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Dadasaheb Phalke Award Recipients
Dadasaheb is an honorary title and given name. Dadasaheb may refer to: * Dadasaheb Gaikwad (1902–1971), Indian politician and social worker * Dadasaheb Khaparde (1854–1938), Indian independence activist * Dadasaheb Phalke Dhundiraj Govind Phalke (Pronunciation: ̪ʱuɳɖiɾaːd͡ʒ pʰaːɭke, popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke () (30 April 1870 – 16 February 1944), was an Indian producer-director-screenwriter, known as "the Father of Indian cinema". His de ... (1870–1944), Indian filmmaker known as the Father of Indian cinema * Dadasaheb Rupwate (1925–1999), Indian politician * Dadasaheb Torne (1890–1960), Indian film director and producer * Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav (1926–1984), Indian athlete See also * Babasaheb (title) {{Given name Titles in India ...
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Dadasaheb Gaikwad
Bhaurao Krishnaji Gaikwad (15 October 1902 – 29 December 1971), also known as Dadasaheb Gaikwad, was an Indian politician and social worker from Maharashtra. He was founder member of the Republican Party of India and was a member of parliament in both the Lok Sabha (1957 - 1962) and Rajya Sabha (1962 - 1968). He was a close colleague and follower of human rights leader B. R. Ambedkar. The people of Maharashtra honoured him with the sobriquet ''Karmaveer'' (King of actions) and the Government of India awarded him with Padma Shri in 1968 for his dedicated service to society. Life Gaikwad was born on 15 October 1902 into Mahar family at Ambe village in Dindori tehsil, Nashik district of Maharashtra. Conversion Gaikwad embraced Buddhism at the hands of Babasaheb Ambedkar at Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur on 14 October 1956. He imparted Buddha Dhamma Diksha to thousands at Chaitya Bhoomi, Mumbai on 7 December 1956. Legacy Government of Maharashtra gives special assistance to socially ...
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Dadasaheb Khaparde
Ganesh Srikrishna Khaparde (also known as Dadasaheb Khaparde) (27 August 1854 – 1 July 1938) was an Indian lawyer, scholar, political activist and a noted devotee of Shirdi Sai Baba and saint Gajanan Maharaj. Born in a Deshastha Brahmin family at Ingroli in Berar, Khaparde studied Sanskrit and English Literature English literature is literature written in the English language from United Kingdom, its crown dependencies, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, and the countries of the former British Empire. ''The Encyclopaedia Britannica'' defines E ... before beginning law. He graduated with an LLB in 1884, which led him to Government service. He served as a Munsiff and an assistant commissioner at Berar between 1885 and 1890. Closely associated with Bal Gangadhar Tilak, he took a keen interest in politics and in 1890 resigned from service to begin his own law practice at Amravati. Khaparde was the chairman of the reception committee at the Amravati Indian Nationa ...
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Dadasaheb Phalke
Dhundiraj Govind Phalke (Pronunciation: ̪ʱuɳɖiɾaːd͡ʒ pʰaːɭke, popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke () (30 April 1870 – 16 February 1944), was an Indian producer-director-screenwriter, known as "the Father of Indian cinema". His debut film, '' Raja Harishchandra'', was the first Indian movie released in 1913, and is now known as India's first full-length feature film. He made 95 feature-length films and 27 short films in his career, spanning 19 years, until 1937, including his most noted works: ''Mohini Bhasmasur'' (1913), ''Satyavan Savitri'' (1914), ''Lanka Dahan'' (1917), ''Shri Krishna Janma'' (1918) and ''Kaliya Mardan'' (1919). The Dadasaheb Phalke Award, awarded for lifetime contribution to cinema by the Government of India, is named in his honour. Early life and education Dhundiraj Phalke was born on 30 April 1870 at Trimbak, Bombay Presidency into a Marathi-speaking Chitpavan Brahmin family. His father, Govind Sadashiv Phalke alias Dajishastri, was a S ...
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Dadasaheb Rupwate
Damodar Tatyaba Rupwate (28 February 1925 – 23 July 1999), commonly known as Dadasaheb Rupwate was an Indian politician, Ambedkarite social activist and newspaper editor from Maharashtra. Initially he was a member of the Scheduled Caste Federation and the Republican Party of India, and later the Indian National Congress. Dadasaheb Rupwate was a colleague and follower of B. R. Ambedkar, human rights leader. He was a founder-member of the Republican Party of India (1957). He was a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council for the period 1968 to 1978. He served as twice Cabinet Minister State of Maharashtra for the period 1972 to 1975 and 1977 to 1978; and He had Departments: Social Welfare, Housing, Cultural, Fisheries, Slum Development. He was the general secretary of All India Congress Committee. He is a committee members of ''Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: Writing and Speeches'', a 22-volume series. He was an editor of weekly "Prabuddha Bharat" and Marathi Encyclopedia, Vai ( ...
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Dadasaheb Torne
Ramchandra Gopal Torne () (13 April 1890 – 19 January 1960), also known as Dadasaheb Torne was an Indian director and producer, best known for making the first feature film in India, '' Shree Pundalik''. This historic record is well established by an advertisement in ''The Times of India'' published on 25 May 1912. Several leading reference books on cinema including ''The Guinness Book of Movie Facts & Feats'', ''A Pictorial History of Indian Cinema'' and ''Marathi Cinema : In Restrospect'' amply substantiate this milestone achievement of the pioneer Indian feature-filmmaker. He is considered the "Father of Indian cinema." Although Torne made his first film, '' Shree pundalik'' (पुंडलिक, 1912) just under a year before Dhundiraj Govind "Dadasaheb" Phalke made his, it is the latter who is regarded as the father of Indian cinema. The distinction may lie with the fact that, unlike Phalke, Torne sent his film overseas for processing. Moreover, Torne's '' Pundalik'' ...
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Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav (15 January 1926 – 14 August 1984) was an Indian athlete. He is best known as a wrestler who won a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He was the first athlete from independent India to win an individual medal in the Olympics.India Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (YAS), "Proud Moments of Indian Sports,"Olympics Bronze Medal, Helsinki 1952" excerpt, "The victory procession at the Karad railway station was a see-it-to-believe scene. "There were '' dhols'' along with a 151 bullock cart procession right from the outskirts of Goleshwar to the Mahadeva temple which is normally a 15 minute walk. It took seven long hours that day ..."; retrieved 2012-7-20. After Norman Pritchard who won two silver medals in athletics in 1900 under colonial India, Khashaba was the first individual athlete from independent India to win a medal at the Olympics.Shariff, Faisa"Khashba Jhadhav, the hero we owe an apology to ...,"Rediff.com; retrieved 2012-7- ...
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Babasaheb (title)
Babasaheb (Devanagari: बाबासाहेब, IAST: ''Bābāsāhēb'') is an honorary title and given name. "Babasaheb" is a Marathi phrase which means "Respected Father" ('' Baba'' = father and '' Saheb'' = sir). This epithet is commonly applied to B. R. Ambedkar. B. R. Ambedkar's title "Babasaheb" B. R. Ambedkar's followers and the Indian people started respectfully addressing him as "Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar", since September 1927, because millions of Indians consider him a "great liberator". People Other notable people with the name include: * Babasaheb Bhosale (1921–2007), Indian politician * Balwant Moreshwar Purandare (born 1922), also known as Babasaheb Purandare, Indian historian and writer * Umakant Keshav Apte (1903–1971), also known as Babasaheb Apte See also * List of things named after Babasaheb Ambedkar * Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (film) (2000), Indian feature film in English * Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur * Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar M ...
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