CaptainShivrampant Damle (April 14, 1900, in Maval – July 25, 1977, in Pune) was an Indian educationist. He is best remembered for founding the Maharashtriya Mandal in 1924.
Damle was born on April 14, 1900, to Vishnu (d. 1928) and Lakshmi (née Chimnatai Modak; d. 1934) of the DamlegharanaofKivale.[1] He was one of eight children born to his parents; he had six brothers and one sister.[2] His family was Chitpavanbrahmin.[3]
Beginning in 1963, he founded the Seth Dagduram Kataria High School, founding the Indirabai Karandikar Primary School on Tilak road in Pune in 1964,[6] and founding schools for primary education in Marathi in 1968 and 1970, focusing on women's education.[4][11][12]
Damle married Kamlabai Bapat, who predeceased him in 1968. The couple had two children, a son named Ramesh (b. 1935) and a daughter named Sunanda (b. 1937).[14] Damle died on July 25, 1977, with his son succeeding him as governor of the Mandal.[15][4][16]
^Ravi Bhushan (2005). Reference India: Biographical Notes about Men & Women of Achievement of Today & Tomorrow. University of Michigan: Rifacimento International. p. 140.
^Environmental Education Initiatives in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra: A Directory. CEE Central, Centre for Environment Education, Central Regional Cell. 1999.
^Programmes of Department of Women and Child Development, Government of India: Maharashtra, 2003. University of Michigan: National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development. 2003. pp. 4, 12, 25.
^Sharangpani, Rajiv Chintaman (1992). Fitness Training In Cricket. Marine Sports Publishing Division. ISBN978-81-85361-01-7.
^Ravi Bhushan (2005). Reference India: Biographical Notes about Men & Women of Achievement of Today & Tomorrow. University of Michigan: Rifacimento International. p. 141.
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