Yashawant Dinkar Phadke


Yashawant Dinkar Phadke was a historian and a political activist from Maharashtra, India.

Education

Phadke received a Bachelor's degree from Pune University and a Master's degree and doctorate in economics and political science from Mumbai University. His doctoral thesis was titled Sanyukta Maharashtra Chalwal Ani Congress Paksha.

Career

For some time, Phadke served as the director of Maharashtra state government's Administrative Institute before starting his long teaching career as a professor of political science at Pune and Mumbai universities. In 1984, Phadke was awarded the Fulbright scholarship to complete his research at Temple University’s Center for Study of Federalism. During 1985-1991, he taught sociology at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.
During 1991-1993, the Bharatiya Samaj Vidnyan Sanshodhan Parishad awarded Phadke its first Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Fellowship. The Asiatic Society in Mumbai conferred on him an honorary membership.
Phadke served for a while as the president of Maharashtra State Board for Culture and Literature. He was the president of the 73rd Marathi Sahitya Sammelan, which was held in Belgaum in year 2000. He headed the Marathi advisory committee at Indian Dnyanpeeth. He was a member of the advisory committee to the central government’s ministry for information and broadcasting.

Authorship

Phadke wrote in English and Marathi on a wide range of historical events and personalities of Maharashtra belonging to the last two centuries.
In English:
In Marathi:Sanshodhak Yashavant Dinkar Phadke Sansada : Tevha Ani AtaDharma Ani RajakaranAjakalache Rajakarani Bharatiya NagarikatvaNahi Chira, Nahi PanatiJammu-Kashmir: Svayattvata Ki Svatantya?Adhunikata Ani Parampara : Ekonisavya Shatakatil Maharashtra Visavya Shatakatil MaharashtraShivachhatrapati: Itihas Ani CharitraMahatma Phule Gaurava Grantha Shahu Chatrapati Ani LokamanyaAgarkarKetkar Lekh Sangraha Dr. Ambedakaranche Marekari Arun SauriRa. Dho.n KarveNathu-RamayanNyayalayat Madhū Limaye Annasaheb LaththeDrushtadrushtaSvatantryavir Savarakaranchi Shastrastranchya Waparabaddalachi BhoomikaRakhiwa jJaga WastusthitiAkshar DivaliLokamanya Tilak Ani Krantikarak Kalindichya Tīravarati Ambeḍkari ChalavalKahani Subhashachandranchi Shdhata Shodhata Svatantrya Andolanatil MusalmanSvatantrya Chalavalitil ShikhLokasabha Nivadnuka : 1952 Te 1999SmaranarekhaBrahmanetar Chalavalitil Dhadadiche Karyakarte Dinakararav Javalakar Samagra Wangmay Mahatma Phule Samagra Wangmay Lokmanya Tilak Keshavrao JedheShodh SavarkaranchaShodh Bal GopalanchaVyakti Ani VicharKrantikarak Va Ambedkari Chalwal
Phadke's last six books from the list above have won "Marathi Literature State Award" .
Shodh Bal Gopalancha - historical work on the lives of Tilak and Agarkar, including their friendship and animosity, was one of the 177 books that readers chose in a poll of the best ever books written in Marathi.