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director of both the Jagdamba Sugar Factory and the Nagar District Land Development Bank. Deshmukh and Patil arc close associates.
Goddess Jagdamba, who is supposed to have blessed Bhausaheb's elder brother, provides the cultural and religious underpinning to this landlord rule, Bhausaheb's elder brother is thus 'de- viputra', and is called 'malak' by everyone; till recently, people used to flock to touch his feet after they had paid homage to Jagdamba.