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| office = [[Vice Chancellor]], [[University of Pune]]<br />
| termstart = 1 July 1961 <br />
| termend = 30 June 1964<br />
|predecessor =[[Dattatreya Gopal Karve]]<br />
|successor =[[Narhar Vishnu Gadgil]]<br />
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'''Dattatray Vaman Potdar''' (5 August 1890 – 6 October 1979), better known as '''Datto Vaman Potdar''', was an [[India]]n historian, writer, and orator. He was the [[Vice-Chancellor]] of [[University of Pune]] during 1961 - 1964.<br />
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The [[British raj|British colonial Government of India]] had honored Potdar with the title ''[[Mahamahopadhyaya]]'' in 1946. He was honored by government of india with ''[[Padmabhushan]]'' in 1967.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref> Because of his vast knowledge, he was sometimes called as ''[[Dr. Johnson]] of [[Maharashtra]]'' or ''a living encyclopedia''.<br />
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Potdar was a disciple of the historian [[Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade]], and served as a trustee of Pune based [[Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal]] (इतिहास संशोधक मंडळ) founded by Rajwade.His disciples included [[Pandurang Sadashiv Sane]], Swami Swaroopanand, [[Vasudeo Sitaram Bendrey]], [[Sethu Madhav Rao Pagadi]], and [[Ramchandra Chintaman Dhere]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historianbendre.com/ |title=Historian Bendre |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219223614/http://www.historianbendre.com/ |archive-date=2014-12-19 }}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Potdar was born into [[Deshastha Brahmin]] family<ref>{{cite book|title=History of modern Marathi literature, 1800-1938|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yplHAAAAMAAJ|page=589|author=Govind Chimnaji Bhate|publisher=The author|year=1939|quote=Datto Vaman Potdar comes from a Desasth Brahmin family hailing from Kolaba district. Dattu (the colloquial for Datto fuller name being Dattatraya) was born at Biravadi, taluka Mahad, district Kolaba in 1890.}}</ref> in the village of ''Birwadi'' in [[Raigad District]] of Maharashtra. Potdar completed his matriculation in 1906 from [[Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya]] in Pune, and four years later received a bachelor's degree in History and Marathi from the then [[University of Bombay]] affiliated [[Ferguson college]] in Pune.<br />
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==Career==<br />
Potdar became a teacher in 1912 at [[Shikshan Prasarak Mandali]]'s Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya, his former school. He left the school in 1920 as the Head Master of the school. Shikshan Prasarak Mandali appointed him as a professor in 1921 at ''New Poona College'' (later renamed [[Sir Parshurambhau College|S. P. College]]) in Pune.He remained in that position until 1935.<br />
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Potdar had mastered [[Sanskrit]] to the extent that he could fluently converse in it. He also was proficient in [[Persian language|Persian]] and this proved to be valuable while conducting Historical Research.<br />
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==Scholarly career==<br />
In 1910, Sardar Mehendale, V. K. Rajwade, and Potdar founded ''Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal''.Potdar maintained passionate interest through his life in the growth of the ''Mandal''.<br />
He traveled all over India, collecting historical documents pertaining especially to [[Maratha empire]] and [[Marathi literature]]. He ran periodicals, delivered speeches, and organized lecture series, inspiring others to research historical papers. He only once went abroad and that was to what in those times was USSR.<br />
In 1965, the Government of Maharashtra appointed Potdar to write the biography of [[Shivaji]], but before he could finish the assignment, he died on 6 October 1979 in Pune.<br />
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==Personal==<br />
Potdar remained a lifelong bachelor.<br />
==Works==<br />
*Vasantik Upadesh in IX parts ([[Marathi language|Marathi]]) – 1917 to 1929<br />
*Apale Pune (Marathi) – 1921<br />
*Marathi Gadyacha Ingraji Avtar (Marathi) – 1922<br />
*Thorle Madhavrao (Marathi) – 1928<br />
*Bodhprad Pustika for students in XII parts (Marathi) – 1935<br />
*Marathi Itihas va Itihas Sanshodhan (Marathi) – 1935<br />
*Maharashtra Sahitya Parishadecha Itihas (Marathi) – 1943<br />
*Jaypur Darshan (Marathi) – 1948<br />
*Suman Saptak (Marathi) – 1950<br />
*Maharashtra Deshachya Itihasache Sankshipt Varnan (Marathi) – 1951<br />
*Samaj Shikshan Mala (Marathi) – 1952<br />
*Shrote Ho ! (Marathi) – 1959<br />
*Bharatachi Bhashan Samasya (Marathi) – 1960<br />
*Me Europat kay pahile ? (Marathi) – 1960<br />
*Olakh (Marathi) – 1961<br />
*Inside Maharashtra ([[English language|English]]) – 1964<br />
*Lokmanya Tilakanche Sangati (Marathi) – 1975<br />
Besides the above, Potdar has to his credit over 600 historical articles (Marathi and English).<br />
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==Editorial works==<br />
*Devdas krut Sant Malika – 1913<br />
*Marathe Va Ingraj – 1922<br />
*Dr. Johnson yanche Charitra – 1924<br />
*Sahitya Sopan – 1931<br />
*N.M.V.Smarak Grantha – 1933<br />
*Shivdin Kesari Krut Dnyan Pradeep – 1934<br />
*Vaktrutva : Krushnashastri Chiplunkar – 1936<br />
*[[Maza Pravas: 1857 cya Bandaci Hakikat|Maza Pravas]] – Vishnubhat Godse – 1966<br />
*English East India Company cha Peshwe Darbarshi farsi patravyavahar<br />
*Vad yanchya Athwani : Parvatibai Paranjpe – 1971<br />
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==Affiliations==<br />
Potdar was closely associated with 68 organizations. including the following:<br />
*[[Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal]], Pune<br />
*Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya<br />
*[[University of Pune]]<br />
*University of Bombay<br />
*[[Deccan Gymkhana]]<br />
*Pune Marathi Granthalaya<br />
*Shikshan Prasarak Mandali<br />
*Pune Corporation<br />
*[[Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute|Bhandarkar Institute]]<br />
*[[Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad]]<br />
*[[Tilak Maharashtra University|Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapith]]<br />
*Shri Chhatrapati [[Sambhaji]] Smarak Mandal<br />
*Narvir Tanaji Smarak Mandal<br />
*[[Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti|Samyukta Maharashtra Parishad]]<br />
*Peshwe Daftar Committee<br />
*Vaktrutvottejak Sabha<br />
*Ved Shastrottejak Sabha<br />
*[[SNDT Pune campus|S.N.D.T.College]]<br />
* Maharashtriya Kalopasak, Pune<br />
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==Honors==<br />
*1939 – President of [[Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan]] held at [[Ahmednagar]]<br />
*1945 – President of Maharashtra Rashtra Bhasha Parishad<br />
*1945 – Vice Chancellor of Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapith<br />
*1946 – ‘Mahamahopadhyaya’ title by Government of India<br />
*1956 – Deputy of Bombay Government at Florence, Italy.<br />
*1960-1962 – First President of Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Mahamandal<br />
*1961 to 1964 – Vice Chancellor of the University of Pune<br />
*1962 – Honored as ‘Sanskrut Prachyavidya Pandit’ by Government of India<br />
*1963 – Leader of the committee of Indian Vice Chancellors for visit to Russia<br />
*1965 – Honored as ‘Vidya Vachaspati’ in the All India Hindi Meet at Prayag<br />
*1967 – Received ‘[[Padma Bhushan]]’ from the [[President of India]]<br />
*1967 – ‘Doctor of Literature’ from [[Kashi Vidyapith]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Shikshana Prasarak Mandali]]<br />
*[[List of Marathi people]]<br />
*[[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
*‘Datto Vaman’ (Marathi) by Shubhalaxmi Potdar<br />
*‘Potdar Vividh Darshan’ (Marathi) by D.P.Ranade<br />
*Autobiography by Acharya [[P.K.Atre]]<br />
*‘Ashi Manase Yeti’ (Marathi) by Setu Madhavrao Pagadi<br />
*‘History of Sarpotdars’ by [http://hsarpotdar1.wikifoundry.com/ Harshad Sarpotdar]<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Datto Vaman Potdar}}<br />
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