| Names |
YASHWANT DINKAR
PHADKE |
| Date of
Birth |
January 3, 1931 |
| Date of
Death |
January 11, 2008 |
| Identity |
Historian and a
Political Activist from Maharashtra, India. |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1984: He was awarded the
Fulbright scholarship to complete his research at Temple
University’s Center for Study of Federalism.
- 1985 till 1991: He taught
sociology at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.
- 1991 to 1993: Bharatiya
Samaj Vidnyan Sanshodhan Parishad awarded Phadke its first
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Fellowship.
- 2000: He was the president
of the 73rd Marathi Sahitya Sammelan, which was held in
Belgaum in this year.
|
| Special
Achievements / Events |
- The Asiatic Society in Mumbai conferred on him an
honorary membership.
- He served for a while as the president of Maharashtra
State Board for Culture and Literature.
- He headed the Marathi advisory committee at Indian
Dnyanpeeth.
- He was a member of the advisory committee to the Central
Government’s Ministry for Information and Broadcasting.
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