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| name = Dadasaheb Rupwate<br />
| image = <br />
| office = [[Cabinet Minister]] Of Housing, Social Welfare , Cultural Affairs, Fisheries and Slum Development [[Government of Maharashtra]]<br />
| term_start1 = 1972<br />
| term_end1 = 1975<br />
| office1 = <br />
| term_start = 1977<br />
| term_end = 1978<br />
| office2 = Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]]<br />
| term_start2 = 1968<br />
| term_end2 = 1978<br />
| party = * [[Scheduled Caste Federation]], <br />
* [[Republican Party of India]], <br />
* [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| birth_date = 28 February 1925<br />
| birth_place = Maharashtra, India<br />
| death_date = 23 July 1999<br />
| death_place = Maharashtra, India<br />
| occupation = Activist , Journalist , Legislator<br />
| education = <br />
| website = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Damodar Tatyaba Rupwate''' (28 February 1925 – 23 July 1999), commonly known as '''Dadasaheb Rupwate''' was an Indian politician, [[Ambedkarite]] social activist and newspaper editor from [[Maharashtra]].<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://rupwate.com/Dadasaheb_Rupwate.html|title=Dadasaheb Rupwate|website=rupwate.com}}</ref> Initially he was a member of the [[Scheduled Caste Federation]] and the [[Republican Party of India]], and later the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name="auto3"/> Dadasaheb Rupwate was a colleague and follower of [[B. R. Ambedkar]], human rights leader.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://rupwate.com/Dadasaheb_Rupwate.html|title=Dadasaheb Rupwate|website=rupwate.com}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/its-shirdi-ls-nominee-convicted-sena-eyes-ambedkar-aides-son-to-do-the-fighting/|title=Its Shirdi LS nominee convicted, Sena eyes Ambedkar aide's son to do the fighting|date=March 23, 2014}}</ref><br />
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He was a founder-member of the [[Republican Party of India]] (1957). He was a member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]] for the period 1968 to 1978. He served as twice [[Cabinet Minister]] State of Maharashtra for the period 1972 to 1975 and 1977 to 1978; and He had Departments: Social Welfare, Housing, Cultural, Fisheries, Slum Development.<ref name="auto3"/><ref name="auto2"/> He was the general secretary of All India Congress Committee.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Merchant|first1=Minhaz|date=March 14, 2014|title=Maharashtra: Sharad Pawar's problems|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19790331-maharashtra-sharad-pawars-problems-821912-2014-03-14|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=India Today}}</ref> He is a committee members of ''Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: Writing and Speeches'', a 22-volume series.<ref>https://www.mea.gov.in/Images/attach/amb/Volume_09.pdf</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jaibheem.com/MV-Page-3.htm|title=Our Mission, India Once Again A Buddhist Nation !|website=www.jaibheem.com}}</ref><br />
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He was an editor of weekly "Prabuddha Bharat" and Marathi Encyclopedia, Vai (1962–1966). He was an sub-editor of "The Republican" (1960–1962). He was a trustee of weekly "Sadhana" Trust (1968 – 1978 and from 1997 onwards).<ref name="auto1"/><br />
Inspired by Ambedkar's [[Dalit Buddhist movement]], Rupwate and his family converted to [[Buddhism]] in 1956.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.saamana.com/dadasaheb-rupwate-memorial-program/|title=कालकथित दादासाहेब रुपवते स्मृतिदिनानिमित्त विशेष कार्यक्रमाचे आयोजन|website=www.saamana.com}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://maharashtratimes.com/maharashtra/mumbai-news/premanand-rupwate-passed-away-in-mumbai/articleshow/65274161.cms|title=ज्येष्ठ आंबेडकरी कार्यकर्ते प्रेमानंद रुपवते यांचे निधन|website=Maharashtra Times}}</ref><ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/875573/how-indias-dalits-had-to-cope-when-the-backlash-began-after-ambedkars-death|title=How India's Dalits had to cope when the backlash began after Ambedkar's death|first=J. V.|last=Pawar|website=Scroll.in}}</ref> His son Premanand Rupwate was a social activist and politician.<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto4"/><br />
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Dadasaheb Rupwate Vidyalay And Junior College, in [[Ahmednagar]] is named after him.<ref>https://www.justdial.com/Ahmednagar/Dadasaheb-Rupwate-Vidyalay-And-Junior-College-Near-Tophkhana-And-Siddhi-Bugh-Chitale-Road/9999PX241-X241-130726122440-J8I1_BZDET</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[category:Members of the Maharashtra Legislative Council]]<br />
[[category:1925 births]]<br />
[[category:1999 deaths]]<br />
[[category:Indian Buddhists]]<br />
[[category:20th-century Buddhists]]<br />
[[category:20th-century Indian politicians]]<br />
[[category:Ambedkarites]]<br />
[[category:Republican Party of India politicians]]<br />
[[category:Indian National Congress politicians from Maharashtra]]<br />
[[category:People from Maharashtra]]<br />
[[category:Dalit politicians]]<br />
[[category:State cabinet ministers of Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Indian activists]]<br />
[[category:Dalit activists]]<br />
[[Category:Scheduled Castes Federation politician]]</div>->Citation bot