V. T. Patil

Patil had an interest in developing rural and women's education in Kolhapur. He was involved in the establishment of Tararani Vidyapeeth's Junior College of Education,^[2] and was a co-founder of Shri Mouni Vidyapeeth.^[3] In addition, he founded Kamala College^[1] and helped to establish Shivraj College of Arts & Commerce.^[4]

Patil was elected a Member of Parliament for the third Lok Sabha in 1962. He represented the Kolhapur constituency as a member of the Indian National Congress.^{[citation needed]}