Early Life and Family History
Pawar is one of the ten children (six sons and four daughters) born to Govindrao Pawar and Shardabai Pawar. Govindrao was employed in the Baramati farmers' Cooperative (Sahakari Kharedi Vikri Sangh) while his mother looked after the family farm at Katewadi, ten kilometers from Baramati. Most of siblings were well educated and were either professionals or ran their own businesses. Pawar studied at Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce (BMCC) in Pune. He was an average student, however, active in student politics. Pawar's first political act was when he organized a protest march for Goan Independence in Pravaranagar in 1956. Pawar is married to Pratibha (nee Shinde). They have one daughter, Supriya who is married to Sadanand Sule and now is active in politics. Pawar's nephew, Ajit Pawar is also a prominent politician in his own right and served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra until September 2012. Pawar's younger brother, Pratap runs the influential Marathi daily, Sakal.
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