After the Indian independence in 1947 , Naikwadi shifted his focus to social work . He founded a number of educational institutions such as '' Kisan Shikshan Sanstha '' which runs a college of education and an upper primary school , Hutatma Kisan Ahir Vidyalaya , a junior college and Hutatma Nanaksing Hostel . In 1950 , after his marriage to Kusum , he worked alongside '' Shetamajur Kashtkari Shetakari Sanghatana '' reformers and was involved in the '' Sanyukta Maharashtra '' movement . Entering electoral politics in 1957 , he successfully contested the Assembly elections and served as a Member of Legislative Assembly till 1962 . Once the tenure as an MLA was over , he returned to his social work and founded Jijamata Vidyalaya and Savitribai Phule Girls ' Hostel . The next two decades of his life was associated with the cooperative movement and sugarcane farming , starting with the implementation of '' Kisan Lift Irrigation Scheme '' in 1972 and culminating in the establishment of '' Hutatma Kisan Ahir Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana '' in 1984 . In between , he contested another Assembly election which he lost ; he would lose again in the 2004 Lok Sabha elections later . He was also involved in the Latur earthquake relief activities and in the establishment of a '' Pani Parishad '' for the drought affected areas
Latur earthquake
1993 Latur earthquake
Nagnath Naikwadi