During the freedom struggle, Agashe was instrumental in providing explosives to revolutionaries. He used to go to Dehu Road Ordinance Factory disguised as a dabbawala and sneaked out explosives out of the factory to distribute it to revolutionary groups. It was Agashe who provided the bomb that exploded in the Capital Theatre in the city. He was sentenced to two-and-half years imprisonment.
Born on November 23, 1912 in Chikhalgaon village of Bhor taluka, Agashe was a photographer by profession. He clicked a photograph of a “woman drawing a rangoli” for the publicity of Pahili Mangalagaur, which became very popular and the woman happened to be none other than singer Lata Mangeshkar.
Son Chandrashekhar Agashe said, “he used to sleep on a trunk filled with bombs so that no one would doubt. He had a knack to erase the knob on the bomb stamped by English soldiers. But the knob on the bomb used in the Capital Theatre blast was not erased due to lack of time and he got caught.”
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