Captain Shivrampant Damle (14 April 1900, in Maval – 25 July 1977, in Pune) was an Indian educationist. He is best remembered for founding the Maharashtriya Mandal in 1924.

Shivrampant Damle
Governor of the Maharashtra Mandal
In office
1930–1942
In office
1951–1975
Succeeded byRamesh Damle
Secretary of the Maharashtra Mandal
In office
1924–1930
Founder of the Maharashtra Mandal
Personal details
Born14 April 1900
Maval
Died25 July 1977
Pune
Spouse
Kamlabai Bapat
(died 1968)
Children2
Parent(s)Vishnu Damle (father) and Lakshmi Damle (mother)
EducationBachelor of Arts
Alma materSir Parshurambhau College
OccupationEducationist
Military service
AllegianceBritish India (before 1947), India (after 1947)
Years of service1942–1948
RankCaptain
UnitBelgaum
Battles/warsWorld War II

Biography

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Damle was born on 14 April 1900, to Vishnu (d. 1928) and Lakshmi (née Chimnatai Modak; d. 1934) of the Damle gharana of Kivale.[1] He was one of eight children born to his parents; he had six brothers and one sister.[2] His family was Chitpavan brahmin.[3]

Damle was educated at the Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya in Pune.[4] He graduated with a B. A. degree from Sir Parshurambhau College before going on to found the Maharashtra Mandal in 1924, serving as its first secretary.[5][6] Beginning in 1930, he served as the governor of the Maharashtra Mandal.[4][7][8]

From 1942 to 1948, he joined the British Indian Army. During World War II, he was posted in Belgaum.[9] From 1951 to 1975 he again took up governorship of the Mandal.[4][10]

Beginning in 1963, he founded the Seth Dagduram Kataria High School, founding the Indirabai Karandikar Primary School on Tilak road in Pune in 1964,[6] and founding schools for primary education in Marathi in 1968 and 1970, focusing on women's education.[4][11][12]

On 1 July 1977, he founded the Chandrashekhar Agashe College of Physical Education in Gultekdi, Pune, having begun work for its founding in 1938.[4][13]

Damle married Kamlabai Bapat, who predeceased him in 1968. The couple had two children, a son named Ramesh (b. 1935) and a daughter named Sunanda (b. 1937).[14] Damle died on 25 July 1977, with his son succeeding him as governor of the Mandal.[15][4][16]

References

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  1. ^ Gadre & Limaye 2012, p. 253.
  2. ^ Gadre & Limaye 2012, p. 252.
  3. ^ Gadre & Limaye 2012, p. xi.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Gadre & Limaye 2012, p. 256.
  5. ^ Islam, Shamsul (2006). Savarkar Myths and Facts. Media House. p. 42. ISBN 978-81-7495-234-9.
  6. ^ a b Gadre & Limaye 2012, pp. 255, 256.
  7. ^ Institute, American Biographical (1986). The International Directory of Distinguished Leadership. Vol. 1. American Biographical Institute. ISBN 978-0-934544-37-5.
  8. ^ Marathi Vishvakosh Parichaya Grantha. Maharashtra Mandal. 1960.
  9. ^ Low Price Publications (1988). The Indian Nation Builders. Cornell University: Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-7536-115-7.
  10. ^ Ravi Bhushan (2005). Reference India: Biographical Notes about Men & Women of Achievement of Today & Tomorrow. University of Michigan: Rifacimento International. p. 140.
  11. ^ Environmental Education Initiatives in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra: A Directory. CEE Central, Centre for Environment Education, Central Regional Cell. 1999.
  12. ^ Programmes of Department of Women and Child Development, Government of India: Maharashtra, 2003. University of Michigan: National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development. 2003. pp. 4, 12, 25.
  13. ^ Sharangpani, Rajiv Chintaman (1992). Fitness Training In Cricket. Marine Sports Publishing Division. ISBN 978-81-85361-01-7.
  14. ^ Gadre & Limaye 2012, pp. 252, 256.
  15. ^ Institute, American Biographical (1989). The International Directory of Distinguished Leadership. Vol. 2. American Biographical Institute. ISBN 978-0-934544-48-1.
  16. ^ Ravi Bhushan (2005). Reference India: Biographical Notes about Men & Women of Achievement of Today & Tomorrow. University of Michigan: Rifacimento International. p. 141.

Sources

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  • Gadre, Vishwas; Limaye, Anand, eds. (16 December 2012). "Sagwe-Miraj-Kivale gharane" [The House of Sagwe, Miraj and Kivale]. दामले कुलवृत्तांत [The Damle Family Genealogy Almanac (Kulavruttanta)] (in Marathi) (2nd ed.). Mumbai: Damle Samiti.