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Image of Deshastha Saint Samartha Ramdas

The following is a list of prominent Deshastha Brahmins organized by occupational fields:

Trivia

1] Deshasthas gave maximum saints and Literature scholars than any other community in Maharastra. Major Saints are Dyaneshwar Maharaj, Saint Eknath, Ramadas Swami. Also many prominent literature scholars in Maharastra are debras like, Acharya Atre,Gadima,Kusumagraj, Balkavi.

2] Dr. Baba Amte can be consider as one of the most respectable social worker in the field of leprosy. Which is evident from the fact that he has won 10+ International awards including Templeton Prize, USA, 1990: popularly known as the “Nobel Prize for Religion $1.2 million” and more than 30+ National level awards.

4] Deshasthas are leading in emerging industries like IT and Ethanol. There are more than 30+ Debra names as a founders of IT companies.Prominent companies among them in India are- PSPL,Kale Consulatnts,Qualex systems, Praj group and companies in silicon valley like, Sycamore Networks, Calypso Technologies Inc etc.

5] Sheetal Mahajan is the First Indian Lady who has visited both North Pole and South Pole in the filed of sports and adventure and Anjali Ved Pathak Bhagwat is a leading rifle shooter from India. In 2002 Commonwealth Games at Manchester, she won four golds in the individual and pairs events of Air rifle and Smallbore Rifle (Three positions).Debras have shown their proficiency in Indian Politics ,prominent names are former Finance minister Madhu Dandwate, Manohar Joshi and Late Pramod Mahajan


IT Industry

Industry

Education, Science & Technology

  • Lakshman Indapurkar, co- founder of MES society
  • Dr.Ram Takawale , former VC Pune University.
  • Mr.B.P. Kher Founder of PVG-Pune Vidharthi Gruh.
  • Dr. S. B. Mujumdar (President , Founder Director , Symboisis Society)
  • Anil Kakodkar[not 100% sure about this name] - Director of BARC and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Atomic Energy
  • Dr.Prof.Anil Kharshikar {former consultant to Govt.of Nepal}
  • Dr. Sudhir H. Kale [Professor of Marketing, prolific researcher in international marketing and a consultant to the gaming industry]
  • Dr Narhar Waman Hirwe (1935)One of the founder Professors at Royal Institute of science Bombay
  • S B Junnarkar [Author of many Engineering Books]
  • Dr P P Vitkar Prominent GeoTechnologist. Director, RS College of Engineering, Pune
  • Gajanan Waman Beri (Former Principal of Shirodkar High school, Mumbai)
  • Mrs. Usha Ashok Rasal (Former Principal of Modern High school, Pune)
  • Dr. K.M. Kulkarni, Director Higher Education, Govt. of Maharashtra
  • Paresh Inamdar (Great Mathematician)
  • Dr.S.V.Pingle 1917-2001{Leading entomologist,Consultant to UNESCO and Govt.of India}

Royality

  • Satvahan Kings of Paithan ( 78 AD)
  • Vakatak Kings from period 2-4 century
  • The Pandits of Bhor
  • Amatya Bawdekar of Gagan-Bawda (Kolhapur District)
  • The Pratinidhi of Aundh( District: Satara)
  • 3 ½ Wise people from Peshwai:a] Janoji Chorghade b] Sundar Parsurami c] Sakharam Bokil

Politics out-side India

  • Swati Dandekar-Dharmadhikari State representative from 36th district, State Iowa, US,though her Surname Dandekar,She is deshastha-Yajurvedi from her Paternal side and Native from Nagpur.

Social workers

Sports

Politics and social reform


Saints

Literature/Scholars

Military

-Rear Admiral-

Music

Law & Justice

Government Officers

Cinema and theatre

Astrologist

Medicine

Dr.Sadashiv Joshi First ENT Surgeon Bombay.

Kirtankar

Artist

Women Pilots

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