List of Maratha people
This article lists people belonging to the Maratha caste.
Rulers and Chiefs[]
- Shivaji, (1627/1630–1680), founder and first Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire.[1]
- Venkoji, Founder of the Thanjavur Kingdom, half-brother of Shivaji.
- Sambhaji, (1657–1689), son of Shivaji; second Chhatrapati of Maratha Empire.
- Tarabai (née Mohite) (1675–1761), led Maratha resistance against the Mughals after the death of her husband, Rajaram I.Set up the Kolhapur house of Bhonsle and acted as regent for her young son, Shivaji II from 1700 to 1712.
- Shahu I(1682-1749), was in prison until 1707 . Released after aurangzeb's death, he fought and defeated his aunt tarabai and became fifth and last Chattrapati of maratha empire. Made balaji vishwanath peshwa and died in 1749. It ended rule of Chattrapati and started rule of peshwa.
- Rajarshi Shahu (1874 – 1922), GCSI GCIE GCVO, ruler of the princely state of Kolhapur and a social reformer.
- Maloji Bhosale (1552–1606, 1620 or 1622), Jagirdar and General under the Ahmadnagar Sultanate, first Bhosale to receive the title of "Raje".
- Shahaji Raje Bhonsle (1594–1664), father of Shivaji. Jagirdar and General under the Ahmadnagar Sultanate and Adilshahi.
- Jijabai Bhosale (née Jadhav), (1598–1674), wife of Shahaji Raje Bhosale and mother of Shivaji.
- Hambirrao Mohite (1640–1687), Commander-in-chief, also known as Sarnobat, who took the side of Sambhaji even though he was brother of Soyarabai and fought against Mughals.
- Santaji Ghorpade (1660–1696), one of the most trusted general of Rajaram.
- Dhanaji Jadhav (1650[1]–1708), Commander-in-chief of Maratha forces under Rajaram and Tarabai, who led the fight against the Mughal Empire.
- Khanderao Dabhade ( –1729), Commander-in-chief who led the Marathas into Gujarat.
- Mahadaji Shinde (1730–1792), Maratha ruler of the state of Gwalior in central India. De facto ruler of the Mughal empire in 1780s He was the fifth and youngest son of Sardar Ranoji Scindia.
- Khemirao Sarnaik, deshmukh of Maval.
Indian armed forces[]
- Major Rama Raghoba Rane,[2] awarded the Param Vir Chakra
Modern politics[]
- Sharad Pawar (12 December 1940 –) - former Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Consumer Affairs in the Indian Central Government, formerly Defence Minister of India and thrice Chief Minister of Maharashtra; Food and Public Distribution, India and former BCCI President and ICC President.[3]
- Pratibha Patil, President Of India
- Ajit Pawar - Deputy Chief Minister, Maharashtra
- Eknath Sambhajirao Shinde (9 February 1964) - Shivsena MLA leader and Minister In State.
- Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan (1913 – 1984) - first Chief Minister of Maharashtraa, fifth Deputy Prime Minister of India, Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of External Affairs, Minister of Finance, Minister of Defence[4]
- Vasantdada Patil (13 November 1917 – 8 July 1978), former Chief Minister of Maharashtra who came from Sangli
- Shankarrao Chavan (1920 – 2004), former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Home Minister of India.[5]
- Narayan Rane, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra (Feb 1999 – Oct 1999).[6]
- Patangrao Kadam (1944-2018) - a prominent Indian politician of Indian National Congress, Forest minister of Maharashtra government; founder of Bharti Vidyapeeth, a deemed university
- Vilasrao Deshmukh 1945 - 2012
- Balasaheb Vikhe Patil, former member of the Indian Parliament and member of Indian National Congress
- Ashok Chavan, 16th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Prithviraj Chavan, 17th Chief Minister of Maharashtr; former Minister of State in the Prime Minister Office in Dr. Manmohan Singh's ministry
- D. Y. Patil, former Governor of Bihar
- Vasundhara Raje Scindia is an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Rajasthan
- Jyotiraditya Scindia /shinde - Senior BJP leader
- Ranjitsinh Pratapsinh Gaekwad was an Indian politician and the Maharaja of Baroda
- B. J. Khatal-Patil, former Maharashtra Cabinet Minister, Politician and Independence Activist
- Raosaheb Danve - Member of Parliament - Jalna
- Rajesh Tope - Health Minister, Maharashtra
- Amit Deshmukh - Health Education Minister, Maharashtra
- Balasaheb Thorat - Revenue Minister, Maharashtra
- Jayant Patil - Water Resource and Irrigation Minister, Maharashtra
- Pandharinath Sitaramji Patil, Politician, Social Reformer, Biographer
- Dilip Walse Patil - Labour Minister, Maharashtra
- Shankarrao Gadakh - Soil Minister, Maharashtra
- Subhash Desai - Insutries Minister, Maharashtra
- Anil Parab - Transportation Minister, Maharashtra
- Gulabrao Patil - Water Supply Minister, Maharashtra
- Rajendra Shingane - Food and Drugs Minister, Maharashtra
- Ranjitsinh Mohite Patil, BJP leader[7]
- Vinod Tawde, BJP leader[8]
Sports personalities[]
- Ajinkya Rahane, Indian cricketer[9]
- Ruturaj Gaikwad, Indian cricketer
See also[]
References[]
- ^ The Myth of the Lokamanya: Tilak and Mass Politics in Maharashtra. Berkeley: University of California Press. 1975. p. 7. ISBN 9780520024076.
- ^ Rachna Bisht Rawat (18 June 2019). Guns, Guts and Glory: Stories from the battlefield. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 9789353054496.
- ^ Kamat, A. R., 1980. "Politico-economic Developments in Maharashtra: a review of the post-independence period". Economic and Political Weekly, pp. 1669-1678
- ^ Baviskar, B. S., 2007. "Cooperatives in Maharashtra: challenges ahead". Economic and Political Weekly, pp. 4217-4221
- ^ Baviskar, B. S., 2007. "Cooperatives in Maharashtra: challenges ahead". Economic and Political Weekly, pp. 4217-4221
- ^ Deshpande, R. & Palshikar, S., 2017. Political Economy of a Dominant Caste. Political Economy of Contemporary India, p. 77
- ^ BJP fields Maratha and OBC candidates for Maharashtra MLC election, drops Eknath Khadse, Vinod Tawde The Freepress Journal
- ^ Maharashtra BJP leaders Vinod Tawde, Pankaja Munde appointed party’s national office-bearers The Hindustan Times
- ^ The Curious case of Ajinkya Rahane Essentially Sports
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