List of Marathi Buddhists

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

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

Milind Kamble, national president of Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry^[2]
Kalpana Saroj (born 1961), entrepreneur and a Tedx speaker^[3]^[4]

Entertainers

Sambhaji Bhagat, singer, shahir
Nagraj Manjule, director, filmmaker
Poonam Joshi, actress^[5]
Kushal Badrike, actor and comedian
Siddharth Jadhav, actor
Usha Jadhav, actress
Bhalchandra Kadam, actor, comedian^[6]
Pandharinath Kamble, actor and comedian
Abhijeet Kosambi, singer
Vaishali Mhade, singer
Surekha Punekar, Indian folk artist
Adarsh Shinde, singer and musician^[7]
Prahlad Shinde, singer
Smita Tambe, actress
Vitthal Umap, singer^[8]
Somnath Waghmare, documentary filmmaker and researcher

Lawyers

B. R. Ambedkar (1891–1956), jurist, barrister, and first Law and Justice Minister of India
R. D. Bhandare (born 1916), governor of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh
Bhushan Gavai (born 1960), justice in the Supreme Court of India^[9]
B. C. Kamble (born 1919), jurist and lawyer

Politicians

Anandraj Ambedkar, political activist
Prakash Ambedkar, MP
Yashwant Ambedkar, MLC
Ramdas Athawale, MP and state minister of India
Rajkumar Badole, MLA and Social Justice and Assistance Minister, Maharashtra
Sanjay Bansode, state minister of Maharashtra^[10]
Sharad Bansode, Member of Parliament
Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare, Governor of Odisha
R. D. Bhandare, Governor of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh^[11]
Bhaurao Gaikwad, Member of Parliament
Eknath Gaikwad, MP and state minister
Sunil Gaikwad, Member of Parliament
Varsha Gaikwad, Member of Parliament (Former School Education Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra)^[10]
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^[12]^[13]
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^[14]^[15]
Laxman Mane, political activist
Waman Meshram, President Of Bahujan Kranti Morcha
Nitin Raut, cabinet minister and MLA^[10]
Dadasaheb Rupwate, politician^[16]^[17]^[18]
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

Mona Meshram, Cricketer
Avinash Sable, Athlete
Pravin Tambe, Cricketer

Writers and activists

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 Pantawane, 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

References

^ "Population by religion community – 2011". Census of India, 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015.
^ 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.
^ "Budding Buddhism in the city". DNA India. 21 November 2013.
^ "In the shadow of caste". DNA India. 23 September 2017.
^ "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.
^ Sikka, Sonia; Puri, Bindu; Beaman, Lori G. (2015-08-11). Living with Religious Diversity. Routledge. ISBN 9781317370987.
^ ^a ^b ^c "उद्धव ठाकरे सरकारच्या ४३ सदस्यीय मंत्रिमंडळात २३ मंत्री मराठा समाजाचे". Divya Marathi. December 31, 2019.
^ Jhā, Vikāsa Kumāra (1994). "Sattā ke sūtradhara: Ājādī ke bāda Bhārata".
^ Teltumbde, Anand. "Bombay High Court's 'Dalit' ruling has come in handy for the politics of Hindutva". Scroll.in.
^ "Cabinet off-limits for sons & daughters – Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com.
^ "रिपाइचा फलटण मतदारसंघावर दावा : अविनाश महातेकर". 9 September 2019.
^ "समाजकल्याण राज्यमंत्री अविनाश महातेकर यांची दीक्षाभूमीला भेट". 19 July 2019.
^ "कालकथित दादासाहेब रुपवते स्मृतिदिनानिमित्त विशेष कार्यक्रमाचे आयोजन". www.saamana.com.
^ "ज्येष्ठ आंबेडकरी कार्यकर्ते प्रेमानंद रुपवते यांचे निधन". Maharashtra Times.
^ Pawar, J. V. (14 April 2018). "How India's Dalits had to cope when the backlash began after Ambedkar's death". Scroll.in.

[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] 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] "Budding Buddhism in the city". DNA India. 21 November 2013.

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

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

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

[9] Sikka, Sonia; Puri, Bindu; Beaman, Lori G. (2015-08-11). Living with Religious Diversity. Routledge. ISBN 9781317370987.

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

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

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

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

[14] "रिपाइचा फलटण मतदारसंघावर दावा : अविनाश महातेकर". 9 September 2019.

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

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

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

[18] Pawar, J. V. (14 April 2018). "How India's Dalits had to cope when the backlash began after Ambedkar's death". Scroll.in.

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