Ranade
Ranade is a family name, common among the Chitpavan Brahmin community in Western Maharashtra, India.
Ranade family originated from Bhatgaon, Guhagar Ratnagiri.
Each year Ranade family celebrates Mahashivratri utsav at Asud, Vyaghreshwar Near Dapoli, Ratnagiri .
Notable people
Notable people with the surname include:- Mahadev Govind Ranade – Indian scholar, social reformer and author
- Ramabai Ranade – Indian women's rights activist, Mahadev Ranade's wife
- Ramachandra Dattatrya Ranade – scholar of Indian philosophy
- Eknath Ranade – Indian activist
- Mohan Ranade – Indian freedom fighter
- Piyush Ranade – Indian television and film actor
- Sadashiv Ranade – Indian biographer, historian and genealogist