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Pratap Raghunath Save (20 May 1945 – 20 April 2000), was a decorated Indian Army officer and a social activist. A member of a middle-class family in a coastal village of , Umargam. 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. Save served Indian Army for 25 years. After retirement from his job he returned to his hometown. Save's death drawn nation wide attention to his work and his struggle.