Karhade Brahmin - Notable Karhade

Notable Karhade

• Hemadpant, Prime Minister of Yadavas in 13th Century
• Keshav Pandit (Purohit), Rajpurohit of Chhatrapati Shivaji, Sambhaji and Rajaram
• Chimnaji Damodar (Moghe), Minister of Chhatrapati Shahu and Peshwa of Kolhapur state
• Govind Pant Bundele (Kher), Peshwa Bajirao's General who died in the Battle of Panipat (1761)
• Mahadaji Pant Guruji (Karkare), Advisor and Tutor of Peshwa Madhavrao I and Sawai Madhavrao
• Visaji Krushna Biniwale (Chinchalkar), Peshwa Madhavrao I's General in Northern India.
• Moropant (Paradkar), One of the highly respected Marathi poets
• Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi
• Hardekar Manjappa - 'Gandhi of Karnataka' Freedom Fighter
• Vaidya Purushottamsasthry Nanal - Notable Ayurveda researcher and practitioner from Pune.
• Padmabhushan 'Riyasatkar' Govind Sakharam Sardesai
• Padmabhushan Mahamahopadhyaya Datto Vaman Potdar, Historian & Vice Chancellor of University of Pune
• Padmabhushan Mahamahopadhyaya Dr. Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, Indiologist
• Tryambak Shankar Shejwalkar, historian
• Dr. Vishwakumaar Kaayargadde, founder & C.E.O. of Saankhya Labs., internationally recognized technology firm
• Mundodu Gopalakrishna Bhat, winner of a series of kerala state government awards both at district & state level for innovative and progressive approach to dairy farming and fodder development.
• Girish Bharadwaj - 'bridge-man' building eco-friendly, cost effective hanging bridges in remote villages of India.
• Nithyananda Padre, Assistant Editor of the Kannada Daily Udayavani
• Durga Bhagwat The only writer who refused to accept Jnanpith Award.
• Balshastri Jambhekar Father of Marathi journalism and Social Reformer.
• Jayant Narlikar, astronomer, astrophysicist
• Balipa Narayana Bhagavatharu, renowned Yakshagana vocalist.
• Suresh Bhat, famous Marathi Poet, established the form of Ghazal in Marathi
• Shantanurao Laxmanrao Kirloskar, Industrialist
• Narayana Subbarao Hardikar - Freedom Fighter, Satyagrahi
• Ganeshpant Sadashivrao Oze, Diwan of Baroda State.
• Vasant Kanetkar, Marathi - playwright
• Prabhakar Panshikar, Marathi - Stage (theatre)|stage actor
• Jitendra Abhisheki, Veteran Indian Classical Singer and Musician
• Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar, classical singer
• Ulhas Kashalkar, Noted Hindustani Classical Vocalist.
• Hemant Karkare, ATS officer
• Prof. (Dr.) Vinod R. Kanetkar - Noted Dyestuff Technologist, Ex-Professor and Head, Dyestuff Technology Department, Institute Of Chemical Technology, India.
• Nikhil Kanetkar, Badminton player
• Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar (affectionately known as Shri Guruji or Golwalkar Guruji), second Sarsanghachalak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
• Mohan Madhukar Bhagwat Sarsanghachalak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
• Padmabhushan Shantanurao Laxmanrao Kirloskar, Doyen Of Indian Industry
• Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar (popularly known as Dadasaheb), President of the Central Legislative Assembly, then Speaker of the Constituent Assembly of India, and later the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha
• Govind Ballabh Pant
• Bhalji Pendharkar, Well known Marathi film maker
• Gajanan Pendharkar,Chairman Vicco labs
• Nandu Natekar, Well known Badminton Player of India
• Madhu Sapre, International Model
• Dr. Vijay Ramanan (Bhat), Clinical Hematologist- oncologist, Bone Marrow Transplant Physician
• Dr. Radhakrishnabelluru, Researcher, Karada language
• Prathamesh Laghate, Classical Marathi singer
• Dr.S.V.Jathar- (Doctor/physiotherapist and Vidwan)- Chairman,Medha Dakshinamurthy vidyapeetha trust, Gokarna.
• Vishnu Tryambak Tatke- Principal Modern High School, Pune, one of the co-founders of Progressive Education Society, Pune and author of various text books in Maharashtra.
• Gauri Nigudkar, T.V.actor and model
• Palakala Seetharama Bhat -famous Chutuka writer from Dakshina Kannada.
• Manish Phansalkar, Noted HR personality
• Arun Laxmanrao Deoskar(Deuskar)-IAF pilot, awarded Vir Chakra gallantry award in 1971, Maharastra Gaurav Puruskar,in 1990,from Amravati,ancestral home in bundelkhand since 17th century
• Sharadchandra Shankar Shrikhande - famous mathematician who discovered Shrikhande graph
• Manohar Dattatreya Navare - Prominent Insurer from East Africa.
• Ganesh Balakrishna (Bhausaheb) Newalkar - Veteran Freedom fighter, entrepreneur
• Gajanan Balwant Riswadkar - Indian Volleyball Player, Refree, Coach, Mountaineer
• Vaishakhi Bhat-teacher at Mangalore
• Dr.Bhaskar Khandekar - India's First Music Therapist, Classical violinist, Founder of All India Marathi Organization, Director Kalawardhan Academy of Performing Art.
• Shankar Narayan (alias 'ShanNaa') Navare - Marathi novelist, playwright, and screenplay writer