Ranade is a
family name
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, common among the
Chitpavan Brahmin community in Western
Maharashtra
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,
India.
Ranade family originated from Bhatgaon, Guhagar Ratnagiri.
Each year Ranade family celebrates Mahashivratri utsav at Asud , Vyaghreshwar Near Dapoli, Ratnagiri
Notable people
Notable people with the surname include:
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Mahadev Govind Ranade
Mahadev Govind Ranade (18 January 1842 – 16 January 1901), popularly referred to as Justice Ranade, was an Indian scholar, social reformer, judge and author. He was one of the founding members of the Indian National Congress party and owned ...
(1842–1901) – Indian scholar, social reformer and author
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Ramabai Ranade (1862–1924) – Indian women's rights activist, Mahadev Ranade's wife
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Ramachandra Dattatrya Ranade (1886–1957) – scholar of Indian philosophy
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Eknath Ranade (1914–1982) – Indian activist
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Mohan Ranade
Mohan Ranade (born Manohar Apte; 25 December 1930 – 25 June 2019), was an Indian independence activist, teacher. He participated in Goa liberation movement, and spent fourteen years in Portuguese jail for the premeditated murder of a Goan po ...
(born 1929) – Indian freedom fighter
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Sadashiv Ranade
Sadashiv Bhaskar Ranade ( mr, सदाशिव भास्कर रानडे; IAST: Sadāśiva Bhāskara Rānaḍe; born 1912) was an Indian biographer, historian and genealogist. He is most notable for having documented the family histori ...
(1912–?) – Indian biographer, historian and genealogist
*Savkaar Krishnaji Ranade (1860-1935) - a prominent banker(savkaar) hailing from Wai. The family controlled many acres of land around the prominent town of brahmins
References
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External links
Ranade Family Website Indian surnames
Marathi-language surnames