# List of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University people

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
* 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

### 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