Academics
- Gopal Ganesh Agarkar – Was a founding member of the Deccan Education Society in 1884, a pioneering educational institution of the Deccan
- Vishnushastri Chiplunkar – Founder of the New English school, one of the prominient school in Pune
- Jyotiba Phule – Started the First school for girls in India in 1848, for which he was forced to leave his home
- Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar – Orientologist. The historical research institute, BORI was named in his honor.
- Pandurang Vaman Kane – Sanskrit Scholar. He served as the Vice-Chancellor of Bombay University. Recipient of Bharat Ratna 1963
- Irawati Karve – Anthropologist, served for many years as the head of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Deccan College
- P. K. Kelkar – The First Director of IIT Kanpur. After getting his Ph.D., he worked at Metropolitan Vickers as an intern in power systems.
- Achyut Kanvinde – Considered as one of forefathers of modern Indian architecture
- Vidya Yeravdekar – Is Principal Director for Symbiosis Society which governs Symbiosis International University & various other Institutes including Schools, Colleges Museums etc.
- Ajit Rangnekar – Is the current Dean of the Indian School of Business, also is the only Indian in the GMAC team
- Tarabai Modak – She is the First Indian to introduced Montessori education to India, was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1962 for her work in preschool education
- Anutai Wagh - Was a social activist and has worked in the rural areas of Maharashtra in the Adivasi areas, have set an example for other Indian states
- Dilip Gaonkar – Is an Associate Professor in Rhetoric and Public Culture and the Director of Center for Global Culture and Communication at Northwestern University
- Dr.D.Y.Patil – Founder of educational institutions which include the D. Y. Patil college of Engineering and Technology at Kolhapur, received Padma Shri award in 1991
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“Our first line of defense in raising children with values is modeling good behavior ourselves. This is critical. How will our kids learn tolerance for others if our hearts are filled with hate? Learn compassion if we are indifferent? Perceive academics as important if soccer practice is a higher priority than homework?”
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