List of Marathi people

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This is a list of notable Marathi people an ethnolinguistic group that speaks Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language as their native language.

Rulers and generals[edit]

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj
Tarabai
Baji Prabhu Deshpande
Peshwa Bajirao
The ancient kingdoms
The Jadhav (Sindkhed Raja-Maharashtra)
The Bhosales (Maharashtra)
The Peshwe
The Bhosales (Thanjavur-Tamil Nadu)
The Holkars (Indore-Madhya Pradesh)
The Shinde/Scindia (Gwalior-Madhya Pradesh)
The Newalkars (Jhansi-Uttar Pradesh)
Rani Lakshmibai
The Gandekars (Bhor-Maharashtra)
The Pawar (Dhar-Madhya Pradesh)
The Ghorpade (Sandur-Karnataka)
The Gaekwad (Baroda-Gujarat)

Historic warriors[edit]

During 17th century and Shivaji's reign
Mahadaji Shinde restored the Maratha domination on northern India
During 18th century and Peshwa rule
The 27-year war - India's longest fought war (1680–1707)
Leaders of Anglo Maratha Wars I, II, III (1775–1818)

Indian independence movement[edit]

Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Shahu of Kolhapur
Jyotirao Phule
Vishnu Ganesh Pingle
Leaders of Ist War of Indian Independence (1857)
Revolutionaries
Father of Indian unrest
Father of Indian armed struggle
First political murder in Indian freedom struggle
Others

Humanitarians and reformers[edit]

Babasaheb Ambedkar
Jyotirao Phule
Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj
Father of renaissance of western India
First Asian to receive Magsaysay Award (Asia's Nobel)
Reformers
Social activists
Philanthropists

Defence leaders[edit]

Father of Indian Navy
ARMY
Generals
Lieutenant Generals
Param Vir Chakra/Victoria Cross
Others
NAVY
Admirals
Vice/Rear Admirals
Others
AIR FORCE
Air Chief Marshal
Air Marshal
Others

Religion and spirituality[edit]

Father of Hindu Nationalism in India
Datta Sampraday
Mahanubhava Sampraday
Warkari Movement
Late medieval period Saints (1200-1526)
Early modern period Saints (1526-1858)
Swadhyaya Movement
Prarthana Samaj
Modern period, independence and after (1858-1947)

Politics[edit]

Speaker of Lok Sabha
First female President of India
Deputy Prime Minister of India
Samyukta Maharashtra Movement
Union Cabinet Ministers
Others
United Kingdom and Irish politics
American politics

Bureaucrats and diplomats[edit]

Leo Varadkar- Irish Fine Gael politician and former Taoiseach
Yashwant Narayan Sukthankar was the second Cabinet Secretary of India.
Foreign Service
Indian Administrative Service
Indian Civil Service

Founder, jurists and lawyers[edit]

Father of Indian Constitution
Chief Justice of India
Supreme Court Judges
International lawyers
Others

Business, trade and industries[edit]

Baba Kalyani was chairman and managing director of Bharat Forge.
Father of Indian Trade Union Movement
Others

Fiscal policy leaders[edit]

RBI Governors
Economists

Academicians/educationists[edit]

Dhondo Keshav Karve
Founder of India's First Women University
First female teacher of India
Pioneers in womens education
Founder of Balwadi
Indologists
Global Teacher Prize recipient
Others

Sciences[edit]

Dr. Anandi Gopal Joshi, first Indian lady doctor and physician
Astrophysicists Jayant Narlikar

Chemistry[edit]

Earth sciences[edit]

First Indian Women to Antarctica
Seed Mother of India
Others

Engineering and technology[edit]

Father of Indian Super Computers
Others

Mathematics and statistics[edit]

First Indian to be Senior Wrangler
Others

Medicine and surgery[edit]

First Indian Female Physician
First Indian Female to receive PhD
Father of Pathology and Medical Research
ICMR Scientists
Immunologist
Others

Physics[edit]

Astronomy
Nuclear scientists
Fellow of Royal Society
Theoretical physicists
Astro - physicists
ISRO and DRDO scientists
Indian Institute Of Technology(IIT) - Chairman/Directors
Aerospace engineering
Others
Raghunath Anant Mashelkar

Industrial design[edit]

Arts[edit]

Cinema and theatre[edit]

Dadasaheb Phalke, is credited as "The Father of Indian Cinema", made India's first full-length featureRaja Harishchandra

Rajinikanth -Shivaji Rao Gaekwad
Nana Patekar
Dr. Vidyadhar Oke with 22-microtone harmonium
Lata Mangeshkar

First Indian to receive the Oscar - Bhanu Athaiya

First female actress of India - Durgabai Kamat

Dada Saheb Phalke Award - Lifetime Contribution to Cinema
Actors
Asha Bhosle


Madhuri Dixit
Ashutosh Gowariker, directed Lagaan (nominated for Oscars, has 5 filmfare, 7 international awards)[27][28]
Actresses
Directors
Models and beauty pageant winners
Hollywood

Literature[edit]

Playwright Vijay Tendulkar
Jnanpith Award Winners - Outstanding Contribution in Literature
Others

Columnists and journalists[edit]

Historians[edit]

Other applied arts[edit]

Father of Indian Circus - Vishnupant Moreshwar Chatre

First Ventriloquist in Modern India - Y. K. Padhye

Father of Indian Comic Books - Anant Pai

Photographers/cinematographers
Costume/fashion designers
Production designers
Cartoonists
Sculptors
Painters
Calligraphers/typographers

Music[edit]

Hindustani classical music[edit]

Music directors[edit]

Modern music[edit]

Singers[edit]

Sports[edit]

Sachin Tendulkar[31]
Sunil Gavaskar[32]
First Olympic Medal for India
First Paralympic Medal for India
First Indian to score 100 international 100's
First Indian women to cross Gobi Desert

Cricket[edit]

Others[edit]

Outside Maharashtra[edit]

Bene Israel
Thanjavur
Uttarkhand
United Kingdom, Ireland and Europe
South East and Far East
Canada
Australia
United States

Awardee[edit]

Ramon Magsaysay - Asia's Noble
Bharat Ratna - Highest Civilian Award

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ↑ "Maratha King Shivaji". kamat.com. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Moropant Pingle". Museumstuff.com. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Prince of ophthalmology". Hinduonnet.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ↑ Notes relative to the transactions in the Marhatta empire
  6. ↑ Rathod, N. G. (1994). The Great Maratha. ISBN 9788185431529. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "Jhansi Ki Rani Lakshmibai Biography". Liveindia.com. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  8. ↑ "Baroda History". Dancewithshadows.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  9. ↑ "Baroda State: History". Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 7. Oxford, Clarendon Press. 1908. p. 31.
  10. ↑ "About Shivaji". Punepages.com. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  11. ↑ "Chhatrapati Rajaram". history-timeline.deepthi.com. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Chattrapati shivaji maharaj". Herosofindia.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  13. ↑ "Hambirrao Mohite". sahyadribooks.com. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  14. ↑ "Kanhoji Jedhe". Maayboli.com. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  15. ↑ "Purandar". Trailingfeet.com. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  16. ↑ "City historian claims to have found rare document of Shivaji Maharaj's era". Punekar.in. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  17. ↑ "Vishalgad: History". Museumstuff.com. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  18. ↑ "ranzunzar senapati santaji ghorpade". sahyadribooks.org. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  19. ↑ "Tanaji Malusare". Manase.org. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  20. ↑ Social activist Nanaji Deshmukh dead The New Indian Express – 28 February 2010
  21. ↑ Hindustan Unilever Limited Archived 11 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  22. ↑ author/online-lokmat, 2020-10-10 (10 October 2020). "मराठी पाऊल पडते पुढे! श्रीकांत दातार हार्वर्ड बिझनेस स्कूलचे नवे डीन". Lokmat (in मराठी). Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  23. ↑ "Chintaman Deshmukh Memorial Lectures". Reserve Bank of India. Archived from the original on 30 December 2006. Retrieved 8 December 2006.
  24. ↑ "Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences University – Medical university, India offering medical education in medicine, biotechnology, physiotherapy, dental, bioscience management, nursing, MBA. Medical College Maharashtra India". Pravara.com. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  25. ↑ "Excellence in Distance Education Awards. 1 August 2002. page 12" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  26. ↑ Gopinath, Madhura. "Info Page on PK Kelkar". Dr. P.K. Kelkar. iPage. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  27. ↑ "Ashutosh Gowariker- Biography IMDB".
  28. ↑ "Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) Awards".
  29. ↑ Chakravarty, Riya (3 May 2013). "Indian cinema@100: First women on screen: Durgabai Kamat and her daughter Kamlabai Ghokhle". NDTV. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  30. ↑ "Vikram Gokhale has an illustrious family lineage". The Times of India. 23 January 2013. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  31. ↑ "I am proud to be a Maharashtrian - Sachin Tendulkar". IndiaTv.
  32. ↑ Sunny Days : Sunil Gavaskar's Own Story.
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