List of Marathi Buddhists

This is a list of notable persons of 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]

Law and Justice[]

B. R. Ambedkar, Marathi scholar and the revivalist of Buddhism in India

B. R. Ambedkar (1891–1956), jurist, barrister, and first Law and Justice Minister of India
B. C. Kamble (born 1919), jurist and lawyer
R. D. Bhandare (born 1916), governor of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh
Bhushan Gavai (born 1960), justice in the Supreme Court of India^[2]

Business[]

Milind Kamble, national president of Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry^[3]
Kalpana Saroj (born 1961), entrepreneur and a Tedx speaker^[4]^[5]

Literature and activism[]

Savita Ambedkar (1909–2003), social activist and writer
Raja Dhale (1940–2019), social activist and writer
Namdeo Dhasal (1949 2014), social activist and writer
Suresh Bhat (1932–2003), poet
Gangadhar Pantawne, writer, reviewer and Ambedkarite thinker
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[]

Adarsh Shinde, singer, musician^[6]
Vitthal Umap, singer^[7]
Bhalchandra Kadam, actor, comedian^[8]
Abhijeet Sawant, actor and singer
Kushal Badrike, actor, comedian
Vaishali Mhade, singer
Abhijeet Kosambi, singer
Surekha Punekar, Indian folk artist
Prahlad Shinde, Singer
Somnath Waghmare, documentary filmmaker and researcher
Usha Jadhav, actress
, Singer
, Singer
, Singer and Physician
Siddharth Jadhav, Actor
, Singer

Politics[]

Yashwant Ambedkar, member of MLC
Prakash Ambedkar, member of the parliament
Anandraj Ambedkar, political activist
Ramdas Athawale, state minister of India, and member of the parliament
Rajkumar Badole, Social Justice And Assistance Minister, Maharashtra
Bhaurao Gaikwad, Member of the parliament
R. D. Bhandare, governor of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh^[9]
R. S. Gavai, Governor Bihar And Kerala, Member of the parliament, Former Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council
Nitin Raut, cabinet minister and MLA^[10]
Rajendra Gavai, political activist
Jogendra Kawade, cabinet minister, and Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Laxman Mane, political activist
Eknath Gaikwad, MP and state minister
Varsha Gaikwad, School Education Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra^[10]
Sulekha Kumbhare, minister
Sanjay Bansode, state Minister of Maharashtra^[10]
Mukul Wasnik, minister for social justice and Empowerment
Tukaram Shrangare, Union Minister For State For Communications
Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare, Governor of Odisha
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^[11]^[12]
Chandrakant Handore, Minister Of Maharashtra^[13]^[14]
Dadasaheb Rupwate, politician^[15]^[16]^[17]
N. M. Kamble, Indian Politician
, RPI Leader

Economists and Educationists[]

Narendra Jadhav, economist, educationist and author
Bhalchandra Mungekar, economist and author
Sukhadeo Thorat, economist and author
Shankarrao Kharat, Vice Chancellor of Dr BAMU Aurangabad

Political scientists[]

Anand Teltumbde, a scholar, writer, and civil rights activist

Sociologists[]

Sharmila Rege, sociologist, feminist scholar and author of Writing Caste, Gender
, political theorist, Ambedkarite scholar, Ambedkarite women activist and author of Ambedkar Ani Streemukti viz. Ambedkar and Women's Emancipation

Journalists[]

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
Sunil Gaikwad, an Indian Journalist who had been the founder Editor, Owner, and publisher of , Media House Vatsala Baliram Prakashan Kendra

Sports[]

Mona Meshram, cricketer
Avinash Sable, athlete

References[]

^ "Population by religion community – 2011". Census of India, 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015.
^ Sikka, Sonia; Puri, Bindu; Beaman, Lori G. (2015-08-11). Living with Religious Diversity. Routledge. ISBN 9781317370987.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "In the shadow of caste". DNA India. 23 September 2017.
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^ ^a ^b ^c "उद्धव ठाकरे सरकारच्या ४३ सदस्यीय मंत्रिमंडळात २३ मंत्री मराठा समाजाचे". Divya Marathi. December 31, 2019.
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^ "समाजकल्याण राज्यमंत्री अविनाश महातेकर यांची दीक्षाभूमीला भेट". 19 July 2019.
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[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] Sikka, Sonia; Puri, Bindu; Beaman, Lori G. (2015-08-11). Living with Religious Diversity. Routledge. ISBN 9781317370987.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[11] "रिपाइचा फलटण मतदारसंघावर दावा : अविनाश महातेकर".

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

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

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

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

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

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