Mahu  in the Central Provinces  (now in  Madhya Pradesh ) He was the 14th and last child of Ramji Maloji Sakpal and Bhimabai. His family was of  Marathi  background from the town of Ambavade (Mandangad taluka) in the  Ratnagiri di strict  of modern-day  Maharashtra . They belonged to the Mahar caste, who were