Chandrashekhar Agashe | |
|---|---|
 Posthumous oil on canvas by Raghuveer Bharam, 1997 | |
| Managing Agent of the Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate Ltd. | |
| In office 21 September 1934 – 9 June 1956 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | K. V. Champhekar |
| President of the Bhor State Council | |
| In office 1934–1948 | |
| Monarch | Raghunathrao II Shankarrao, 11th Raja of Bhor |
| Vice President of the Bhor State Council | |
| In office 1933–1934 | |
| Monarch | Raghunathrao II Shankarrao, 11th Raja of Bhor |
| Secretary of the Bhor State Council | |
| In office 1932–1933 | |
| Monarch | Raghunathrao II Shankarrao, 11th Raja of Bhor |
| Chief Justiciar of the Bhor State | |
| In office 1920–1932 | |
| Monarchs | Shankarrao Chimnajirao, 10th Raja of Bhor (till 1922); Raghunathrao II Shankarrao, 11th Raja of Bhor (till 1932) |
| Vice President of the Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal | |
| In office 1953–1955 Serving with Raghunathrao II Shankarrao, 11th Raja of Bhor, and G. B. Patwardhan | |
| President | Malojiraje Nimbalkar IV, Raja of Phaltan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chandrashekhar Govind Agashe 14 February 1888 Bhor, Bhor State, Poona Agency, British Raj |
| Died | 9 June 1956 (aged 68) Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Cause of death | Myocardial infarction |
| Spouse |
Indirabai Agashe (née Dwarka Gokhale)
(m. 1914) |
| Children | 11 (including Jagdish "Panditrao" Agashe, Dnyaneshwar Agashe and Shakuntala Karandikar) |
| Parent(s) | Govind Agashe II (father) and Radhabai Agashe (mother) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Industrialist, lawyer, educator |
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Chandrashekhar Govind Agashe[a] (14 February 1888 – 9 June 1956) was an Indian industrialist and lawyer, best remembered as the founder of the Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate Ltd. He served as the managing agent[b] of the company from its inception in 1934 till his death in 1956. He served as the President of the Bhor State Council from 1934 to 1948, having previously been the council's Vice President from 1933 to 1934, its Secretary from 1932 to 1933, and the Chief Justiciar of the Indian princely state itself from 1920 to 1932.
Today, the Chandrashekhar Agashe College of Physical Education in Pune, the CGA – BMTRC in the Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce, and the Chandrashekhar Agashe High School in Shreepur are named after him. He is also the namesake of the Chandrashekhar Agashe Museum wing in the Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum and the Chandrashekhar Agashe Road in Shaniwar Peth, Pune. He also became the namesake of the Agashe pattern, a means of equity crowdfunding, among businesses and press in Maharashtra between 1934 and 1956.
- ^ Ranade 1974, p. 61, आगाशे, चंद्रशेखर गोविंद.
- ^ Gadgil 1973, p. 241.
- ^ Articles of Incorporation of the Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate Limited (Report). Mumbai: Registrar of Joint-Stock Companies, Government of Bombay. 11 January 1935.
- ^ Companies Act, 1956 (PDF). New Delhi: Ministry of Corporate Affairs. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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