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This is a list of notable persons of the Marathi Buddhist community worldwide. Marathi Buddhists are mainly Ambedkarite Buddhists, who are followers of B. R. Ambedkar. Marathi Buddhists constitute more than 77% of the total Buddhist population in India.^[1]

Academics

Narendra Jadhav, economist, educationist and author
Shankarrao Kharat, Vice Chancellor of BAMU Aurangabad
Bhalchandra Mungekar, economist and author
Sharmila Rege, sociologist, feminist scholar and author of Writing Caste, Gender
Anand Teltumbde, scholar, writer and civil rights activist
Sukhadeo Thorat, economist and author

Businesspeople

Milind Kamble, national president of Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry^[2]
Kalpana Saroj (born 1961), entrepreneur and a Tedx speaker^[3]^[4]

Entertainers

Sambhaji Bhagat, singer, shahir
Nagraj Manjule, director, filmmaker
Poonam Joshi, actress^[5]
Kushal Badrike, actor and comedian
Siddharth Jadhav, actor
Usha Jadhav, actress
Bhalchandra Kadam, actor, comedian^[6]
Pandharinath Kamble, actor and comedian
Abhijeet Kosambi, singer
Vaishali Mhade, singer
Surekha Punekar, Indian folk artist
Adarsh Shinde, singer and musician^[7]
Prahlad Shinde, singer
Smita Tambe, actress
Vitthal Umap, singer^[8]
Somnath Waghmare, documentary filmmaker and researcher

Lawyers

B. R. Ambedkar (1891–1956), jurist, barrister, and first Law and Justice Minister of India
R. D. Bhandare (born 1916), governor of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh
Bhushan Gavai (born 1960), justice in the Supreme Court of India^[9]
B. C. Kamble (born 1919), jurist and lawyer

Politicians

Anandraj Ambedkar, political activist
Prakash Ambedkar, MP
Yashwant Ambedkar, MLC
Ramdas Athawale, MP and state minister of India
Rajkumar Badole, MLA and Social Justice and Assistance Minister, Maharashtra
Sanjay Bansode, state minister of Maharashtra^[10]
Sharad Bansode, Member of Parliament
Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare, Governor of Odisha
R. D. Bhandare, Governor of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh^[11]
Bhaurao Gaikwad, Member of Parliament
Eknath Gaikwad, MP and state minister
Sunil Gaikwad, Member of Parliament
Varsha Gaikwad, Member of Parliament (Former School Education Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra)^[10]
Prakash Gajbhiye, Member of MLC
R. S. Gavai, Governor of Bihar And Kerala, Member of the parliament, Former Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council
Rajendra Gavai, political activist
Chandrakant Handore, state minister of Maharashtra^[12]^[13]
Ramratan Janorkar, Mayor of Nagpur
N. M. Kamble, Indian politician
Jogendra Kawade, cabinet minister, and Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
B. D. Khobragade, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
Sulekha Kumbhare, minister
Avinash Mahatekar, State Minister of Maharashtra^[14]^[15]
Laxman Mane, political activist
Waman Meshram, President Of Bahujan Kranti Morcha
Nitin Raut, cabinet minister and MLA^[10]
Dadasaheb Rupwate, politician^[16]^[17]^[18]
Tukaram Shrangare, Union Minister For State For Communications
Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare, Member of Parliament
Nashikrao Tirpude, 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Balkrishna Ramchandra Wasnik, Member of Parliament for Bhandara and Buldhana
Mukul Wasnik, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment

Sportspeople

Mona Meshram, Cricketer
Avinash Sable, Athlete
Pravin Tambe, Cricketer

Writers and activists

Savita Ambedkar (1909–2003), social activist and writer
Baburao Bagul, writer and poet
Datta Bhagat, author
Suresh Bhat (1932–2003), poet
Raja Dhale (1940–2019), social activist and writer
Namdeo Dhasal (1949 2014), social activist and writer
Laxman Gaikwad, novelist
Arun Kamble, writer and social activist
Namdeo Kamble, writer, social worker, journalist and teacher
Uttam Kamble, journalist and author
Vaman Kardak, poet and playwright
Shankarrao Kharat, writer and member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
Sharankumar Limbale, author
Yashwant Manohar, poet and writer
Keshav Meshram, poet
Bhau Panchbhai, Poet, Writer and Activist
Gangadhar Pantawane, Writer, Reviewer and Ambedkarite thinker
Dagdu Maruti Pawar, Writer and Poet
Pradnya Daya Pawar, Poet and Fiction Writer
Urmila Pawar, Writer and Activist
Uttam Kamble, Journalist and Author

References

^ "Population by religion community – 2011". Census of India, 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015.
^ Ajay, Lakshmi (June 24, 2018). "The Buddhism broadcast". Mumbai Mirror.
^ Pronoti, Datta (29 May 2010). "Caste No Bar". The Crest Mumbai. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
^ "Kalpana – Symbol of true grit". The Hans India. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
^ "Budding Buddhism in the city". DNA India. 21 November 2013.
^ "In the shadow of caste". DNA India. 23 September 2017.
^ "PHOTOS: परिणय सूत्र में बंधे मराठी सिंगर आदर्श शिंदे, शादी में जम कर हुआ धमाल". Dainik Bhaskar. May 29, 2015.
^ "आंबेडकर चळवळीची कव्वालीयात्रा". Divya Marathi. December 4, 2016.
^ Sikka, Sonia; Puri, Bindu; Beaman, Lori G. (2015-08-11). Living with Religious Diversity. Routledge. ISBN 9781317370987.
^ ^a ^b ^c "उद्धव ठाकरे सरकारच्या ४३ सदस्यीय मंत्रिमंडळात २३ मंत्री मराठा समाजाचे". Divya Marathi. December 31, 2019.
^ Jhā, Vikāsa Kumāra (1994). "Sattā ke sūtradhara: Ājādī ke bāda Bhārata".
^ Teltumbde, Anand. "Bombay High Court's 'Dalit' ruling has come in handy for the politics of Hindutva". Scroll.in.
^ "Cabinet off-limits for sons & daughters – Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com.
^ "रिपाइचा फलटण मतदारसंघावर दावा : अविनाश महातेकर". 9 September 2019.
^ "समाजकल्याण राज्यमंत्री अविनाश महातेकर यांची दीक्षाभूमीला भेट". 19 July 2019.
^ "कालकथित दादासाहेब रुपवते स्मृतिदिनानिमित्त विशेष कार्यक्रमाचे आयोजन". www.saamana.com.
^ "ज्येष्ठ आंबेडकरी कार्यकर्ते प्रेमानंद रुपवते यांचे निधन". Maharashtra Times.
^ Pawar, J. V. (14 April 2018). "How India's Dalits had to cope when the backlash began after Ambedkar's death". Scroll.in.

[1] "Population by religion community – 2011". Census of India, 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015.

[2] Ajay, Lakshmi (June 24, 2018). "The Buddhism broadcast". Mumbai Mirror.

[3] Pronoti, Datta (29 May 2010). "Caste No Bar". The Crest Mumbai. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

[4] "Kalpana – Symbol of true grit". The Hans India. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 2018-01-16.

[5] "Budding Buddhism in the city". DNA India. 21 November 2013.

[6] "In the shadow of caste". DNA India. 23 September 2017.

[7] "PHOTOS: परिणय सूत्र में बंधे मराठी सिंगर आदर्श शिंदे, शादी में जम कर हुआ धमाल". Dainik Bhaskar. May 29, 2015.

[8] "आंबेडकर चळवळीची कव्वालीयात्रा". Divya Marathi. December 4, 2016.

[9] Sikka, Sonia; Puri, Bindu; Beaman, Lori G. (2015-08-11). Living with Religious Diversity. Routledge. ISBN 9781317370987.

[divyamarathi.bhaskar.com-10] "उद्धव ठाकरे सरकारच्या ४३ सदस्यीय मंत्रिमंडळात २३ मंत्री मराठा समाजाचे". Divya Marathi. December 31, 2019.

[11] Jhā, Vikāsa Kumāra (1994). "Sattā ke sūtradhara: Ājādī ke bāda Bhārata".

[12] Teltumbde, Anand. "Bombay High Court's 'Dalit' ruling has come in handy for the politics of Hindutva". Scroll.in.

[13] "Cabinet off-limits for sons & daughters – Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com.

[14] "रिपाइचा फलटण मतदारसंघावर दावा : अविनाश महातेकर". 9 September 2019.

[15] "समाजकल्याण राज्यमंत्री अविनाश महातेकर यांची दीक्षाभूमीला भेट". 19 July 2019.

[16] "कालकथित दादासाहेब रुपवते स्मृतिदिनानिमित्त विशेष कार्यक्रमाचे आयोजन". www.saamana.com.

[17] "ज्येष्ठ आंबेडकरी कार्यकर्ते प्रेमानंद रुपवते यांचे निधन". Maharashtra Times.

[18] Pawar, J. V. (14 April 2018). "How India's Dalits had to cope when the backlash began after Ambedkar's death". Scroll.in.

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+This is a list of notable persons of the [[Marathi Buddhist]] community worldwide. Marathi Buddhists are mainly [[Navayana|Ambedkarite Buddhists]], who are followers of [[B. R. Ambedkar]]. Marathi Buddhists constitute more than 77% of the total Buddhist population in India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Population by religion community – 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW00C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=Census of India, 2011|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825155850/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW00C-01%20MDDS.XLS|archivedate=25 August 2015}}</ref>
-==Law and Justice==
+==Academics==
+* [[Narendra Jadhav]], economist, educationist and author
-[[File:Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar.jpg|right|thumb|[[B. R. Ambedkar]], Marathi scholar and the revivalist of [[Buddhism in India]]]]
+* [[Shankarrao Kharat]], Vice Chancellor of BAMU Aurangabad
-* [[B. R. Ambedkar]] (1891–1956), jurist, barrister, and first Law and Justice Minister of India
-* [[B. C. Kamble]] (born 1919), jurist and lawyer
+* [[Bhalchandra Mungekar]], economist and author
+* [[Sharmila Rege]], sociologist, feminist scholar and author of ''Writing Caste, Gender''
-* [[R. D. Bhandare]] (born 1916), governor of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh
+* [[Anand Teltumbde]], scholar, writer and civil rights activist
-* [[Bhushan Gavai]] (born 1960), justice in the [[Supreme Court of India]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=petWCgAAQBAJ&q=r+s+gavai+religion&pg=PT170|title=Living with Religious Diversity|last1=Sikka|first1=Sonia|last2=Puri|first2=Bindu|last3=Beaman|first3=Lori G.|author3-link=Lori G. Beaman|date=2015-08-11|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781317370987|language=en}}</ref>
+* [[Sukhadeo Thorat]], economist and author
-==Business==
+==Businesspeople==
 * [[Milind Kamble]], national president of [[Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ajay |first1=Lakshmi |title=The Buddhism broadcast |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/the-buddhism-broadcast/articleshow/64716857.cms |website=Mumbai Mirror |date=June 24, 2018}}</ref>
 * [[Kalpana Saroj]] (born 1961), entrepreneur and a Tedx speaker<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/CREST/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=CREST&BaseHref=TCRM%2F2010%2F05%2F29&ViewMode=HTML&PageLabel=5&EntityId=Ar00400&DataChunk=Ar00501&AppName=1|title=Caste No Bar|last=Pronoti|first=Datta|date=29 May 2010|work=The Crest Mumbai|access-date=12 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116140050/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/CREST/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=CREST&BaseHref=TCRM%2F2010%2F05%2F29&ViewMode=HTML&PageLabel=5&EntityId=Ar00400&DataChunk=Ar00501&AppName=1|archive-date=16 January 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2013-08-31/Kalpana-8211-Symbol-of-true-grit-70641|title=Kalpana – Symbol of true grit|website=The Hans India|date=31 August 2013|language=en|access-date=2018-01-16}}</ref>
+==Entertainers==
-==Literature and activism==
+*[[Sambhaji Bhagat]], singer, shahir
-* [[Savita Ambedkar]] (1909–2003), social activist and writer
+* [[Nagraj Manjule]], director, filmmaker
-* [[Raja Dhale]] (1940–2019), social activist and writer
+* [[Poonam Joshi]], actress<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-budding-buddhism-in-the-city-1231776|title = Budding Buddhism in the city|newspaper = DNA India|date = 21 November 2013}}</ref>
-* [[Namdeo Dhasal]] (1949 2014), social activist and writer
+* [[Kushal Badrike]], actor and comedian
-* [[Suresh Bhat]] (1932–2003), poet
+* [[Siddharth Jadhav]], actor
-* [[Gangadhar Pantawne]], writer, reviewer and Ambedkarite thinker
+* [[Usha Jadhav]], actress
-* [[Shankar Ramchandra Kharat|Shankarrao Kharat]], writer and member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
-* [[Dagdu Maruti Pawar]], writer and poet
-* [[Pradnya Daya Pawar]], poet and fiction writer
-* [[Arun Kamble]], writer and social activist
-* [[Baburao Bagul]], writer and poet
-* [[Bhau Panchbhai]], poet, writer and activist
-* [[Urmila Pawar]], writer and activist
-* [[Laxman Gaikwad]], novelist
-* [[Yashwant Manohar]], poet and writer
-* [[Vaman Kardak]], poet and playwright
-* [[Keshav Meshram]], poet
-* [[Sharankumar Limbale]], author
-* [[Datta Bhagat]], Author
-* [[Namdeo Kamble]], writer, social worker, journalist and teacher
-*
-==Acting and Music==
-* [[Vitthal Umap]], singer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/MAG-samir-paranjape-rasik-article-in-marathi-5473432-NOR.html|title=आंबेडकर चळवळीची कव्वालीयात्रा|date=December 4, 2016|website=Divya Marathi}}</ref>
 * [[Bhalchandra Kadam]], actor, comedian<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-in-the-shadow-of-caste-2547684|title = In the shadow of caste|newspaper = DNA India|date = 23 September 2017}}</ref>
-* [[Abhijeet Sawant]], actor and singer
+* [[Pandharinath Kamble]], actor and comedian
-* [[Kushal Badrike]], actor, comedian
+* [[Abhijeet Kosambi]], singer
 * [[Vaishali Mhade]], singer
-* [[Abhijeet Kosambi]], singer
 * [[Surekha Punekar]], Indian folk artist
+* [[Adarsh Shinde]], singer and musician<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/maharashtra/pune/news/MH-PUN-HMU-wedding-pics-of-well-known-singer-adarsh-shinde-5007221-PHO.html|title=PHOTOS: परिणय सूत्र में बंधे मराठी सिंगर आदर्श शिंदे, शादी में जम कर हुआ धमाल|date=May 29, 2015|website=Dainik Bhaskar}}</ref>
-* [[Somnath Waghmare]], documentary filmmaker and researcher
-* [[Usha Jadhav]], actress
+* [[Prahlad Shinde]], singer
-* [[Siddharth Jadhav]], Actor
-* [[Urmila Dhangar]], Singer
 * [[Smita Tambe]], actress
+* [[Vitthal Umap]], singer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/MAG-samir-paranjape-rasik-article-in-marathi-5473432-NOR.html|title=आंबेडकर चळवळीची कव्वालीयात्रा|date=December 4, 2016|website=Divya Marathi}}</ref>
+* [[Somnath Waghmare]], documentary filmmaker and researcher
-==Politics==
+==Lawyers==
+[[File:Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar.jpg|right|thumb|[[B. R. Ambedkar]], Marathi scholar and the revivalist of [[Buddhism in India]]]]
-* [[Yashwant Ambedkar]], member of MLC
+* [[B. R. Ambedkar]] (1891–1956), jurist, barrister, and first Law and Justice Minister of India
-* [[Prakash Ambedkar]], member of the parliament
+* [[R. D. Bhandare]] (born 1916), governor of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh
+* [[Bhushan Gavai]] (born 1960), justice in the [[Supreme Court of India]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=petWCgAAQBAJ&q=r+s+gavai+religion&pg=PT170|title=Living with Religious Diversity|last1=Sikka|first1=Sonia|last2=Puri|first2=Bindu|last3=Beaman|first3=Lori G.|author3-link=Lori G. Beaman|date=2015-08-11|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781317370987|language=en}}</ref>
+* [[B. C. Kamble]] (born 1919), jurist and lawyer
+==Politicians==
 * [[Anandraj Ambedkar]], political activist
+* [[Prakash Ambedkar]], MP
-* [[Ramdas Athawale]],  state minister of India, and member of the parliament
+* [[Yashwant Ambedkar]], MLC
-* [[Rajkumar Badole]], Social Justice And Assistance Minister, Maharashtra
+* [[Ramdas Athawale]], MP and state minister of India
-* [[Bhaurao Gaikwad]], Member of the parliament
+* [[Rajkumar Badole]], MLA and Social Justice and Assistance Minister, Maharashtra
-* [[R. D. Bhandare]], governor of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KK0_AAAAMAAJ&q=%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0+%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87+%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7|title = Sattā ke sūtradhara: Ājādī ke bāda Bhārata|last1 = Jhā|first1 = Vikāsa Kumāra|year = 1994}}</ref>
+* [[Sanjay Bansode]], state minister of Maharashtra<ref name="divyamarathi.bhaskar.com"/>
-* [[R. S. Gavai]], Governor Bihar And Kerala, Member of the parliament, Former Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council
+* [[Sharad Bansode]], Member of Parliament
-* [[Nitin Raut]], cabinet minister and MLA<ref name="divyamarathi.bhaskar.com">{{Cite web|url=https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/23-ministers-belong-to-the-maratha-community-in-thackeray-government-126408482.html|title=उद्धव ठाकरे सरकारच्या ४३ सदस्यीय मंत्रिमंडळात २३ मंत्री मराठा समाजाचे|date=December 31, 2019|website=Divya Marathi}}</ref>
+* [[Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare]], Governor of Odisha
+* [[R. D. Bhandare]], Governor of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KK0_AAAAMAAJ&q=%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0+%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87+%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7|title = Sattā ke sūtradhara: Ājādī ke bāda Bhārata|last1 = Jhā|first1 = Vikāsa Kumāra|year = 1994}}</ref>
+* [[Bhaurao Gaikwad]], Member of Parliament
+* [[Eknath Gaikwad]], MP and state minister
+* [[Sunil Gaikwad]], Member of Parliament
+* [[Varsha Gaikwad]], Member of Parliament (Former School Education [[Cabinet Minister]] of Maharashtra)<ref name="divyamarathi.bhaskar.com"/>
+* [[Prakash Gajbhiye]], Member of MLC
+* [[R. S. Gavai]], Governor of Bihar And Kerala, Member of the parliament, Former Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council
 * [[Rajendra Gavai]], political activist
+* [[Chandrakant Handore]], state minister of Maharashtra<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/article/894323/bombay-high-courts-dalit-ruling-reflects-the-communitys-loss-of-ideological-cohesion|title=Bombay High Court's 'Dalit' ruling has come in handy for the politics of Hindutva|first=Anand|last=Teltumbde|website=Scroll.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/cabinet-offlimits-for-sons---daughters/538737|title=Cabinet off-limits for sons & daughters – Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref>
+* [[Ramratan Janorkar]], Mayor of Nagpur
+* [[N. M. Kamble]], Indian politician
 * [[Jogendra Kawade]], cabinet minister, and Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
+* [[B. D. Khobragade]], Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
+* [[Sulekha Kumbhare]], minister
+* [[Avinash Mahatekar]], State Minister of Maharashtra<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sarkarnama.in/rpi-claims-phaltan-seat-say-avinash-mahatekar-42223|title = रिपाइचा फलटण मतदारसंघावर दावा : अविनाश महातेकर| date=9 September 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/minister-of-social-welfare-avinash-mahatekar-visited-dikshit-bhoomi/07191927|title = समाजकल्याण राज्यमंत्री अविनाश महातेकर यांची दीक्षाभूमीला भेट|date = 19 July 2019}}</ref>
 * [[Laxman Mane]], political activist
-* [[Eknath Gaikwad]], MP and state minister
+* [[Waman Meshram]], President Of Bahujan Kranti Morcha
+* [[Nitin Raut]], cabinet minister and MLA<ref name="divyamarathi.bhaskar.com">{{Cite web|url=https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/23-ministers-belong-to-the-maratha-community-in-thackeray-government-126408482.html|title=उद्धव ठाकरे सरकारच्या ४३ सदस्यीय मंत्रिमंडळात २३ मंत्री मराठा समाजाचे|date=December 31, 2019|website=Divya Marathi}}</ref>
-* [[Varsha Gaikwad]], School Education [[Cabinet Minister]] of Maharashtra<ref name="divyamarathi.bhaskar.com"/>
+* [[Dadasaheb Rupwate]], politician<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.saamana.com/dadasaheb-rupwate-memorial-program/|title=कालकथित दादासाहेब रुपवते स्मृतिदिनानिमित्त विशेष कार्यक्रमाचे आयोजन|website=www.saamana.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://maharashtratimes.com/maharashtra/mumbai-news/premanand-rupwate-passed-away-in-mumbai/articleshow/65274161.cms|title=ज्येष्ठ आंबेडकरी कार्यकर्ते प्रेमानंद रुपवते यांचे निधन|website=Maharashtra Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/875573/how-indias-dalits-had-to-cope-when-the-backlash-began-after-ambedkars-death|title=How India's Dalits had to cope when the backlash began after Ambedkar's death|first=J. V.|last=Pawar|website=Scroll.in|date=14 April 2018 }}</ref>
-* [[Sulekha Kumbhare]], minister
-* [[Sanjay Bansode]], state Minister of Maharashtra<ref name="divyamarathi.bhaskar.com"/>
+* [[Tukaram Shrangare]], Union Minister For State For Communications
+* [[Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare]], Member of Parliament
-* [[Mukul Wasnik]], minister for social justice and Empowerment
+* [[Nashikrao Tirpude]], 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
-*[[Tukaram Shrangare]], Union Minister For State For Communications
+* [[Balkrishna Ramchandra Wasnik]], Member of Parliament for Bhandara and Buldhana
-*[[Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare]], Governor of Odisha
+* [[Mukul Wasnik]], Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment
-*[[Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare]], Member of Parliament
-*[[Sunil Gaikwad]], Member of Parliament
-*[[Sharad Bansode]], Member of Parliament
-*[[Prakash Gajbhiye]], Member of MLC
-*[[Nashikrao Tirpude]], 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
-*[[Ramratan Janorkar]], Mayor of Nagpur
-*[[Waman Meshram]], President Of Bahujan Kranti Morcha
-*[[B. D. Khobragade]], Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
-*[[Balkrishna Ramchandra Wasnik]], member of Parliament from Bhandara and Buldhana
-*[[Avinash Mahatekar]], State Minister of Maharashtra<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sarkarnama.in/rpi-claims-phaltan-seat-say-avinash-mahatekar-42223|title = रिपाइचा फलटण मतदारसंघावर दावा : अविनाश महातेकर}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/minister-of-social-welfare-avinash-mahatekar-visited-dikshit-bhoomi/07191927|title = समाजकल्याण राज्यमंत्री अविनाश महातेकर यांची दीक्षाभूमीला भेट|date = 19 July 2019}}</ref>
-*[[Chandrakant Handore]], Minister Of Maharashtra<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/article/894323/bombay-high-courts-dalit-ruling-reflects-the-communitys-loss-of-ideological-cohesion|title=Bombay High Court's 'Dalit' ruling has come in handy for the politics of Hindutva|first=Anand|last=Teltumbde|website=Scroll.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/cabinet-offlimits-for-sons---daughters/538737|title=Cabinet off-limits for sons & daughters – Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref>
-*[[Dadasaheb Rupwate]], politician<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.saamana.com/dadasaheb-rupwate-memorial-program/|title=कालकथित दादासाहेब रुपवते स्मृतिदिनानिमित्त विशेष कार्यक्रमाचे आयोजन|website=www.saamana.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://maharashtratimes.com/maharashtra/mumbai-news/premanand-rupwate-passed-away-in-mumbai/articleshow/65274161.cms|title=ज्येष्ठ आंबेडकरी कार्यकर्ते प्रेमानंद रुपवते यांचे निधन|website=Maharashtra Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/875573/how-indias-dalits-had-to-cope-when-the-backlash-began-after-ambedkars-death|title=How India's Dalits had to cope when the backlash began after Ambedkar's death|first=J. V.|last=Pawar|website=Scroll.in}}</ref>
-*[[N. M. Kamble]], Indian Politician
-* [[Suresh Sawant]], RPI Leader
+==Sportspeople==
-==Economists and Educationists==
+*[[Mona Meshram]], Cricketer
-* [[Narendra Jadhav]], economist, educationist and author
+*[[Avinash Sable]], Athlete
-* [[Bhalchandra Mungekar]], economist and author
+*[[Pravin Tambe]], Cricketer
-* [[Sukhadeo Thorat]], economist and author
-* [[Shankarrao Kharat]], Vice Chancellor of Dr BAMU Aurangabad
+==Writers and activists==
-==Political scientists==
+* [[Savita Ambedkar]] (1909–2003), social activist and writer
-* [[Anand Teltumbde]], a scholar, writer, and civil rights activist
+* [[Baburao Bagul]], writer and poet
+* [[Datta Bhagat]], author
-==Sociologists==
+* [[Suresh Bhat]] (1932–2003), poet
-* [[Sharmila Rege]], sociologist, feminist scholar and author of Writing Caste, Gender
+* [[Raja Dhale]] (1940–2019), social activist and writer
-* [[Pratima Pardeshi]], political theorist, Ambedkarite scholar, Ambedkarite women activist and author of Ambedkar Ani Streemukti viz. Ambedkar and Women's Emancipation
+* [[Namdeo Dhasal]] (1949 2014), social activist and writer
+* [[Laxman Gaikwad]], novelist
-==Journalists==
+* [[Arun Kamble]], writer and social activist
-* [[Uttam Kamble]], an Indian journalist who had been the Chief Editor of [[Sakal]] Media Group and He is a post-modern author with around 63 published books
+* [[Namdeo Kamble]], writer, social worker, journalist and teacher
-* [[Sunil Gaikwad]], an Indian Journalist who had been the founder Editor, Owner, and publisher of [[Dainik Lokshasan]], [[Dainik ASG Suputra]] Media House Vatsala Baliram Prakashan Kendra
+* [[Uttam Kamble]], journalist and author
+* [[Vaman Kardak]], poet and playwright
-==Sports==
+* [[Shankar Ramchandra Kharat|Shankarrao Kharat]], writer and member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
-*[[Mona Meshram]], cricketer
-*[[Avinash Sable]], athlete
+* [[Sharankumar Limbale]], author
+* [[Yashwant Manohar]], poet and writer
+* [[Keshav Meshram]], poet
+* [[Bhau Panchbhai]], Poet, Writer and Activist
+* [[Gangadhar Pantawane]], Writer, Reviewer and Ambedkarite thinker
+* [[Dagdu Maruti Pawar]], Writer and Poet
+* [[Pradnya Daya Pawar]], Poet and Fiction Writer
+* [[Urmila Pawar]], Writer and Activist
+* [[Uttam Kamble]], Journalist and Author
 ==See also==
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 * [[List of converts to Buddhism]]
 * [[List of converts to Buddhism from Hinduism]]
+* [[List of American Buddhists]]
 ==References==