List of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University people

Last updated September 01, 2025

This is a list of notable alumni and faculty of the Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University.

Notable alumni

Academia, Science and Technology

B. D. Kulkarni, chemical reaction engineer, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize recipient
Pranawachandra Deshmukh, physicist, educator, author of Physics text books, and known for his contribution to theoretical atomic physics.
Damaraju Raghavarao, Indian-born statistician known for his contributions in design of experiments
Dipshikha Chakravortty, microbiologist, N-Bios laureate^[1]
Prafullachandra Vishnu Sane, molecular biologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize recipient
Ramesh Jain, scientist, professor and entrepreneur in the field of Computer Science
Shekhar C. Mande, Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar award-winning scientist in the field of x-ray crystallography and biophysics

Arts and Literature

Dhanashree Halbe, translator, poet, and children's author
Eknath Easwaran, internationally known & respected spiritual teacher
Harishankar Parsai (1924–1995), noted Hindi writer and satirist
Indra Bahadur Khare (16 Dec 1922 – 13 April 1953), Hindi Poet and writer
Vishnu Bhikaji Kolte (1908–1998), noted Marathi writer and former Vice Chancellor, Nagpur University

Business and Law

Chandrashekhar Shankar Dharmadhikari, Padma Bhushan, Judge and Indian Independence activist
Madhukar Narhar Chandurkar, Chief Justice of Indian High Courts
Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah, Vice President of India & Former Chief Justice of India
Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde, 47th Chief Justice of India
Wasudev Waman Patankar advocate, noted Marathi Shayari writer
Harish Salve Former Solicitor General of India
Chief Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai,52nd Chief Justice of India.

Athletics and Sports

Umesh Yadav, a cricketer who currently plays for Vidarbha cricket team, Indian national team and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League

Film, Television and Theater

Sonu Sood, Bollywood film actor
Ulhas Kashalkar (b. 1955), noted Hindustani classical vocalist
Ashish Dixit Indian Film/ Television Actor.

Politics

Datta Meghe, MP
Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Jogendra Kawade, Member of parliament and Maharashtra Legislative Council
Marotrao Kowase, MP from Gadchiroli-Chimur
Mukul Wasnik, General Secretary, Indian National Congress, and Union Minister
Nitin Gadkari, MP from Nagpur and Union minister
P. V. Narasimha Rao, Former Prime Minister of India
Shantaram Potdukhe, former Member of Parliament & Union Minister of State, finance
Shrikant Jichkar, former member of the Indian National Congress
Swati Dandekar, United States politician, Iowa House of Representatives
Vilas Muttemwar, former MP from Nagpur

Miscellaneous

Eknath Ranade, founder of Vivekananda Kendra
K. Jayakumar, senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from Kerala
Ryder Devapriam, former bishop of the Nandyal Diocese the Church of South India
Amit Telang, Diplomat, a senior Indian Foreign Service officer and alumni of Government Medical College, Nagpur
A. K. Dave, I.P., Director of Aviation Research Centre, later founder CEO of ITC Welcom Hotels, CMD of ITDC & Ashok Group of hotels

References

↑ Chakravortty, D (25 January 2018). "Virulence profile". Virulence. 5 (2): 321–5. doi:10.4161/viru.27047. PMC 3956508 . PMID 24504093.

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[Virulence_profile-1] Chakravortty, D (25 January 2018). "Virulence profile". Virulence. 5 (2): 321–5. doi:10.4161/viru.27047. PMC 3956508 . PMID 24504093.

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