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University Alumnus

This is a list of notable alumni and faculty of the Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University.

Notable alumni

Academia, Science and Technology

• B. D. Kulkarni, chemical reaction engineer, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize recipient
• Pranawachandra Deshmukh, physicist, educator, author of Physics text books, and known for his contribution to theoretical atomic physics.
• Damaraju Raghavarao, Indian-born statistician known for his contributions in design of experiments
• Dipshikha Chakravortty, microbiologist, N-Bios laureate
• Prafullachandra Vishnu Sane, molecular biologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize recipient
• Ramesh Jain, scientist, professor and entrepreneur in the field of Computer Science
• Shekhar C. Mande, Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar award-winning scientist in the field of x-ray crystallography and biophysics

Arts and Literature

Business and Law

Athletics and Sports

Film, Television and Theater

Politics

• Datta Meghe, MP
• Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra
• Jogendra Kawade, Member of parliament and Maharashtra Legislative Council
• Marotrao Kowase, MP from Gadchiroli-Chimur
• Mukul Wasnik, General Secretary, Indian National Congress, and Union Minister
• Nitin Gadkari, MP from Nagpur and Union minister
• P. V. Narasimha Rao, Former Prime Minister of India
• Shantaram Potdukhe, former Member of Parliament & Union Minister of State, finance
• Shrikant Jichkar, former member of the Indian National Congress
• Swati Dandekar, United States politician, Iowa House of Representatives
• Vilas Muttemwar, former MP from Nagpur

Miscellaneous

• Eknath Ranade, founder of Vivekananda Kendra
• K. Jayakumar, senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from Kerala
• Ryder Devapriam, former bishop of the Nandyal Diocese the Church of South India
• Amit Telang, Diplomat, a senior Indian Foreign Service officer and alumni of Government Medi

University in Maharashtra, India

Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU), formerly Nagpur University, is a publicstate university located in Nagpur, Maharashtra. It is one of India's oldest universities, as well as the second-oldest in Maharashtra. It is named after Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj, a spiritual leader, orator, and musician from Vidarbha. The university is a member of the Association of Indian Universities and the Association of Commonwealth Universities.

Vice chancellors

• Sir Bipin Krishna Bose (–)
• Hari Singh Gour (&#;) (&#;)
• Dr. Tukaram Jayram Kedar (Jan Jan )
• Justice W. R. Puranik (–)
• G. B. Kadam
• Vishnu Bhikaji Kolte (–)
• M. G. Bokre
• Bhalchandra Chopane
• D. Y. Gohokar (–)
• Vilas Sapkal
• Dr. M. A. Chansarkar ()
• Dr. S. N. Pathan
• Siddharthavinayaka P. Kane (–)
• Dr. Subhash R. Chaudhari (–)
• Dr. Prashant S. Bokare (present)

Faculties and Departments

The university is composed of the Faculties of Arts & Humanities, Science, Social Sciences, Home Science, Medicine, Commerce, Education, Engineering & Technology, Law, and Ayurveda, consisting of 39 Postgraduate teaching departments (PGTD) and two constituent colleges (the Law College and the College of Education). The departments and college buildings are spread over seven campuses with an overall area of acres.

Affiliated colleges

Its jurisdiction extends over 4 districts – Bhandara, Gondia, Nagpur and Wardha.

Notable alumni

See also: List of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University people

References

External links

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Gramgeeta: an epic on Indian village life is a book of poetry authored by Rashtra Saint Tukdoji Maharaj. This book is an ideal reference for developing village community.

The book has the following significant conclusions in it:

1. God cannot be found in Temples, Churches and Mosques as he is everywhere.

2. The best devotion to God is human upliftment

3. Forget the fast traditions and teach younger generation tradition that make your village proud of its achievement.

4. O'God, Your power perfection has not penetrated in us and thus ignorance prevails amongst us.

5. The touch of divine knowledge makes one understand what is wrong and right

6. People have become weak, ignorant, dome due to belief in blind faith in God and Dharam

7. Our talent does not belong to us alone for our enjoyment it is meant for development of the village.

Tukdoji Maharaj also wrote the poem bodhamruth which is used in an educational syllabus. हर देशमे तू हर भेष में तू तेरे नाम अनेक तू एकही है।

First edition

• Wardha, Maharashtra&#;: Rashtrasant Sahitya Prachar Mandal,
• Gramgeeta available in Hindi, English, Marathi language.
• Gramgeeta now available in Gujarati language also.

External links

Indian freedom fighter (–)

Tukdoji Maharaj (30 April &#;&#; 11 October ) was a spiritual saint from India. He was a disciple of Aadkoji Maharaj. Tukdoji Maharaj was involved in social reforms in the rural regions of Maharashtra, including construction of roads. Tukdoji Maharaj wrote Gramgeeta which means village development. Many of the development programs started by him worked efficiently even after his death.

Biography

Saint Tukdoji Maharaj was born in Yawali, Amravati district, Maharashtra. He received spiritual initiation from Samarth Adkoji Maharaj of Warkhed gram. Early in childhood, Saint Tukdoji Maharaj performed rigorous penance and spiritual exercises in self-realisation. He was an orator and a musician who composed more than bhajans (spiritual poems) in Hindi and Marathi, having performed for the spiritual teacher Meher Baba in and He also wrote many articles on Dharma, society, nation and education. He studied the existing religious sects and other schools of thought and discussed religious and secular problems of the devotees.

Work

In , Tukdoji Maharaj performed individual acts of civil resistance, called satyagraha, and took part in the mass upsurge of the 'Quit India' movement. He was arrested in and was imprisoned in Nagpur and Raipur Central Jails. When India had become independent, he concentrated on rural reconstruction, establishing the 'All India Shri Gurudev Seva Mandal' and developing programmes for integrated rural development.Rajendra Prasad, who was the first President of India, bestowed the title of 'Rashtrasant' on him.

He took part in Acharya Vinoba Bhave's land reform movement, known as the Bhoodan Movement, and he worked with relief aid at the time of the Bengal famine in , at the t