Devdatta Dabholkar
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Born23 September 1919
Kolhapur, India
Died17 December 2010 (aged 91)
Satara, Maharashtra, India
AlmamaterElphinstone College, Mumbai
Occupations
- Educationist
- Thinker, Gandhian
- Socialist
Devdatta Dabholkar | |
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| Born | 23 September 1919 Kolhapur, India |
| Died | 17 December 2010 (aged 91) Satara, Maharashtra, India |
| Alma mater | Elphinstone College, Mumbai |
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| Notable work | A Pilot Survey of Shirur Taluka, Climbing a Wall of Glass: Higher Education in India, Contemporary Relevance of Gandhi |
| Relatives | Narendra Dabholkar (brother) |
Devdatta Dabholkar (Devnagari: देवदत्त दाभोलकर; 23 September 1919 – 17 December 2010) was an Indian educationist, thinker, a Gandhian and a socialist, he participated in the movements for social change that took place in India after it gained independence.[1][2]
Dabholkar was born on 23 September 1919 at Kolhapur, he was the eldest of ten siblings. He topped the Mumbai University matriculation examination in 1936, he secured his Masters of Arts degree, from Elphinstone College, Mumbai,[1] and he held many important positions in his career. Dabholkar died on 17 December 2010, at Satara where he lived since 1990. He was the brother of Dr. Narendra Dabholkar a medical doctor and social activist.[1][3]