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| name = Laxman Vasudev Paranjape<br />
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| other_names = Doctor,Dada(by family and friends)<br />
| birth_name = Laxman Vasudev Paranjape<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1877|11|20}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Nagpur]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1958|2|22|1877|11|20}}<br />
| death_place = Nagpur, India<br />
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| known_for = [[Sarsanghachalak]] of [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]]<br />
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'''Laxman Vasudev Paranjape''' ('''L. V. Paranjape''' - लक्ष्मण वासुदेव परांजपे) was a member of the [[Hindutva|Hindu nationalist]] organisation [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS), along with its first [[Sarsanghchalak]] [[K. B. Hedgewar|Keshav Baliram Hedgewar]]. Paranjpe also served as the Acting Sarsanghchalak (1930–1931) when Hedgewar went to jail during the Forest Satyagraha.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}<br />
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==Early life==<br />
The family of Paranjape was belonging to the small place called [[Vada, Palghar|Wada]] in [[Konkan]]. He was born on 20 November 1877 in Nagpur. He did his schooling in [[Wardha]] till 9th and later moved to [[Nagpur]]. He completed his schooling from Neel City High School and got medical degree from [[Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals|Grant Government Medical College, Mumbai]]. He started serving in [[Nagpur]] from 1904 after his graduation.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}<br />
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Dr. Paranjape was married to Umabai.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}<br />
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==Career==<br />
In the 1920 session of the [[Indian National Congress]] held in [[Nagpur]], which was the biggest conference ever then, a total number of 14583 delegates were present. A volunteer organisation called Bharat Swayamsewak Mandal was formed by Paranjape and Hedgewar, had undertaken the arrangements of the conference. All the volunteers were asked to wear a uniform, which was later adopted by the RSS as its own official uniform from 1925 to 1940. He was instrumental in increasing RSS branches during his tenure.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}<br />
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