Writers & Scholars

The Chitpavan community are known for scholarly leaning and being writers and philosophers.This list is very basic , we would appreciate any information on persons not included in this list. Small biography of each entry will be soon added.

Bharatratna Pandurang Kane
Dr. Viswanath S. Naravane- Philosopher
Ms. Vaiju Naravane Journalist/Europe Expert
Ninad Bedekar - Historian
Gajanan Mehendale - Historian
Dr. M. S. Naravane -Historian
Bhau Mahajan
Vishnushastri Chiplunkar -Essayist
Yadunath Thatte
P R Behere
G V Behere
P B Bhave
Vasant Kane
H M Marathe
Narayan Dharap
Vidya Bal
L N Gokhale
Samba Joshi - Historian Belgaum Karnataka
S R Datey
Rajwade - Historian
Bharatratna P V Kane
Mahamopadhyay Abhyankar
Raghunathshastri Patwardhan-Tilak Almanac
Date-Date Almanac
Moro Keshav Damle
Shankar Balkrishna Dikshit
N R Phatak
K N Watve
Madhav Achval
Mahadevshashtri Joshi
Anant Manohar
Dr. Anil Awachat
Dr. Anita Awachat
Malatibai Bedekar
Chi Vi Joshi
Shri Na Pendse
N C Phadke(Nasi)
N.C.Kelkar(Na.Chi)
Durga Bhagwat
Kumar Ketkar
Gangadhar Gadgil
Yogini Jogalekar
Mandakini Gogate
P.G.Sahastrabuddhe
H.N.Apte
Narendra Karmarkar (Maths wizard & Nominated for Nobel)
Dr. Anand Karve(British Award Ashden winner)
Dr. Srikant Datar(Professor at Harvard University)
Dr. R. V. Sathe (Past President of World Health Organisation,U.S.)
Dr.Smita Sudhir Datye(president award winner)
Kiran Nagarkar(Sahitya Acadami Award for English Novel,Cuckold)
Mrs.Sujata Vasant Manohar(Supreme Court Judge in New Delhi)
Dr.Vasant Gadre(Dean of School of Language,JN University,Delhi)