Bapu is a word for "father" in many Indian languages such as Gujarati and Marathi, and may refer to:
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Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...
(1869–1948), endeared as Bapu
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''Bapu'' (book), 1949 autobiography by F. Mary Barr, detailing her interactions with Gandhi
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Bapu Gokhale (1777–1818), general during the Third Anglo-Maratha War
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Bapu Joshi (1912–1994), Indian cricket umpire
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Bapu Nadkarni
Rameshchandra Gangaram "Bapu" Nadkarni (4 April 1933 – 17 January 2020) was an Indian international cricketer, mainly known for being an economical bowler. The chances of scoring against him was either nil, or negligible.
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(1933–2020), Indian cricketer
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Bapu (director)
Sattiraju Lakshminarayana (15 December 1933 – 31 August 2014), known professionally as Bapu, was an Indian film director, painter, illustrator, cartoonist, screenwriter, music artist, and designer known for his works in Telugu and Hindi cinem ...
(1933–2014), painter, cartoonist, film director from Andhra Pradesh, India
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Arimbra Bapu
Kodithodi Ahamed alias Bappu (1 May 1936 – 4 July 2014) popularly known as Arimbra Bappu () or Bappu () was an Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) politician from the state of Kerala, India. He was the first president of Morayur Gram panc ...
(1936–2014), Indian politician from Kerala
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Asaram (born 1941), also known as Asaram Bapu, Indian spiritual teacher
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Morari Bapu
Morari Bapu (Moraridas Prabhudas Hariyani) is an Indian spiritual leader and preacher from Gujarat who is known for his discourses on Ramcharitmanas across various cities in India and abroad.
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Morari Bapu was born on 19 February 1947 ...
(born 1946), Hindu religious figure
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Bapu Hari Chaure (born 1949), Indian politician
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Ngawang Tashi Bapu
Geshe Ngawang Tashi Bapu a.k.a. Lama Tashi (born 22 February 1968 in Thembang village of West Kameng in Arunachal Pradesh, India) is former Principal Chant Master of Drepung Loseling Monastery, one of the largest monasteries of the Dalai Lama. In ...
(born 1968), ''Singing Monk'' who was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2006
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