Dadappa Chintappa "D. C." Pavate, (2 August 1899 – 14 January 1978) was awarded

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...

from the Government of India in 1967. He was the

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of the

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, and the

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. Pavate was a

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wrangler. Pavate was born in Mamdapur a small village next to

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town. His mother was Shantamma. His father was a farmer. Pavate completed primary schooling from Mamdapur and high school from Gokak. He stood first in B.A Mathematics to

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then. Pavate went to Cambridge to study M.A. in mathematics and earned Mathematical Tripos Wrangler. Pavate was married to Girijabai from Salanhalli village near Gokak. After returning from England, Pavate was appointed Educational Commissioner of Bombay-Karnataka. In the year 1954, he served as the third vice-chancellor of the Karnataka University, Dharwar and continued until 1967. The rapid development of the institution is credited to him. In 1967 he was nominated as the Governor of Punjab, where he served till 1973. He was cofounder and treasurer of Basava Samithi and helped in drafting the constitution of the organization in 1964. He was instrumental in setting up Basava Bhavan, near Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore. He authored two books, "My days as Governor" and "My days as educational administrator". Dr Pavate died in Bangalore on 31 January 1979 and was cremated in Mamdapur, which was his birthplace. DC Pavate visiting scholarship has been established starting 1999 at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. It is awarded to outstanding graduates from Karnataka.

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Dr. D. C. Pavate Memorial Fellowship to CambridgeD. C. Pavate College
* Pavate statue

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pavate, D. C. Lingayatism Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education Governors of Punjab, India 1899 births 1978 deaths Kannada people People from Belagavi district Karnatak University faculty Heads of universities and colleges in India