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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian mathematician}}<br />
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| name = D. C. Pavate<br />
| image = D.C.PavatePic.jpg<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date |df=yes|1899|08|02}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Mamadapur, Belgaum|Mamadapur]],<br/>[[Gokak|Gokak Taluka]],<br/> [[Belgaum District]],<br/>[[Bombay Presidency]],<br/>[[British India]]<br />
| death_date = 31 January 1979 <BR/>(aged 78)<br />
| death_place = [[Bangalore]],<BR/>[[Karnataka]],<br/>[[India]]<br />
| occupation = [[Professor]], [[Chancellor (education)|vice-Chancellor]], [[Politician]]<br />
| nationality = [[India]]n [[File:Flag of India.svg|15px]]<br />
| education = [[Master of Arts|M.A]]<BR/>[[Bachelor of Arts|B.A]]<br />
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'''Dadappa Chintappa''' "'''D. C.'''" '''Pavate''',<ref>[https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Dadappa+Chintappa+Pavate%22 Works by Dadappa Chintappa Pavate at Google Books] and [http://www.worldcat.org/title/memoirs-of-an-educational-administrator/oclc/24198797 ''Memoirs of an Educational Administrator'' at Worldcat]</ref> (2 August 1899&ndash;14 January 1978) was awarded [[Padma Bhushan]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=98YbAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Dadasaheb+Chintamani+Pavate%22&dq=%22Dadasaheb+Chintamani+Pavate%22&as_brr=0&pgis=1 Debates; Official Report]</ref> from the Government of India in 1967. He was the [[Chancellor (education)|vice-chancellor]] of the [[Karnatak university]] [[Dharwad]], and the [[Governor]] of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]. Pavate was a [[Cambridge Mathematical Tripos]] [[Wrangler (University of Cambridge)|wrangler]].<br />
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Pavate was born in Mamdapur a small village next to [[Gokak]] town. His mother was Shantamma. His father was a farmer. Pavate completed primary schooling from Mamdapur and high school from Gokak. He stood first in B.A Mathematics to [[Rajaram College]], [[Kolhapur]] of [[University of Mumbai]] then. Pavate went to Cambridge to study M.A in mathematics and earned Mathematical Tripos Wrangler. Pavate was married to Girijabai from Salanhalli village near Gokak.<br />
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After returning from England, Pavate was appointed as Educational Commissioner of [[Bombay State|Bombay-Karnataka]]. In the year 1954, he served as the third vice-chancellor of the Karnataka University, Dharwar and continued until 1967. The rapid development of the institution is credited to him. In 1967 he was nominated as the Governor of Punjab, where he served till 1973.<br />
He was cofounder and treasurer of Basava Samithi and helped in drafting the constitution of the organization in 1964. He was instrumental in setting up Basava Bhavan, near Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore. He authored two books, "My days as Governor" and "My days as educational administrator".<br />
Dr Pavate died in Bangalore on 31 January 1979 and was cremated in Mamdapur, which was his birthplace.<br />
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DC Pavate visiting scholarship has been established starting 1999 at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. It is awarded to outstanding graduates from Karnataka.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cambridge-india.org/funding-opportunities/dr-dc-pavate-memorial-visiting-fellowship |title=Dr. D. C. Pavate Memorial Visiting Fellowship |access-date=23 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223113916/http://www.cambridge-india.org/funding-opportunities/dr-dc-pavate-memorial-visiting-fellowship |archive-date=23 December 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://www.winentrance.com/scholarships/Karnatak-University.html Dr. D. C. Pavate Memorial Fellowship to Cambridge]<br />
*[http://www.dharwad.com/univ.html Karnataka University]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110814095235/http://dcpcgadag.com/ D. C. Pavate College]<br />
*{{Coord|15.440583|74.985362|type:landmark_scale:2000_source:wikimapia}} Pavate statue<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080125153248/http://www.kud.ernet.in/KU_constituent%20colleges/Science/karnataka%20Science%20college.htm Karnatak Science College]<br />
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