Ranade
Appearance
Ranade is a family name, common among the Chitpavan Brahmin community in Western Maharashtra, India.[1]
Ranade family originated from Bhatgaon, Guhagar Ratnagiri.[2]
Each year Ranade family celebrates Mahashivratri utsav at Asud , Vyaghreshwar Near Dapoli, Ratnagiri [3].
Notable people
[edit]Notable people with the surname include:
- Mahadev Govind Ranade (1842–1901) – Indian scholar, social reformer and author
- Ramabai Ranade (1862–1924) – Indian women's rights activist, Mahadev Ranade's wife
- Ramachandra Dattatrya Ranade (1886–1957) – scholar of Indian philosophy
- Eknath Ranade (1914–1982) – Indian activist
- Mohan Ranade (born 1929) – Indian freedom fighter
- Sadashiv Ranade (1912–?) – Indian biographer, historian and genealogist
- Savkaar Krishnaji Ranade (1860-1935) - a prominent banker(savkaar) hailing from Wai. The family controlled many acres of land around the prominent town of brahmins
References
[edit]- ^ Makarand R. Paranjape (2009). Another Canon: Indian Texts and Traditions in English. Anthem Press. p. 85.