature and education.[3]
Later in 1966, people responded to the call of Shroff by taking part in hunger strikes, morchas, rail rokos, bandhs and other form of protests to press for a broad gauge train routes.[4] [5]