Ramchandra Sakharam Ruikar

Ramchandra Sakharam Ruikar was a pioneer of the Indian labour movement.

He went graduated from college from Pune and Nagpur with a masters in history and economics.

In 1938, he joined the All India Forward Bloc and soon became general secretary of that party.

In 1946, Ruikar was selected as the AITUC delegate at the International Labour Organization Conference.

In December 1948, he became the president of the Hind Mazdoor Sabha trade union federation.