Bapu is a word for "father" in many Indian languages such as Gujarati and Marathi, and may refer to:
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Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalism, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethics, political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful Indian ...
(1869–1948), endeared as Bapu
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''Bapu'' (book), 1949 autobiography by F. Mary Barr, detailing her interactions with Gandhi
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Bapu Gokhale
Bapu Gokhale was army chief (Senapati) of the Peshwa in the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
Early life
Gokhale was born Narhar Ganesh Gokhale into the Chitpavan brahmin Gokhale '' gharana'' of Tale Khajan.
Career
Gokhale was appointed commander-in ...
(1777–1818), general during the Third Anglo-Maratha War
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Bapu Joshi (1912–1994), Indian cricket umpire
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Bapu Nadkarni
Rameshchandra Gangaram "Bapu" Nadkarni (4 April 1933 – 17 January 2020) was an Indian international cricketer, mainly known for being an economical bowler. The chances of scoring against him was either nil, or negligible.
Nadkarni bowled ...
(1933–2020), Indian cricketer
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Bapu (director)
Sattiraju Lakshminarayana (15 December 1933 – 31 August 2014), known professionally as Bapu, was an Indian film director, painter, illustrator, cartoonist, screenwriter, music artist, and designer known for his works in Telugu cinema, and Hin ...
(1933–2014), painter, cartoonist, film director from Andhra Pradesh, India
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Arimbra Bapu (1936–2014), Indian politician from Kerala
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Asaram
Asumal Sirumalani Harpalani (born 17 April 1941), known by devotees as Asaram, is an Indian spiritual leader and convicted rapist, who started to come into the limelight in the early 1970s. By 2013, he was estimated to have established over 4 ...
(born 1941), also known as Asaram Bapu, Indian spiritual teacher
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Morari Bapu (born 1946), Hindu religious figure
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Bapu Hari Chaure (born 1949), Indian politician
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Ngawang Tashi Bapu
Geshe Ngawang Tashi Bapu a.k.a. Lama Tashi (born 22 February 1968 in Thembang village of West Kameng in Arunachal Pradesh, India) is former Principal Chant Master of Drepung Loseling Monastery, one of the largest monasteries of the Dalai Lama. ...
(born 1968), ''Singing Monk'' who was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2006
*Bapu, fictional character in the 2006 Indian film ''
Khosla Ka Ghosla
''Khosla Ka Ghosla'' () is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Dibakar Banerjee, in his directorial debut. It was produced by Savita Raj Hiremath under the Taandav Films label and Ronnie Screwvala from UTV Motion Picture ...
'', played by Navin Nischol
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