Yashwantrao Kelkar was an Indian political activist and politician. Originally an activist of the

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organisation

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(RSS), he became the architect of the present-day

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(ABVP) youth organisation. Kelkar graduated from

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in BA Literature. He became an active Sangh pracharak after graduation. Later, he became a professor at Mumbai University. ABVP was formed by Balraj Madhok in 1958 and Kelkar became its city president and then the state president. He started several activities for student unity and mobilization across the organization, establishing ABVP's core philosophy. ABVP awards Yashwantrao Kelkar Award each year to recognize young social and political activists. ABVP awarded Yashwantrao Kelkar Yuva Puraskar to mathematician

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, the

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educator, in 2010. The award is named after Yashwantrao Kelkar.

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Activists from Maharashtra Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad Savitribai Phule Pune University alumni Academic staff of the University of Mumbai 1920 births Date of death missing {{India-activist-stub