{{short description|Indian politician (1914–1977)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}thumb|Adani in 1973'''Ratubhai Mulshankar Adani''' (13 April 1914 – 5 September 1977) is an Indian politician and social activist from Gujarat. He served as a member of legislative assemblies of Saurashtra, Bombay and Gujarat as well as minister in cabinets of these states.
== Early life == Adani was born on 13 April 1914, in Jasdan<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=અદાણી રતુભાઈ – Gujarati Vishwakosh – ગુજરાતી વિશ્વકોશ |url=https://gujarativishwakosh.org/%E0%AA%85%E0%AA%A6%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%A3%E0%AB%80-%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%A4%E0%AB%81%E0%AA%AD%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%88/ |access-date=2022-06-30 |language=en-GB}}</ref> or he was born in taravada village of amreli district Gujarat, India). Influenced by Mahatma Gandhi, he participated in Indian independence movement.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2014-02-16|title=Shri Ratubhai Adani|url=https://kathiyawadikhamir.com/ratubhai-adani/|access-date=2021-08-19|website=Kathiyawadi Khamir|language=gu}}</ref> In 1930, he was imprisoned for two years for participating in the Dholera movement. In 1936, he was involved in social and economic activities in Taravada village near Amreli. He founded the Kathiawad Kranti Dal (Kathiawar Revolution Force) during the 1942 Quit India Movement.<ref name=":1" /> Following the independence of India, he served as the Commander-in-Chief of the People's Army of the Arzi Hakumat (provisional government) which was instrumental during the annexation of Junagadh in 1947.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jani|first=Shashikant Vishwanath|date=2002-01-01|title=આરઝી હકૂમત|url=https://gujarativishwakosh.org/%E0%AA%86%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%9D%E0%AB%80-%E0%AA%B9%E0%AA%95%E0%AB%82%E0%AA%AE%E0%AA%A4/|access-date=2022-02-18|website=Gujarati Vishwakosh|language=gu}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
== Political career == Adani was elected as a member of constitution assembly of Saurashtra in 1948.<ref name=":0" /> He was later elected as a member of legislative assembly of Saurashtra State in 1952 from Keshod constituency and served as a minister in state cabinet.<ref name="SourastraECI1951">{{cite web|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Sourashtra|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatlRep_51_SOURASTRA.pdf|access-date=2014-10-14|publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Following merger of Saurashtra with Bombay State, he was a minister of Panchayat, prohibition and cottage industry department. Following establishment of Gujarat in 1960, he served as a minister of public works and labour department. Following the 1962 election, he was a minister of road and public works department under Jivraj Mehta government from 1962 to 1963. During his tenure, Panchayati Raj was established in Gujarat.<ref name=":0" /> He later served as a minister of agriculture, forest, cooperatives and Panchayat department under Balwantrai Mehta government from 1963 to 1965.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ratubhai Adani, News Photo, Ratubhai Adani, agriculture mi|url=http://www.timescontent.com/syndication-photos/reprint/news/403819/ratubhai-adani-agriculture-minister.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223146/http://www.timescontent.com/syndication-photos/reprint/news/403819/ratubhai-adani-agriculture-minister.html|archive-date=2016-03-03|access-date=2015-01-17}}</ref>
He was also president of Gujarat state unit of Indian National Congress from 1970 to 1972. He again served as the minister from 1972 to 1974.<ref name=":1" /> In 1977, he was responsible for Congress (I) in Gujarat.<ref name=":1" />{{Clarify|reason=responsible how? for any particular aspect? election and such? What was the designation?|date=August 2025}} He voluntarily retired from politics and served in social organisations.<ref name=":1" />
He wrote ''Dithu Me Gamadu Aa'' and ''Satyagrahna Samaranganma'' Volume I-II.<ref name=":1" />
He died on 5 September 1997, aged 63, in Rajkot.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Adani, Ratubhai}} Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Gujarat Category:State cabinet ministers of Gujarat Category:Place of birth missing Category:1914 births Category:1997 deaths Category:Gujarat MLAs 1960–1962 Category:Gujarat MLAs 1962–1967 Category:Bombay State MLAs 1957–1960 Category:Indian independence activists from Gujarat Category:Saurashtra MLAs 1952–1956