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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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Entertainers[edit]

  • Nagraj Manjule, director, filmmaker
  • Kushal Badrike, actor and comedian
  • Siddharth Jadhav, actor
  • Usha Jadhav, actress
  • Bhalchandra Kadam, actor, comedian[5]
  • Abhijeet Kosambi, singer
  • Vaishali Mhade, singer
  • Surekha Punekar, Indian folk artist
  • Abhijeet Sawant, actor and singer
  • Adarsh Shinde, singer and musician[6]
  • Prahlad Shinde, singer
  • Smita Tambe, actress
  • Vitthal Umap, singer[7]
  • Somnath Waghmare, documentary filmmaker and researcher

Lawyers[edit]

Politicians[edit]

  • Anandraj Ambedkar, political activist
  • Prakash Ambedkar, Member of Parliament
  • Yashwant Ambedkar, member of MLC
  • Ramdas Athawale, state minister of India, and Member of Parliament
  • Rajkumar Badole, Social Justice and Assistance Minister, Maharashtra
  • Sanjay Bansode, state minister of Maharashtra[9]
  • Sharad Bansode, Member of Parliament
  • Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare, Governor of Odisha
  • R. D. Bhandare, Governor of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh[10]
  • Bhaurao Gaikwad, Member of Parliament
  • Eknath Gaikwad, MP and state minister
  • Sunil Gaikwad, Member of Parliament
  • Varsha Gaikwad, School Education Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra[9]
  • 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[11][12]
  • 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[13][14]
  • Laxman Mane, political activist
  • Waman Meshram, President Of Bahujan Kranti Morcha
  • Nitin Raut, cabinet minister and MLA[9]
  • Dadasaheb Rupwate, politician[15][16][17]
  • 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[edit]

Writers and activists[edit]

  • 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 Pantawne, 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[edit]

References[edit]

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  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. ^ “In the shadow of caste”. DNA India. 23 September 2017.
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  8. ^ Sikka, Sonia; Puri, Bindu; Beaman, Lori G. (2015-08-11). Living with Religious Diversity. Routledge. ISBN 9781317370987.
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  10. ^ Jhā, Vikāsa Kumāra (1994). “Sattā ke sūtradhara: Ājādī ke bāda Bhārata”.
  11. ^ Teltumbde, Anand. “Bombay High Court’s ‘Dalit’ ruling has come in handy for the politics of Hindutva”. Scroll.in.
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