MAPUSA
Freedom fighter, former Mapusa Municipal Council chairperson and founder of Kalika Nagari Credit Society Baburao Karekar passed away at Duler-Mapusa on Thursday afternoon. He was 98.
The final rites were conducted on the same day at the Dattawadi crematorium.
Karekar was the founder of Kalika Prakashan Trust that published Gomant Kalika Magazine. Karekar, who is survived by a large family, had founded a company Karekar Finance, and was an official of Shree Gajantlakshmi Devasthan Marcel.
He was a trustee of Janata High School, Mapusa Ganeshotsava Mandal and Mahamaya Kalika Devasthan of Kasarpal. He had participated in the freedom struggle of Goa.
He was elected as the chairperson of MMC in October 1970, and had contributed towards the social, educational and cultural field.
