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Atmaram Raoji Bhat
Born12 May 1905
Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India
Died
India
Occupation(s)Social worker, freedom fighter
AwardsPadma Shri
Laghu Udyog Ratna

Atmaram Raoji Bhat, popularly known as A. R. Bhat, was an Indian social worker[1] journalist and writer.[2] He was the founder of Mahratta Chamber of Commerce Industries and Agriculture which was established in 1934[3] and one of the founders of the Pune Divisional Productivity Council.[1] 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.[4]

Born on 12 May 1905 in 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 freedom struggle, suffering incarceration. He worked for promoting small scale industry sector, founded the Mahratta Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture in 1934 and contributed to the establishment of the Bank of Maharashtra.[1] 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.[1] He was the founder president of the Indian Languages Newspaper Association from its inception in 1941 till 1976 and the founder president of the Federation of Associations of Small Scale Industries of India.[1] It was during his tenure, the association brought out the 1299 page All India Directory and Handbook of Small Industries.[5] He was the author or editor of several publications[6][7][8] 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.[9]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e "A.R. Bhat – Remembering the visionary". Dance with Shadows. 7 June 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  2. ^ "Worldcat identity". Worldcat. 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  3. ^ "MCCIA Pune". MCCIA. 2015. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "FASII all India directory and handbook of small industries". Reference book. Federation of Associations of Small Scale Industries. 1966. p. 1299. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  6. ^ R. M Joshi; Atmaram Raoji Bhat (1944). Prof. R.M. Joshi's Papers and Writings on Indian Economic and Educational Problems. N. K. Publishing House. p. 112. ASIN B005VYVXF6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Bhat, Kamal; Bhat, Atmaram Ravaji; Sabade, B.R., eds. (2003). Udyojak Maharashtra. Centre for Business and Industry. p. 220.
  8. ^ Bhat, Kamal; Bhat, Atmaram Ravaji; Sabade, B.R., eds. (2003). Maharashtrache Aarthakaran. Centre for Business and Industry. p. 215.
  9. ^ Śaṅkara Ja. Jośī. (1980). Ātmārāma Rāvajī Bhaṭa : vyaktī āṇi kārya. Pune: University of Chicago.

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