Sharad Govindrao Pawar is an Indian politician. He has served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on four occasions. He has held the posts of Minister of Defence and Minister of Agriculture in the Government of India. He is president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP),which he founded in 1999,after separating from the Indian National Congress. He leads the NCP delegation in the Rajya Sabha,the upper chamber of the Indian parliament. He is the chairperson of Maha Vikas Aghadi.
Manohar Gajanan Joshi is a prominent politician from the state of Maharashtra. He was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999. He was Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2002 to 2004. He is one of the prominent leaders of the Shiv Sena. He is also second Indian to be elected to all of the four legislatures.
Sanjay Nirupam is a former member of the Indian Parliament from Indian National Congress party,and former President of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee. Nirupam served two terms as an MP in the Rajya Sabha first as a member from the Shiv Sena and then from the Congress Party. He represented North Mumbai Lok Sabha constituency from 2009 to 2014.
Sushilkumar Sambhaji Shinde is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He was the Minister of Home Affairs,Minister of Power in the Manmohan Singh government,and the Leader of the House in Lok Sabha until 26 May 2014. He previously served as the Chief Minister of the state of Maharashtra from 18 January 2003 to October 2004.
Narayan Tatu Rane is an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He currently serves as Minister of Micro,Small and Medium Enterprises in the Second Modi ministry. He has previously held Cabinet Ministry positions for Industry,Port,Employment and Self-employment;Revenue;and Industry in the Government of Maharashtra.
Ramdas Bandu Athawale is an Indian politician and social activist from Maharashtra. He is the president of the Republican Party of India (A),a splinter group of the Republican Party of India and has its roots in the Scheduled Castes Federation led by B. R. Ambedkar. Currently,he is the Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in Second Modi ministry and represents Maharashtra in Rajya Sabha,the upper house of India's Parliament. Previously he was Lok Sabha MP from Pandharpur.
Bhagat Singh Koshyari is an Indian politician serving as the 22nd and current Governor of Maharashtra from 5 September 2019. An RSS veteran,Koshyari served as National Vice-President of BJP and party's 1st State president for Uttarakhand. He also served as 2nd Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2001 to 2002 and thereafter,was the leader of the opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2003. He also served as an MLC in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council and MLA in Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. He later served as an MP in Rajya Sabha from 2008 to 2014 from Uttarakhand and then the MP in the 16th Lok Sabha from Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar constituency,earning him the distinction of being elected in both houses of State Legislature and both houses of National Parliament respectively.
Sanjay Rajaram Raut is an Indian politician from Shiv Sena party. He is a member of the Parliament of India representing Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha,the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He is the Executive Editor of Marathi newspaper Saamana,published by Uddhav Thackeray,the Shiv Sena party leader.
On 19 October 2008,Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists attacked North Indian candidates appearing for the All India Railway Recruitment Board entrance exam for the Western region in Mumbai,India. The attacks invoked a quick reaction from Bihar members of the Union Government in Delhi,notably the Union Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and his cabinet colleague,Ram Vilas Paswan. The Chief Minister of Bihar,Nitish Kumar spoke to his Maharashtra counterpart Vilasrao Deshmukh and urged him to provide protection to the migrants from Bihar. Lalu demanded a ban on the MNS,and described its chief Raj Thackeray as a "mental case".
Govind Shripad Talwalkar was a distinguished journalist,legendary editor of Maharashtra Times,historian,scholar,intellectual with liberal views,social reformer and author of 32 books. He received the Lokmanya Tilak Award from the Government of Maharashtra,India and also the B. D. Goenka Award,Durga Ratan Award,Agarkar Award &Bhalerao Award for excellence in journalism and Ramshastri award for social justice. He received Maharashtra Government Award for his book - Navroji te Nehru;and N.C. Kelkar Award and Sahitya Paishad Award for his four volume book - Soviet Samrajyacha Uday ani Asta; and Damani Award for his book - Badalta Europe.
Maharashtra is a state in the western region of India and is India's third-largest state by area. It has over 112 million inhabitants and its capital,Mumbai,has a population of approximately 18 million. Nagpur is Maharashtra's second,or winter,capital. Government in the state is organized on the parliamentary system. Power is devolved to large city councils,district councils,sub-district (Taluka) councils,and the village parish councils. The politics of the state are dominated by the numerically strong Maratha–Kunbi community. There are national and regional parties in the state,serving different demographics,such as those based on religion,caste,urban and rural residents.
Loksatta (Lōksattā) is a Marathi daily newspaper in Maharashtra,India. It is published by The Indian Express Group and was launched on 14 January 1948. Loksatta is published out of Mumbai,Pune,Nagpur,Thane,Palghar,Ahmednagar,Amravati,Aurangabad and Nashik.
Shrinivas Vinayak Khale,fondly addressed as "Khale Kaka",was an Indian composer/music director from Maharashtra,India.
Shashank Ketkar is a Marathi television and theater actor predominantly working in the Marathi. He is best known for his role as Shree on the popular daily soap Honar Sun Me Hya Gharchi.
Madhav Yeshwant Gadkari (1928–2006) was an Indian journalist and the editor of Loksatta,a popular Marathi daily published by the Indian Express Group. He was also associated with the All India Radio,Maharashtra Times,Sakal and their Goa edition,Gomantak Times during his career. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri in 1990.
Om Raut is a National Award-winning Indian film director,writer,and producer He received numerous awards for his 2015 Marathi film Lokmanya:Ek Yug Purush. Raut has received 68th National Award for Best Popular Film for the movie 'Tanhaji —The Unsung Warrior.' Raut is currently working on his historical film Adipurush,an adaptation of the Ramayana starring Prabhas.
India Leadership Conclave is an annual industry event organised by Indian Affairs. Speakers address current issues at the annual conclave from Network 7 Media Group. In 2013,India Leadership Conclave themed the Conclave "New India - Agenda for Change". India Leadership Conclave in 2014 debated on "Perform or Perish" at a time when the National Election Campaigning was at its peak and Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power.
Mohan Joshi is an Indian politician from Pune,Maharashtra. He represents the Indian National Congress in various organizational and constitutional capacities,including as head of the MPCC as state general secretary since 2009. He belongs to the Pune Constituency,Maharashtra. He is also chairman of the Tennikoit Federation of India and the President of Maharashtra State Branch of All India Harijan Sevak Sangh.
