Anant Gadgil

Anant Gadgil (born September 18, 1956) is an Indian politician and architect,[1] who has been a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council 2014 to 2022[2] He is a member of the Indian National Congress party.[3] Born into the Gadgil gharana of Velneshwar-Wai, Gadgil is the son of Vitthalrao Gadgil and a grandson of Narhar Vishnu Gadgil. He graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Mumbai University, before going onto finish his Master of Architecture in the United States. He is married and resides in Mumbai.[4]

For the jeweller, see Dajikaka Gadgil.

Literary writing

Chimajiappa Punekar (Marathi Book)

Pinches & Punches[5]

Award

Anantrao Gadgil's book Chimajiappa Punekar has won the Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad Award for Humorous Writing.

References
  1. "निष्ठावंतांची काँग्रेसला गरज नाही का?". Loksatta (in Marathi). July 23, 2017.
  2. Marpakwar, Prafulla (June 18, 2014). "Congress plays Brahmin card: Congress plays Brahmin card in Maharashtra, makes governor nominate Anant Gadgil to Vidhan Parishad | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN.
  3. Ganapatye, Mayuresh (July 22, 2017). "All is not well in Maharashtra Congress, party spokesperson Anant Gadgil says he is being sidelined". India Today.
  4. Joshi, P. K. (1989). Gadgil Kulavruttanta [The Gadgil Family Genealogy Almanac] (in Marathi). Pune. pp. 213–217.
  5. "Take it with a pinch of salt". DNA India. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
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