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| nationality = Indian
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'''Yashawant Dinkar Phadke''' (Y. D. Phadke Devanagari: यशवंत दिनकर फडके / य. दि. फडके) (3 January 1931 – 11 January 2008) 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'' (Struggle for United Maharashtra and the Congress Party).{{fact|date=January 2019}}

==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. (During the 1815-1995 180-year period, the Asiatic Society has awarded this honor only on 122 persons.)

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 language|Marathi]] on a wide range of historical events and personalities of [[Maharashtra]] belonging to the last two centuries.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?lr=&as_brr=0&q=inauthor%3A%22Y+D+Phadke%22&btnG=Search+Books |title=inauthor:"Y D Phadke" - My library - Google Books |access-date=2012-03-05}}</ref>

In English:
* The Constitution of India (Coauthored with R. Sririvasan)
* Senapati Bapat : Portrait of a Revolutionary
* Maharashtra in the 20th Century
* Social Reformers of Maharashtra
* Social Reform Movements in Maharashtra
* [[Politics and Language]]
* Women in Maharashtra
* V. K. Chiploonkar

In Marathi:

(Most of his Marathi work remains untranslated into English.)

* ''Sanshodhak Yashavant Dinkar Phadke'' (Coauthored with Nilā Upādhye)
* ''Sansada : Tevha Ani Ata''
* ''Dharma Ani Rajakaran''
* ''Ajakalache Rajakarani''
* ''Bharatiya Nagarikatva''
* ''Nahi Chira, Nahi Panati''
* ''Jammu-Kashmir: Svayattvata Ki Svatantya?''
* ''Adhunikata Ani Parampara : Ekonisavya Shatakatil Maharashtra'' (Coauthored with Rajendra Vhora)
* ''Visavya Shatakatil Maharashtra''
* ''Shivachhatrapati: Itihas Ani Charitra''
* ''Mahatma Phule Gaurava Grantha'' (Coauthored with Hari Narake)
* ''Shahu Chatrapati Ani Lokamanya''
* ''Agarkar''
* ''Ketkar Lekh Sangraha'' (Compilation of [[Shridhar Venkatesh Ketkar]]'s essays)
* ''Dr. Ambedakaranche Marekari Arun Sauri''
* ''Ra. Dho.n Karve''
* ''Nathu-Ramayan''
* ''Nyayalayat Madhū Limaye''
* ''Annasaheb Laththe''
* ''Drushtadrushta''
* ''Svatantryavir Savarakaranchi Shastrastranchya Waparabaddalachi Bhoomika''
* ''Rakhiwa jJaga Wastusthiti''
* ''Akshar Divali''
* ''Lokamanya Tilak Ani Krantikarak''
* ''Kalindichya Tīravarati''
* ''Ambeḍkari Chalaval''
* ''Kahani Subhashachandranchi''
* ''Shdhata Shodhata''
* ''Svatantrya Andolanatil Musalman''
* ''Svatantrya Chalavalitil Shikh''
* ''Lokasabha Nivadnuka : 1952 Te 1999''
* ''Smaranarekha''
* ''Brahmanetar Chalavalitil Dhadadiche Karyakarte Dinakararav Javalakar Samagra Wangmay''
* ''Mahatma Phule Samagra Wangmay''
* ''Lokmanya Tilak ''
* ''Keshavrao Jedhe''
* ''Shodh Savarkarancha''
* ''Shodh Bal Gopalancha''
* ''Vyakti Ani Vichar''
* ''Krantikarak Va Ambedkari Chalwal''

Phadke's last six books from the list above have won "Marathi Literature State Award" (also known as Maharashtra State Literary Award){{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} .

''Shodh Bal Gopalancha'' - historical work on the lives of [[Bal Gangadhar Tilak|Tilak]] and [[Gopal Ganesh Agarkar|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rasik.com/marathi/best_books/sarvottam_maTA_pustake.html |title=सर्वोत्तम म.टा. पुस्तके |publisher=Rasik.com |access-date=2012-03-05}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://books.google.com/books?lr=&as_brr=0&q=inauthor%3A%22Y+D+Phadke%22&btnG=Search+Books Books Authored by Y D Phadke]
* [https://books.google.com/books?lr=&q=Y+D+Phadke++-inauthor%3A%22Y+D+Phadke%22 Books that reference Y D Phadke's work]
* [http://www.epw.org.in/uploads/articles/11685.pdf Y D Phadke, obituary by Prof. Suhas Palshikar, Published in ''Economic & Political Weekly'']
* [http://www.ambedkarfilm.com/crew.html Movie on life of Dr.[[B. R. Ambedkar]]]
* [http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1144418 Y D Phadke Dead]

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