Bajiprabhu Deshpande was born into the CKP caste (Chandrasainya Kayastha Prabhu). From a young age Bajiprabhu Deshpande had a martial spirit in him. In those days India was suffering from the tyranny of the Mughals . Bajiprabhu Deshpande wanted to serve his country and help liberate it from the Mughal yoke. The rise of Shivaji Maharaj gave Bajiprabhu Deshpande the opportunity he was seeking.
For any true Hindu and a lover of Bharath Varsh, the study of Chhatrapati Shivaji's life is awe-inspiring. Over and above being a great and ferocious warrior and in many ways a fore-runner in counter-Jehadi-terrorism in 17th century Bharath, Shivaji was a devoted son to his mother Jijau , a devoted Seeker (Bhakt) of Goddess Bhavani, and a champion protector of the weak and innocent. The daring exploits of this proud Maratha warrior king are extra-ordinary.
And in many of his exploits, Shivaji had the valiant support and extraordinary sacrifices of his courageous men, who put the command and the dream of their leader for establishment of HINDAVI SWARAJ (Hindu Kingdom) over and above everything else they cherished and that included their personal possessions and families and one such extraordinary warrior was the great Baji Prabhu Deshpanade, the one such brave heart who selflessly sacrificed his life to save life of his king Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Baji was a die-hard soldier – loyal, disciplinarian, willing to sacrifice and a man of resolve. Even at age fifty, Baji worked for 20-22 hours a day and was thus highly respected in the entire Maval region. Impressed by his courage and administrative skills, Shivaji Maharaj made this multi-dimensional personality a part of his troop. Baji dedicated his loyalties to Shivaji Maharaj for the independence struggle.
Shivaji Maharaj, seeing the intense love for the motherland in Bajiprabhu Deshpande gave him military command of south Maharashtra around the Kolhapur region. Bajiprabhu Deshpande played an important role when the fearsome General Afzal Khan was sent by the Adilshahi king to slay Shivaji and destroy the fledgling Maratha Kingdom.
The post-Afzal-Khan slaying, Shivaji and his men created havoc ("NAAK-MEIN-DUM") on Adilshah's powerful forces and harried and tormented them relentlessly with their ferocious guerilla tactics.
And it was during these days that Shivaji and his men had based themselves at the Panhala fort. The Jehadi army of Adilshah came to know of this and immediately laid siege to the fort under the able command of general Siddi Johar. The siege lasted for many months and Siddi Johar was getting increasingly successful in cutting off vital supplies to the Panhala fort and thereby forcing Shivaji's hand. He had to get out of there and he had to get out soon.
All attempts to raise the siege were foiled. Even Shivaji Maharaj's senapati (Commander) Netaji Palkar could not break through the siege from outside. Hence Shivaji decided to give a final battle.
Firstly, Shivaji sent his vakil (lawyer)l to Siddi Jauhar saying that he was ready to sign a treaty with him. Siddi Jauhar and his army thus relaxed a bit, foreseeing that their siege going on for months together was going to end. Still, getting through the siege of about 10000 Adilshahi soldiers seemed impossible.
According to the plan on a stormy full moon's night (night of Guru Pournima, Ashadh Vadya Paurnima) a band of 600 select men set out, led by Baji Prabhu and Shivaji. They split up into two groups. One was a decoy that was led by a man called Shiva Navi, who resembled Shivaji very closely and the other led by Shivaji Maharaj and this group also consisted the valiant Baji and other brave Marathas. Shiva Nhavi's group served as the perfect bait as Siddi Johar's alert troops who had gotten wind of the escape plan through their network of informers. The Jehadis captured Shiva Navi to their undiminished glee but were terribly enraged when they discovered the subterfuge that it was fake Shivaji (Nakli-Shivaji). They promptly beheaded Shiva Nhavi (This valiant sacrifice by Shiva Nhavi for his master brought some much needed valuable time for the escaping Maratha warriors) and the Mugals immediately set in hot pursuit of the real shivaji (Asli-Shivaji). A 4000 plus strong Jihadi Adilshahi army ignited the chase. The Maratha warriors tore through the rainy night. After 21 hours nonstop walk they reached the Ghod Kind pass (to be renamed as Pavan Kind by Shivaji), a narrow opening which could let in only a few men at a time.
This is where the legend began and Baji Prabhu volunteered to hold the pursuing Jihadis at the pass with a select band of some 300 Marathas, so that Shivaji could proceed on to the safety of Vishalgad fort. A reluctant Shivaji proceeded with a heavy heart with the rest of the band of 300 Marathas. It was agreed that three cannon shots would be fired as a signal to Baji and his men that Shivaji and his group had reached their destination safe and sound.
And here at Ghod Kind the brave Marathas faught like caged tigers to their fabulous war cry: HAR HAR MAHADEV. It was a bloody battle by all accounts. Baji and his men were vastly outnumbered, almost 1:100 ratio by the hysterical Jihadis baying for their blood. The Jihadis, in turn, were relentless as they attacked the narrow pass in wave after frenzied wave. But Baji Prabhu in the vanguard was like a granite boulder. Wielding two huge and very heavy swords, one in each hand, he almost single handily repulsed the waves, using his body as a wall to prevent the Jihadis from getting through. And he paid a heavy price indeed for this and very soon his body was crisscrossed by grave injuries: sword cuts, spear thrusts. At times it seemed that he would buckle in to his injuries and pass out but with iron will summoned from the very depths of his soul, he stood firm and kept on fighting. Baji would not quit till he had heard the cannon shots.
Even after the exhausting 21-hour walk, Bajiprabhu and his Mavale held the pass for over 6-7 hours with great endurance and courage. The failing resistance of his soldiers, his slain brother, Phulaji and his own injured self did not deter Bajiprabhu from fighting and keeping the enemy at bay until Shivaji Maharaj was safely ensconced at Vishalgarh. Through the entire battle, Bajiprabhu, even though grievously injured, continued fighting, inspiring his men to fight on until Shivaji's safe journey to Vishalgarh was signalled by the firing of three cannon volleys. The day was the 13th of July 1660.
With another cry of HAR HAR MAHADEV, Baji's' men cleared the pass, carrying their wounded leader with them. And then the valiant Bajiprabhu Deshpande passed away with a smile on his face, secure in the knowledge that Shivaji had reached Vishalgad and in the process forever glorifying the annals of Maratha history and Hindu Bharath. There Baji enabled Shivaji Maharaj & the Hindavi Swarajya to survive and prosper against heavy odds.
The Pass was subsequently named Pavan Khind (Holy Pass) by Chhatrapati Shivaji, in honour of the sacrifice of Bajiprabhu and his troops. Shivaji also gave Bajiprabhu's family "manache pahile pan" (Honour of the Court). The mausoleums of Bajiprabhu and Phulaji are located at Vishalgarh. Similarly, a life-size statue of Bajiprabhu has been erected at Panhalgarh.
The sacrifice of Bajiprabhu Deshpande and Shiva Navhi is a legend itself. Even today many youths from Maharashtra trek on the route taken by Shivaji between the forts of Panhala and Vishal Gadh. The distance is around 70 km. The battle of Pavan Khind has been recited as folklore in Maharashtra in many awe-inspiring renditions
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General Arunkumar Shridhar Vaidya was born into the C.K.P caste (Chandrasainya Kayastha Prabhu). General Arun Shridhar Vaidya, MVC(Bar), AVSM (27 January 1926 Alibag – 10 August 1986 Pune) was the 13th Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) of the Indian Army. Career Lieutenant Colonel In 1965, the then Lieutenant Colonel Vaidya was in command of the Deccan Horse. During the time he was instrumental in saving the Command Trucks and fleeing Divisional Headquarters through his tanks through an encirclement by Pakistan Army's 6th Armoured Division at the Battle of Chawinda which resulted in destruction of Pakistan's 1st Armoured Division and heavy loss of Pakistani lives. For this he was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra. Brigadier During the 1971 Indo-Pak conflict, the then Brigadier Vaidya was commander of an armored brigade in the Zafarwal sector on the western front. In the battle of Chakra and Dahira, the hostile terrain was combined with minefields. He crossed through the minefield and moved forward. Thus the entire squadron was able to push through the lane and quickly deploy itself to meet the Pakistan Army's counter-attacks. During the Battle of Basantar or Battle of Barapind in the same conflict, Brigadier Vaidya displayed skill and leadership in getting his tanks through deep minefields. For this he was awarded a second Maha Vir Chakra (known as the Bar to MVC). General (CoAS) On 31 July 1983 General Vaidya became the 13th Chief Of Army Staff of the Indian Army . In 1984, he planned Operation Blue Star to kill terrorist leaders hidden in Golden temple. Retirement He retired on 31 January 1986 as India's most decorated soldier. He had completed over 40 years of service. Sir Chintaman Dwarakanath Deshmukh, CIE, ICS (14 January 1896 – 2 October 1982) was an Indian civil servant and the first Indian[1] to be appointed as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India in 1943 by the British Raj authorities. He subsequently served as the Finance Minister in the Union Cabinet (1950–1956).After resignation from Union Cabinet He worked as Chairman of U.G.C.(1956–1961).He served as Vice-Chancellor of University of Delhi (1962–67).He was also President of I.S.I.(Indian Statistical Institute)from 1945 to 1964,Honorary Chirman of National Book Trust (1957–60). He founded India International center in 1959 and served as Life time President of it.He was also chairman of Indian Institute of Public Administration.After seeing rare combination of his excellent qualities of idealism and objectivity, culture and science, integrity, dedication and imagination,and energy to work Chintaman Deshmukh always ranks high among the eminent sons of India.
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Great Kayastha (Born in Maharashtrian C.K.P. family) Anil Yashwant Tipnis Air Chief Marshal Anil Yashwant Tipnis , PVSM AVSM VM ADC CAS, 31 Dec 1998 - 31 Dec 2001 Anil Yashwant Tipnis was born on 15 September 1940, and did his education at Barnes High School, Deolali. His initiation into the services started with him joining the 15th Course of the National Defence Academy (NDA) in January 1956. After which he moved on, for flying training to the Air Force Flying College in January 1959. Anil Yashwant Tipnis was commissioned into the Indian Air Force (IAF) as a fighter pilot on 28 May 1960. He finished his training with flying colors, receiving the coveted Majumdar Trophy for his excellent performance. The initial years of Tipnis' service were spent as an operational pilot in several frontline fighter squadrons. His first posting was to a Hunter Squadron. In 1963, when Wg. Cdr. Dilbagh Singh (later Air Chief Marshal and CAS of the IAF) raised the first MiG-21 Squadron, Tipnis was one of the few pilots to be sent to No.28 Squadron to fly the MiG-21s. He was still serving with the First Supersonics when war broke out in September 1965, and he served with the Squadron during its operations in the war. More important staff appointments at Air HQ and Command HQ followed. On promotion to the rank of Air Vice Marshal in June 1992, he was appointed the Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Inspection) at Air Headquarters. In June 1993 he took over as the Air Officer Commanding J&K area. On being promoted to the rank of Air Marshal in September 1994 he took over as the Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) of Eastern Air Command and later, in February 1995, was posted as the SASO of Western Air Command, the largest operational command of the Indian Air Force. In August 1995 he assumed charge as AOC-in-C of Western Air Command. He was appointed as the Vice Chief of Air Staff (VCAS) in April 1997. On 31 December 1998, he was promoted as Air Chief Marshal and took over as the 18th Chief of Air Staff. Upon his retirement on 31 December 2001, he completed 41+ years in uniform. His tenure saw the first deployment of Indian Air Force combat aircraft in action since the 1971 War. When the fighting at Kargil erupted, the IAF was deployed to attack intruders positions in the high altitude areas. Needless to say the IAF acquitted itself very well in these limited actions. Throughout the course of operations, the Air Chief Marshal was deeply involved in overseeing the conduct of operations. Along with the then-Army Chief, General V.P. Malik, he visited the frontline units and forward areas to get a feel of the progress of the operations. In his career in the Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Tipnis received the Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Vayu Sena Medal for distinguished service. |
Founder and Pramukh (Chief) of the Shiv SenaIn office
19 July 1966 - 17 November 2012Preceded byPosition createdSucceeded byUddhav ThackerayPersonal detailsBorn23 January 1926
Pune, Bombay Presidency,British IndiaDied17 November 2012 (aged 86)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaPolitical partyShiv SenaSpouse(s)Mina ThackerayChildrenBindumadhav Thackeray
Jaidev Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray[1]ResidenceMumbai
Bal Keshav Thackeray (IPA: [ʈʰakəɾe]; 23 January 1926 – 17 November 2012) was an Indian politician who founded the Shiv Sena, a right-wing Marathi ethnocentric party active mainly in the western India's Maharashtra. His followers called him the Hindu Hriday Samraat ("Emperor of Hindu Hearts").[2]
Thackeray began his professional career as a cartoonist with the English language daily The Free Press Journal in Mumbai, but left it in 1960 to form his own political weekly Marmik.[citation needed] His political philosophy was largely shaped by his father Keshav Sitaram Thackeray, a leading figure in the Samyukta Maharashtra movement (United Maharashtra movement), which advocated the creation of a separate linguistic state of Maharashtra. Through Marmik, he campaigned against the growing influence of non-Marathis in Mumbai.[3] In 1966, Thackeray formed the Shiv Sena party to advocate the place of Maharashtrians in Mumbai's political and professional landscape. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Thackeray built the party by forming temporary alliances with nearly all of Maharashtra's political parties.[4] Thackeray was also the founder of the Marathi-language newspaper Saamana and the Hindi-language newspaper Dopahar ka saamana.[5] He was the subject of numerous controversies.[4] Upon his death, he was accorded a state funeralwith a large number of mourners present.
Thackeray was born in the city of Pune on 23 January 1926[6] [7] and was the son of Keshav Sitaram Thackeray (also known as 'Prabodhankar' Thackeray).[8] His family were Marathi Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhus.[9] Keshav Thackeray was a progressive social activist and writer who was involved with the Samyukta Maharashtra Chalwal (literally, United Maharashtra Movement) in the 1950s, arguing for Maharashtra to become an independent Marathi-speaking state with Mumbai as its capital. His father was said to have supported the use of strategic violence and the reason his father left the movement was his stance against communists. This is said to have inspired Thackeray and his foundations for his party.
Thackeray was married to Meena Thackeray and had three sons, Bindumadhav Thackeray, Jaidev Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray.[10] Meena and Bindumadhav died in 1996.[11]
19 July 1966 - 17 November 2012Preceded byPosition createdSucceeded byUddhav ThackerayPersonal detailsBorn23 January 1926
Pune, Bombay Presidency,British IndiaDied17 November 2012 (aged 86)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaPolitical partyShiv SenaSpouse(s)Mina ThackerayChildrenBindumadhav Thackeray
Jaidev Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray[1]ResidenceMumbai
Bal Keshav Thackeray (IPA: [ʈʰakəɾe]; 23 January 1926 – 17 November 2012) was an Indian politician who founded the Shiv Sena, a right-wing Marathi ethnocentric party active mainly in the western India's Maharashtra. His followers called him the Hindu Hriday Samraat ("Emperor of Hindu Hearts").[2]
Thackeray began his professional career as a cartoonist with the English language daily The Free Press Journal in Mumbai, but left it in 1960 to form his own political weekly Marmik.[citation needed] His political philosophy was largely shaped by his father Keshav Sitaram Thackeray, a leading figure in the Samyukta Maharashtra movement (United Maharashtra movement), which advocated the creation of a separate linguistic state of Maharashtra. Through Marmik, he campaigned against the growing influence of non-Marathis in Mumbai.[3] In 1966, Thackeray formed the Shiv Sena party to advocate the place of Maharashtrians in Mumbai's political and professional landscape. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Thackeray built the party by forming temporary alliances with nearly all of Maharashtra's political parties.[4] Thackeray was also the founder of the Marathi-language newspaper Saamana and the Hindi-language newspaper Dopahar ka saamana.[5] He was the subject of numerous controversies.[4] Upon his death, he was accorded a state funeralwith a large number of mourners present.
Thackeray was born in the city of Pune on 23 January 1926[6] [7] and was the son of Keshav Sitaram Thackeray (also known as 'Prabodhankar' Thackeray).[8] His family were Marathi Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhus.[9] Keshav Thackeray was a progressive social activist and writer who was involved with the Samyukta Maharashtra Chalwal (literally, United Maharashtra Movement) in the 1950s, arguing for Maharashtra to become an independent Marathi-speaking state with Mumbai as its capital. His father was said to have supported the use of strategic violence and the reason his father left the movement was his stance against communists. This is said to have inspired Thackeray and his foundations for his party.
Thackeray was married to Meena Thackeray and had three sons, Bindumadhav Thackeray, Jaidev Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray.[10] Meena and Bindumadhav died in 1996.[11]
Lalita D. Gupte, Joint Managing Director of ICICI Bank (India’s second largest commercial bank), until October 31, 2006, is an important figure in India’s banking and financial services sector.[1] An INSEAD alumnus, Gupte was listed by the Fortune “as one of the fifty most powerful women in international business.” She is currently the Chairperson on the Board of ICICI Venture and a board member of Nokia Corporation.On 22nd June, 2010 she was appointed as member of Alstom’s Board of directors.[2][3]
Career[edit]Recruited directly from the Mumbai-based Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Gupte had begun her career with ICICI Ltd (which later merged with ICICI Bank) in 1971 as a trainee in the Project Appraisal department. She served in different locations and capacities, and had played a pivotal role in the listing of ICICI share in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) – the first Indian enterprise to be listed in NYSE, and the second Asian Bank to do so. Gupte was made Joint Managing Director of ICICI Bank in 2001, and at the same time was made in-charge of the Bank's growing international operations. In May 2007 Gupte was named to the board of the Finnish mobilephone giant Nokia.
Balaji Avji Chitnis (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's Trusted Secretary)
Baji Prabhu Deshpande
Khando Ballal Chitnis (one of Loyal bodyguard and P.A. of Chatrapati Sambhaji and Rajaram Maharaj)
Sir Govindrao Balwant Pradhan (Residing in Thane was eminent Lawyer, Finance Minister for Province of Bombay and Acting Governor for the Province of Bombay during the British Rule.)
C. D. Deshmukh (First Indian and Third Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, later Finance Minister)
T.S.Karkhanis (MLA for continuous 25 years from Kolhapur-1952 to 1977)
K G Ambegaonkar (Interim (Fifth) Governor of the RBI)
General Arun Kumar Vaidya (Ex. Chief of Indian Army - assassinated by terrorists)
Air Chief Marshall A.Y. Tipnis (Former Air Chief Marshall)
B.G.Deshmukh (Ex Cabinet Secretary, Ex Principal Secretary to the three Prime Ministers of India namely Rajiv Gandhi, V.P. Singh and Chandrashekhar. First Maharashtrian to hold the highest post in Civil Service.
Nalini Jaywant (actress)
Shobhana Samarth, Nutan, Tanuja, All actresses: mother and her two daughters) (Granddaughter Kajol [daughter of Tanuja] and grandson Mohnish Behl [son of Nutan] are also well known stars in Bollywood)
Ram Ganesh Gadkari Great Marathi playwriter and intellectual.
Sonali Bendre (film star)
Vandana Gupte (Not a CKP by birth but married to Adv. Shirish Gupte. Stage, cinema, television actress)
Tushar Dalvi (Actor)
Avdhut Gupte (music composer)
Amole Gupte (Bollywood writer, creative director of Taare Zameen Par)
Lalita Gupte (listed in Forbes magazine as among 50 most powerful women)
Anil Mohile (Music Director and Composer)
Prabhakar Govind Karnik (aka Prabhakarmaster) (a great teacher, Murud, Alibag)
Rajanikant Karnik (Director Of Education, Maharashtra State)
Vasant Jairam Karnik (Income Tax Commissioner)
B T Randive (famous Communist leader)
G Adhikari (Communist leader -- need to confirm if he was a CKP)
Balasaheb Thackeray (Arguably India's most prominent Hindu nationalist leader)
Uddhav Thackeray (Shiv Sena leader, son of Balasaheb Thackeray)
Raj Thackeray (President of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, nephew of Balasaheb Thackeray)
Kushabhau Thakre (ex-president of the Bharatiya Janata Party)
Anand Dighe (Late Shiv Sena leader of Thane)
Samir Dighe ( ex Indian wicketkeeper )
Dattu Phadkar (Ex-Indian Pace Bowler and batsman who represented India against Australia (Bradman was Captain) in 1948 and scored a century)
Sudhir Vaidya (Cricket statistician)
A B Vaidya / Anant Baburao Vaidya (Chief Architect of Success behind Birla's cement empire, he worked closely for more than two decades with B K Birla, father of Aditya Birla and grand father of Kumarmangalam Birla)
Anil Bhaskar Vaidya (A well known and respected architect in Sydney, Australia)
Chetan Waman Vaidya (Architect, member of Planning Commision, from Baroda)
Anupama ( film actress 1970's : from dharmakanya, gharchi rani, aadhar etc. )
Sujata Khanna (Born Sujata Deshmukh, Educator, Chairperson Career Forum Ltd- Company spread across 40 Indian cities)
Subhash Gupte Googly bowler of Indian cricket.
Shri M.Y.Gupte (Former Test Cricket Umpire)
Shri Hemchandra Gupte( First Mayor of Mumbai)
2/Lt Dilip Gupte ( Hero of 1965 war Chhamb Sector)
Kiran Karnik, president of Nasscomm
Shri R.J. Potnis, Sardar of Deccan, First Class
Brigadier Prabhakar Shantaram Deshpande, VrC (1928-73, Regiment of Artillery)
Madhav Gadkari, former editor of Times of India mumbai
K P Medhekar IGP of police
Prabhakar Mokashi, IGP, Maharashtra, and author of Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhuancha Samajik Itihas (Social history of the CKP)
Dr.Ramesh Mokashi,Known meteorologist and a founder member in computer college pune.
Rajratna Amrut Sitaram Pradhan (Balasaheb) - Ex Advocate General of Baroda State
Manohar B Deshmukh, (Ex. MD of State Bank Of India)
V V Chaubal, IPS - Ex Inspector General Of Maharashtra
Dr. K V Chaubal - M S Orthopedic Surgeon
M V Donde, Ex Mayor of Mumbai
Arun Donde, Eminent Educationist
Adv Shirish Deshpande, Eminent lawyer and consumer rights activist
Shri. Raghunath Potnis, Former CEO, Essar Shipping
Dattatraya Shantaram Deshpande, Former Head of Dept. of Foreign Languages, DAVV Indore (M.P.) India
Dr. Samir Chaukkar, MD.
Sumati Gupte (Actress in early 50s);
Balu Gupte (Cricketer);
Saurabh Gupte- Bhopali(Mayor of Jersey City)
R M Hajarnavis, ex - Minister of Law, Shastri Govt.
Dr. D. S. Hajarnavis, Dean, Nagpur Medical College, Dy. Dir Medical Services
Lt. Col. S.D. Hajarnavis (1942-2002, Air Defence Artillery, Regiment of Artillery)
Vinayak Wakaskar - author of shivaji books
Malati Palkar - Social Worker
Vijaya Mehta (former Jaywant)- Actress
Rajendra Dharkar - Ex Home Minister (Madhya Pradesh) and Ex-Mayor (Indore MP), BJP Leader
Hemu Adhikari (former Cricket captain)
Supriya Sule (Political Leader NCP)
Career[edit]Recruited directly from the Mumbai-based Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Gupte had begun her career with ICICI Ltd (which later merged with ICICI Bank) in 1971 as a trainee in the Project Appraisal department. She served in different locations and capacities, and had played a pivotal role in the listing of ICICI share in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) – the first Indian enterprise to be listed in NYSE, and the second Asian Bank to do so. Gupte was made Joint Managing Director of ICICI Bank in 2001, and at the same time was made in-charge of the Bank's growing international operations. In May 2007 Gupte was named to the board of the Finnish mobilephone giant Nokia.
Balaji Avji Chitnis (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's Trusted Secretary)
Baji Prabhu Deshpande
Khando Ballal Chitnis (one of Loyal bodyguard and P.A. of Chatrapati Sambhaji and Rajaram Maharaj)
Sir Govindrao Balwant Pradhan (Residing in Thane was eminent Lawyer, Finance Minister for Province of Bombay and Acting Governor for the Province of Bombay during the British Rule.)
C. D. Deshmukh (First Indian and Third Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, later Finance Minister)
T.S.Karkhanis (MLA for continuous 25 years from Kolhapur-1952 to 1977)
K G Ambegaonkar (Interim (Fifth) Governor of the RBI)
General Arun Kumar Vaidya (Ex. Chief of Indian Army - assassinated by terrorists)
Air Chief Marshall A.Y. Tipnis (Former Air Chief Marshall)
B.G.Deshmukh (Ex Cabinet Secretary, Ex Principal Secretary to the three Prime Ministers of India namely Rajiv Gandhi, V.P. Singh and Chandrashekhar. First Maharashtrian to hold the highest post in Civil Service.
Nalini Jaywant (actress)
Shobhana Samarth, Nutan, Tanuja, All actresses: mother and her two daughters) (Granddaughter Kajol [daughter of Tanuja] and grandson Mohnish Behl [son of Nutan] are also well known stars in Bollywood)
Ram Ganesh Gadkari Great Marathi playwriter and intellectual.
Sonali Bendre (film star)
Vandana Gupte (Not a CKP by birth but married to Adv. Shirish Gupte. Stage, cinema, television actress)
Tushar Dalvi (Actor)
Avdhut Gupte (music composer)
Amole Gupte (Bollywood writer, creative director of Taare Zameen Par)
Lalita Gupte (listed in Forbes magazine as among 50 most powerful women)
Anil Mohile (Music Director and Composer)
Prabhakar Govind Karnik (aka Prabhakarmaster) (a great teacher, Murud, Alibag)
Rajanikant Karnik (Director Of Education, Maharashtra State)
Vasant Jairam Karnik (Income Tax Commissioner)
B T Randive (famous Communist leader)
G Adhikari (Communist leader -- need to confirm if he was a CKP)
Balasaheb Thackeray (Arguably India's most prominent Hindu nationalist leader)
Uddhav Thackeray (Shiv Sena leader, son of Balasaheb Thackeray)
Raj Thackeray (President of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, nephew of Balasaheb Thackeray)
Kushabhau Thakre (ex-president of the Bharatiya Janata Party)
Anand Dighe (Late Shiv Sena leader of Thane)
Samir Dighe ( ex Indian wicketkeeper )
Dattu Phadkar (Ex-Indian Pace Bowler and batsman who represented India against Australia (Bradman was Captain) in 1948 and scored a century)
Sudhir Vaidya (Cricket statistician)
A B Vaidya / Anant Baburao Vaidya (Chief Architect of Success behind Birla's cement empire, he worked closely for more than two decades with B K Birla, father of Aditya Birla and grand father of Kumarmangalam Birla)
Anil Bhaskar Vaidya (A well known and respected architect in Sydney, Australia)
Chetan Waman Vaidya (Architect, member of Planning Commision, from Baroda)
Anupama ( film actress 1970's : from dharmakanya, gharchi rani, aadhar etc. )
Sujata Khanna (Born Sujata Deshmukh, Educator, Chairperson Career Forum Ltd- Company spread across 40 Indian cities)
Subhash Gupte Googly bowler of Indian cricket.
Shri M.Y.Gupte (Former Test Cricket Umpire)
Shri Hemchandra Gupte( First Mayor of Mumbai)
2/Lt Dilip Gupte ( Hero of 1965 war Chhamb Sector)
Kiran Karnik, president of Nasscomm
Shri R.J. Potnis, Sardar of Deccan, First Class
Brigadier Prabhakar Shantaram Deshpande, VrC (1928-73, Regiment of Artillery)
Madhav Gadkari, former editor of Times of India mumbai
K P Medhekar IGP of police
Prabhakar Mokashi, IGP, Maharashtra, and author of Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhuancha Samajik Itihas (Social history of the CKP)
Dr.Ramesh Mokashi,Known meteorologist and a founder member in computer college pune.
Rajratna Amrut Sitaram Pradhan (Balasaheb) - Ex Advocate General of Baroda State
Manohar B Deshmukh, (Ex. MD of State Bank Of India)
V V Chaubal, IPS - Ex Inspector General Of Maharashtra
Dr. K V Chaubal - M S Orthopedic Surgeon
M V Donde, Ex Mayor of Mumbai
Arun Donde, Eminent Educationist
Adv Shirish Deshpande, Eminent lawyer and consumer rights activist
Shri. Raghunath Potnis, Former CEO, Essar Shipping
Dattatraya Shantaram Deshpande, Former Head of Dept. of Foreign Languages, DAVV Indore (M.P.) India
Dr. Samir Chaukkar, MD.
Sumati Gupte (Actress in early 50s);
Balu Gupte (Cricketer);
Saurabh Gupte- Bhopali(Mayor of Jersey City)
R M Hajarnavis, ex - Minister of Law, Shastri Govt.
Dr. D. S. Hajarnavis, Dean, Nagpur Medical College, Dy. Dir Medical Services
Lt. Col. S.D. Hajarnavis (1942-2002, Air Defence Artillery, Regiment of Artillery)
Vinayak Wakaskar - author of shivaji books
Malati Palkar - Social Worker
Vijaya Mehta (former Jaywant)- Actress
Rajendra Dharkar - Ex Home Minister (Madhya Pradesh) and Ex-Mayor (Indore MP), BJP Leader
Hemu Adhikari (former Cricket captain)
Supriya Sule (Political Leader NCP)