Gokhale is an Indian
surname found in the
Chitpawan
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 ...
community native to the western state of
Maharashtra.
People
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Anupama Gokhale, Indian chess player
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Ashok B. Gokhale, Indian diplomat
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Bapu Gokhale, Maratha general
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Chandrakant Gokhale
Chandrakant Raghunath Gokhale (7 January 1921 – 20 June 2008) was a well-known veteran Marathi film and stage actor and singer.
Gokhale's mother, Kamlabai Gokhale (nee Kamlabai Kamat) was the first female child actor of the Indian cinema
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, Yesteryear marathi actor and father of
Vikram Gokhale
Vikram Gokhale (14 November 1945 – 26 November 2022) was an Indian film, television and stage actor, noted for his roles in Marathi theatre, Hindi films and television. He was the son of the Veteran Marathi theater and film actor, Chandraka ...
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Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Gopal Krishna Gokhale ( ɡoːpaːl ˈkrɪʂɳə ˈɡoːkʰleː9 May 1866 – 19 February 1915) was an Indian 'moderate' political leader and a social reformer during the Indian independence movement. Gokhale was a senior leader of the India ...
, leader in the
Indian independence movement
The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events with the ultimate aim of ending British Raj, British rule in India. It lasted from 1857 to 1947.
The first nationalistic revolutionary movement for Indian independence emerged ...
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H. R. Gokhale
H. R. Gokhale (5 October 1915 – 15 February 1978) was an Indian politician who was a member of the Indian National Congress from Maharashtra and of the Lok Sabha from Mumbai North West. He served as cabinet minister of Law and Justice in t ...
, Indian politician, former minister of law and justice, father-in-law of writer
Namita Gokhale
Namita Gokhale (born 1956) is an Indian writer, editor, festival director, and publisher. Her debut novel, ''Paro: Dreams of Passion'' was released in 1984, and she has since written fiction and nonfiction, and edited nonfiction collections. She ...
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Hemant Gokhale
Hemant Laxman Gokhale is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India.
He was a chief justice of Madras High Court before being appointed to the Supreme Court of India as a Judge in 2009.
He also served as Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court
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, former judge of the
Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India (IAST: ) is the supreme judicial authority of India and is the highest court of the Republic of India under the constitution. It is the most senior constitutional court, has the final decision in all legal matters ...
, and former Chief Justice of the
Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court, also known as High Court of Judicature at Allahabad is the high court based in Prayagraj that has jurisdiction over the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established on 17 March 1866, making it one of the oldest hig ...
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Kamlabai Gokhale
Kamlabai Gokhale (born Kamlabai Kamath; 1900 – 17 May 1998) was one of the first actresses in Indian cinema, along with her mother Durgabai Kamat.
Personal life
She was the daughter of Durgabai Kamat and Anand Kamat Nasnodkar, a professor ...
, one of India's first female actresses, mother of actor
Chandrakant Gokhale
Chandrakant Raghunath Gokhale (7 January 1921 – 20 June 2008) was a well-known veteran Marathi film and stage actor and singer.
Gokhale's mother, Kamlabai Gokhale (nee Kamlabai Kamat) was the first female child actor of the Indian cinema
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Mohan Gokhale
Mohan Gokhale (7 November 1953 – 29 April 1999) was an Indian film, television and theater actor who has worked in art films such as '' Sparsh'', '' Bhavni Bhavai'' and '' Mirch Masala''. His father was a senior journalist and Editor of the w ...
, actor
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Namita Gokhale
Namita Gokhale (born 1956) is an Indian writer, editor, festival director, and publisher. Her debut novel, ''Paro: Dreams of Passion'' was released in 1984, and she has since written fiction and nonfiction, and edited nonfiction collections. She ...
, writer, daughter-in-law of politician
H. R. Gokhale
H. R. Gokhale (5 October 1915 – 15 February 1978) was an Indian politician who was a member of the Indian National Congress from Maharashtra and of the Lok Sabha from Mumbai North West. He served as cabinet minister of Law and Justice in t ...
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Padmavati Gokhale Shaligram, Hindustani vocalist and music educator
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Poorva Gokhale
Poorva Gokhale (born 20 January 1978) is a Marathi TV actress known for her role as Anupriya in Zee TV's Tujhse Hai Raabta.
Personal life
Born as Poorva Gupte and then married to a businessman named Kedar Gokhale, she is the daughter of a t ...
, leading marathi television actress
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Rajesh Sudhir Gokhale, chemical biologist
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Ramesh Gokhale, Indian bridge player
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Sakhi Gokhale
Sakhi Gokhale (born 27 July 1993) is a Marathi television and theatre actress. She known for her portrayed in '' Dil Dosti Duniyadari'' as Reshma Inamdar and ''Dil Dosti Dobara'' as Pari.
Early life and education
Gokhale attended Sahyadri Sch ...
, marathi television actress and daughter of
Mohan Gokhale
Mohan Gokhale (7 November 1953 – 29 April 1999) was an Indian film, television and theater actor who has worked in art films such as '' Sparsh'', '' Bhavni Bhavai'' and '' Mirch Masala''. His father was a senior journalist and Editor of the w ...
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Shubhangi Gokhale
Shubhangi Gokhale (born 2 June 1968) is an Indian Marathi and Hindi theatre, film and television actress. She is the wife of late Hindi/Marathi actor Mohan Gokhale who played the title role on the Doordarshan show '' Mr Yogi''. She has complete ...
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Sayali Gokhale, Indian badminton player
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Shanta Gokhale, writer, translator, journalist, theater critic and mother of actress
Renuka Shahane
Renuka Shahane (born 7 October 1966) is an Indian actress working in the Bollywood film industry and in Indian television, best known as the co-presenter of the Doordarshan TV show ''Surabhi'' (1993–2001).
Early life
Renuka Shahane was born ...
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Shubhangi Gokhale
Shubhangi Gokhale (born 2 June 1968) is an Indian Marathi and Hindi theatre, film and television actress. She is the wife of late Hindi/Marathi actor Mohan Gokhale who played the title role on the Doordarshan show '' Mr Yogi''. She has complete ...
, actress and wife of actor
Mohan Gokhale
Mohan Gokhale (7 November 1953 – 29 April 1999) was an Indian film, television and theater actor who has worked in art films such as '' Sparsh'', '' Bhavni Bhavai'' and '' Mirch Masala''. His father was a senior journalist and Editor of the w ...
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Vidyadhar Gokhale, Marathi playwright, editor, and politician
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Vijay Keshav Gokhale
Vijay Keshav Gokhale IFS, born 24 January 1959, is a retired Indian diplomat and the 32nd Foreign Secretary of India. Gokhale previously served as the Ambassador of India to China.
Personal life & education
Gokhale hails from Pune. He did his ...
, diplomat, 32nd Foreign Secretary of India
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Vikram Gokhale
Vikram Gokhale (14 November 1945 – 26 November 2022) was an Indian film, television and stage actor, noted for his roles in Marathi theatre, Hindi films and television. He was the son of the Veteran Marathi theater and film actor, Chandraka ...
, actor
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Vishnubawa Brahmachari (Vishnu Bhikaji Gokhale), Sannyasi, Vedic revivalist, Social reformer
Other uses
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Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics
Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE), commonly known as Gokhale Institute, is one of the oldest research and training institutes in economics in India.
History
The institute was founded on 6 June 1930 by R. R. Kale as a centre f ...
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