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| birth_date = 12 May 1905 | | birth_date = 12 May 1905 | ||
| birth_place = [[Ratnagiri]], [[Maharashtra]], India | | birth_place = [[Ratnagiri]], [[Maharashtra]], India | ||
| death_date = 18 | | death_date = 18 January 1983 | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = India | ||
| restingplace = | | restingplace = | ||
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| othername = | | othername = | ||
| occupation = Economic Adviser, Social worker, freedom | | occupation = Economic Adviser, Social worker, freedom fighter | ||
| yearsactive = | | yearsactive = | ||
| known for = | | known for = | ||
| spouse = Sumati (Kamal) | | spouse = Sumati (Kamal) | ||
| domesticpartner = | | domesticpartner = | ||
| children = | | children = son and daughter | ||
| parents = | | parents = Raoji and Annapurna | ||
| website = | | website = | ||
| awards = [[Padma Shri]]<br>Laghu Udyog Ratna | | awards = [[Padma Shri]]<br>Laghu Udyog Ratna | ||
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'''Atmaram Raoji Bhat''', popularly known as '''A. R. Bhat''', was an Indian social worker<ref name="A.R. Bhat – Remembering the visionary">{{cite web | url=http://www.dancewithshadows.com/society/a-r-bhat.asp | title=A.R. Bhat – Remembering the visionary | publisher=Dance with Shadows | date=7 June 2005 | access-date=28 May 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060213164252/http://www.dancewithshadows.com/society/a-r-bhat.asp | archive-date=13 February 2006 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref> journalist and writer.<ref name="Worldcat identity">{{cite web | url=http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81131605/ | title=Worldcat identity | publisher=Worldcat | date=2015 | access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref> He was the founder of ''[[Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture]]'' which was established in 1934<ref name="MCCIA Pune">{{cite web|url=http://www.mcciapune.com/cms/About-Us.aspx |title=MCCIA Pune |publisher=MCCIA |date=2015 |access-date=28 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512155848/http://www.mcciapune.com/cms/About-Us.aspx |archive-date=12 May 2015 }}</ref> and one of the founders of the Pune Divisional Productivity Council.<ref name="A.R. Bhat – Remembering the visionary" /> A winner of the ''Laghu Udyog Ratna'' from the National alliance of Young Entrepreneur, he was honoured by the [[Government of India]] in 1971 with [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest Indian civilian award.<ref name="Padma Shri">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Shri |publisher=Padma Shri |date=2015 |access-date=11 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref> | '''Atmaram Raoji Bhat''', popularly known as '''A. R. Bhat''', was an Indian social worker<ref name="A.R. Bhat – Remembering the visionary">{{cite web | url=http://www.dancewithshadows.com/society/a-r-bhat.asp | title=A.R. Bhat – Remembering the visionary | publisher=Dance with Shadows | date=7 June 2005 | access-date=28 May 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060213164252/http://www.dancewithshadows.com/society/a-r-bhat.asp | archive-date=13 February 2006 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref> journalist and writer.<ref name="Worldcat identity">{{cite web | url=http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81131605/ | title=Worldcat identity | publisher=Worldcat | date=2015 | access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref> He was the founder of ''[[Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture]]'' which was established in 1934<ref name="MCCIA Pune">{{cite web|url=http://www.mcciapune.com/cms/About-Us.aspx |title=MCCIA Pune |publisher=MCCIA |date=2015 |access-date=28 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512155848/http://www.mcciapune.com/cms/About-Us.aspx |archive-date=12 May 2015 }}</ref> and one of the founders of the Pune Divisional Productivity Council.<ref name="A.R. Bhat – Remembering the visionary" /> A winner of the ''Laghu Udyog Ratna'' from the National alliance of Young Entrepreneur, he was honoured by the [[Government of India]] in 1971 with [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest Indian civilian award.<ref name="Padma Shri">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Shri |publisher=Padma Shri |date=2015 |access-date=11 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref> | ||
Born on 12 May 1905 in [[Ratnagiri district|Ratnagiri]] in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]] to a middle-class family, Bhat secured a master's degree in Commerce in 1929 and got involved in the [[Indian freedom struggle|freedom struggle]], suffering incarceration. He | Born on 12 May 1905 in [[Ratnagiri district|Ratnagiri]] in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]] to a middle-class family, Bhat secured a master's degree in Commerce in 1929. | ||
He joined the Young India Society presided by Muhhamad Ali Jinnah. Yusuf Meher Ali was the Honorary Secretary and Bhat was his assistant. He got involved in the [[Indian freedom struggle|freedom struggle]], suffering incarceration. | |||
In 1929, Bhat joined Kesari Maratha Organization started by Lok. Bal Gangadhar Tilak and worked on various special news publications. He was the founder president of the Indian Languages Newspaper Association from its inception in 1941 till 1976. | |||
He founded the ''Mahratta Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture (MCCIA)'' in 1934 and contributed to the establishment of the [[Bank of Maharashtra]].<ref name="A.R. Bhat – Remembering the visionary" /> After the Indian independence, he continued his work and was instrumental in the formation of the Pune Divisional Productivity Council in 1959. His efforts were also reported in the institution of the G. S. Parkhe Industrial Merit Prize, an annual award for the industrialists.<ref name="A.R. Bhat – Remembering the visionary" /> | |||
He worked for promoting small scale industry sector, and was the founder president of the Federation of Associations of Small Scale Industries of India.<ref name="A.R. Bhat – Remembering the visionary" /> It was during his tenure, the association brought out the 1299 page ''All India Directory and Handbook of Small Industries''.<ref name="FASII all India directory and handbook of small industries">{{cite web | url=http://opac.niscair.res.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=8141 | title=FASII all India directory and handbook of small industries | publisher=Federation of Associations of Small Scale Industries | work=Reference book | date=1966 | access-date=28 May 2015 | pages=1299}}</ref> | |||
From 1952 to 1964, Bhat was a member of the Vidhansabha, the upper legislative body of the state of Maharashtra and worked tirelessly to promote Koyana Dam to creat power for industries in the state. He also worked on small business planning and development, cotton mills industry and became voice for business with MCCIA. | |||
He chaired many planning commissions of the central government and provided guidance. He served on the board os State Bank of India for many years. | |||
He was the author or editor of several publications<ref name="Prof. R.M. Joshi's Papers and Writings on Indian Economic and Educational Problems">{{cite book | url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005VYVXF6 | title=Prof. R.M. Joshi's Papers and Writings on Indian Economic and Educational Problems | publisher=N. K. Publishing House |author1=R. M. Joshi |author2=Atmaram Raoji Bhat |name-list-style=amp | year=1944 | pages=112 | asin=B005VYVXF6}}</ref><ref name="Udyojak Maharashtra">{{cite book | url=http://gipe.ac.in:8080/W27/Result/Dtl/W21OneItem.aspx?xC=272570 | title=Udyojak Maharashtra | publisher=Centre for Business and Industry | editor=Bhat, Kamal | editor2=Bhat, Atmaram Ravaji | editor3=Sabade, B.R. | year=2003 | pages=220 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Maharashtrache Aarthakaran">{{cite book | url=http://gipe.ac.in:8080/W27/Result/Dtl/W21OneItem.aspx?xC=272573 | title=Maharashtrache Aarthakaran | publisher=Centre for Business and Industry | editor=Bhat, Kamal | editor2=Bhat, Atmaram Ravaji | editor3=Sabade, B.R. | year=2003 | pages=215 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and his life and work have been recorded in a biography written by S. J. Joshi under the name, ''Ātmārāma Rāvajī Bhaṭa : vyaktī āṇi kārya''.<ref name="Ātmārāma Rāvajī Bhaṭa : vyaktī āṇi kārya">{{cite book | url=https://catalog.lib.uchicago.edu/vufind/Record/458360 | title=Ātmārāma Rāvajī Bhaṭa : vyaktī āṇi kārya | publisher=University of Chicago | author=Śaṅkara Ja. Jośī. | year=1980 | location=Pune}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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[[Category:People from Ratnagiri]] | [[Category:People from Ratnagiri]] | ||
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[[Category:Indian male journalists]] | [[Category:Indian male journalists]] | ||
[[Category:Journalists from Maharashtra]] | [[Category:Journalists from Maharashtra]] | ||