Pratap Save

Lt. Colonel Pratap Save
Born	20 May, 1946
Died	20 April, 2000
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Army officer
Years active	1970-1995
Known for	Social activism
Spouse	Sunita Save
Relatives	Bhaskar Save(uncle)

Pratap Save was a retired decorated Indian Army officer and a social activist. He was born on 20 May, 1946 to a middle class family in a costal village of Deheri, Umbergaon. Save's father, Raghunath Save was a teacher and a freedom fighter. Young Save joined army in order to serve the nation. He later married Sunita Save.

After his retirement he settled back into his home town. Soon the talks regarding a mega port project started spreading throughout the village. This scared the fishermen community of the village, which was in majority, as the port project would have resulted in displacement of the fishermen, ultimately resulting in snatching away of livlihood of poor fishermen. They approached Save to seek help. Save quickly agreed to help the poor fishermen. Kinara Sangarsh Samiti was formed with Save as its president. They began with peaceful protest against the project. This soon attracted the attention of the state government. Suddenly one night, Save was arrested by local police force. Then he was taken to police station and according to the villagers who were jailed too, Save was brutally beaten up by Police. Afterwards he was shited to Hinduja Hospital, where he spent his last days unconsciously. On 20th April, 2000 he was announced dead.

After his death, this issue gained nation wide attention and finally this project was abolished.