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Apte
Apte it is an Indian surname mostly found in Maharashtrian Chitpavan Brahmins. * Arvind Apte (born 1934), Indian cricketer *Babasaheb Apte (1903–1971), an early RSS pracharak *Balavant Apte, Bal Apte or Balasaheb Apte (1939–2012), BJP politician *Devdas Apte (born 1934), Indian politician *Hari Narayan Apte (1864–1919), Marathi writer *Madhav Apte (1932-2019), Indian cricketer *Narayan Apte (1911–1949), convicted for assassination of M K Gandhi *Narayan Hari Apte (1889–1971), Marathi author and script-writer *S. S. Apte or Shivram Shankar Apte (1907–1985), RSS pracharak and founder of Vishva Hindu Parishad * Yeshwant Sitaram Apte (1909-2000) Owner of famous Lalkar Sound System and Sound Library, Pune *Radhika Apte Radhika Apte (born 7 September 1985) is an Indian actress. She works predominantly in Hindi films, and has appeared in a few Tamil language, Tamil, Marathi language, Marathi, Telugu language, Telugu, Bengali language, Bengali, and English-langua ... Indian a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radhika Apte
Radhika Apte (born 7 September 1985) is an Indian actress. She works predominantly in Hindi films, and has appeared in a few Tamil language, Tamil, Marathi language, Marathi, Telugu language, Telugu, Bengali language, Bengali, and English-language films. She began acting in theatre and made her film debut with a brief role in the Bollywood, Hindi fantasy, ''Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!'' (2005). Apte's first lead role was in the 2009 Bengali social drama, ''Antaheen''. She gained attention for her supporting roles in three of her 2015 Bollywood productions: ''Badlapur (film), Badlapur'', the comedy ''Hunterrr'', and the biographical film ''Manjhi - The Mountain Man''. Her leading roles in the 2016 independent films ''Phobia (2016 film), Phobia'' and ''Parched'' earned her acclaim. In 2018, Apte starred in three Netflix productionsthe anthology film ''Lust Stories'', the thriller series ''Sacred Games (TV series), Sacred Games'', and the horror mini series ''Ghoul (miniseries), Ghoul'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhav Apte
Madhavrao Laxmanrao Apte ( 5 October 1932 – 23 September 2019) was an Indian cricketer who played in seven Test matches from 1952 to 1953. He was elected to the office of the president of the Cricket Club of India in 1989. He afterwards served as the president of the club's Legend's Club and was the chairman of his family's company, Apte Group. His brother Arvind Apte was also a cricketer. He was a former Sheriff of Mumbai. Early life Apte was born on 5 October 1932 into the Chitpavan Brahmin household of Laxmanrao Apte. His paternal grandfather had set up textile mills and sugar factories as the family business. He attended the Children's Academy before it was taken over by the Government of India, after which he moved to the Scottish Presbyterian Wilson High School, where he was encouraged to play cricket. Apte finished his Bachelor of Arts degree at Mumbai University and finished his graduate degree in fine arts at Elphinstone College. Career Apte, althoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hari Narayan Apte
Hari Narayan Apte (Devanagari: हरि नारायण आपटे) (8 March 1864 – 3 March 1919) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. Through his writings, he provided an eminent example to future Marathi fiction writers in respect of writing effective novels and short stories which faithfully reflect different aspects of contemporary society. Before him, novelists wrote novels like ''Gulabakawali'' (गुलबकावली) with fantastic themes unrelated to realistic social situations. Apte presided over Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in Akola in 1912. Early life Apte was born in 1864 in the town of Parola in Khandesh region of Maharashtra. Shortly thereafter, his family moved to Bombay now (Mumbai) to stay there for a few years and then in 1878 to Poona (now Pune). According to the social custom of his times, his family married him off the next year at his age 15. (His wife died when he was 27. He remarried the next year.) Until his death in 1919, Apte s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narayan Hari Apte
Narayan Hari Apte, popularly known as Nanasaheb Apte (11 July 1889 – 14 November 1971) was a Marathi popular novelist, writer of advice books and editor from Maharashtra, India. Early life and education Apte was born on 11 July 1889 in the village of Samdoli in Sangli District of Maharashtra. After finishing his 7th-grade education in Samdoli and Satara.He joined the Satara New English School for his high school studie He left home in 1904 to participate in India's freedom movement by joining Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's Abhinav Bharat Society. He was influenced as a writer of novels and collections of short stories by the great writer Hari Narayan Apte and also was influenced by the ideas of social reform movements of the 19th century in Maharashtra. His stories cover historical and social themes, which are based on the everyday life of the Marathi middle class. He traveled extensively throughout northern India's parts like Rajasthan, Bengal (before partition in 1905) & Nep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babasaheb Apte
Umakant Keshav Apte (29 April 1903 - 1971), also known as Babasaheb Apte, was one of the first ''pracharaks'' (full-time propagators) of the Hindu nationalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), taking initiation from its founder K. B. Hedgewar. Upon his death, the Babasaheb Apte Smarak Samiti was set up in his honour by RSS pracharak Moropant Pingle, which has been active in commissioning and publishing research on the history of ancient India. Life Apte was born on 29 April 1903 into a Chitpavan Brahmin family in Vidarbha and was said to have been infused with patriotism from a young age. His father died in 1919 and he started working as a teacher right after matriculation. However, he resigned from the job when his headmaster prohibited from celebrating Bal Gangadhar Tilak's death anniversary. In 1924, he moved to Nagpur and joined the press of the ''Udyam'' magazine. He formed a ''Vidyarthi Mandal'' (student society) for discussing revolutionary ideas. Hedgewa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balavant Apte
Balavant Apte, also called Bal Apte and Balasaheb Apte (18 January 1939 – 17 July 2012) was a lawyer, politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a member of the Parliament of India representing Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He was a MA LLM. He died on 17 July 2012 at Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai. Career Bal Apte was a Vice President of the BJP. He had been actively involved in the legal process of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement. He rose to fame after the BJP's defeat in the 2009 General elections, when he was appointed to frame a report on the reasons for the Party's loss. Called the "Bal Apte Report," it was a big critique of the functioning of the party and an indirect indictment of many of its top leaders. Apte was a dedicated swayamsevak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the National President of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and was active in ABVP for 38 Years. He was an Additional Advocate General for the St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvind Apte
Arvindrao Laxmanrao Apte (24 October 1934 – 5 August 2014) was an Indian cricketer who played in one Test in 1959 against England at Leeds. His brother Madhav Apte was also a cricketer. See also *One Test Wonder In cricket, a one-Test wonder is usually a cricketer who is only selected for one Test match during his career and never represents his country again. This is not necessarily due to a poor performance and can be for numerous reasons, such as injur ... References 1934 births 2014 deaths India Test cricketers Indian cricketers Mumbai cricketers Rajasthan cricketers Indian Universities cricketers Cricketers from Mumbai {{India-cricket-bio-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devdas Apte
Devdas Apte (born 15 June 1934 in Vadodara, Gujarat) is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party and a former member of the Parliament of India representing Jharkhand in the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Parliament. He sat in Parliament from 2 July 2002 to 9 April 2008, when he retired. The son of Shri Kashi Nath and Shrimati Girija Apte, he received a B.A. from Nagpur University, Nagpur Nagpur (pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, aːɡpuːɾ is the third largest city and the winter capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the 13th largest city in India by population and according to an Oxford's Economics report, Nag ..., and served as a social worker before going into politics. References External links Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952 JavaScript required to navigate to Apte's page (listed as member #103) Rajya Sabha members from Jharkhand Living people 1934 births Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishva Hindu Parishad
The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) () is an Indian right-wing Hindu organization based on Hindu nationalism. The VHP was founded in 1964 by M. S. Golwalkar and S. S. Apte in collaboration with Swami Chinmayananda. Its stated objective is "to organise, consolidate the Hindu society and to serve and protect the Hindu Dharma". It was established to construct and renovate Hindu temples, and deal with matters of cow slaughter and religious conversion. The VHP is a member of the Sangh Parivar group, the family of Hindu nationalist organisations led by the RSS. The VHP has been criticized for contributing to violence against Muslims in India, most notably for its role in the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992 over the Ayodhya dispute. History The VHP was founded in 1964 by RSS leaders M. S. Golwalkar and S. S. Apte in collaboration with the Hindu spiritual leader Chinmayananda Saraswati. According to Chinmayananda, the objective of the VHP was to awaken Hindus to their pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chitpavan
The Chitpavan Brahmin or Konkanastha Brahmin is a Hindu Maharashtrian Brahmin community inhabiting Konkan, the coastal region of the state of Maharashtra. Initially working as messengers and spies in the late seventeenth century, the community came into prominence during the 18th century when the heirs of Peshwa from the Bhat family of Balaji Vishwanath became the de facto rulers of the Maratha empire. Until the 18th century, the Chitpavans were held in low esteem by the Deshastha, the older established Brahmin community of Maharashtra region. As per Jayant Lele, the influence of the Chitpavans in the Peshwa era as well as the British era has been greatly exaggerated because even during the time of the most prominent Peshwas, their political legitimacy and their intentions were not trusted by all levels of the administration, not even by Shivaji's successors. He adds that after the defeat of Peshwas in the Anglo-Mahratta wars, Chitpavans were the one of the Hindu communities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RSS Pracharak
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ( ; , , ) is an Indian Right-wing politics, right-wing, Hindu nationalist, paramilitary volunteer organisation. The RSS is the progenitor and leader of a large body of organisations called the Sangh Parivar (Hindi for "Sangh family"), which have presence in all facets of the Indian society. RSS was founded on 27 September 1925. , it has a membership of 5–6million. The initial impetus was to provide character training through Hindu discipline and to unite the Hindu community to form a Hindu Rashtra (Hindu nation). The organisation promotes the ideals of upholding Indian culture and the values of a civil society and spreads the ideology of Hindutva, to "strengthen" the Hinduism in India, Hindu community. It drew initial inspiration from European right-wing groups during World War II, such as the Italian Fascist Party. Gradually, RSS grew into a prominent Hindu nationalist umbrella organisation, spawning several affiliated organisations that establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
