Ranade

Ranade is a family name, common among the Chitpavan Brahmin community in Western Maharashtra, India.

Ranade family originated from Bhatgaon, Guhagar Ratnagiri.[2]

Each year Ranade family celebrates Mahashivratri utsav at Asud, Vyaghreshwar Near Dapoli, Ratnagiri [3].

Notable people
Notable people with the surname include:


 * Mahadev Govind Ranade (1842–1901) – Indian scholar, social reformer and author
 * Ramabai Ranade (1862–1924) – Indian women's rights activist, Mahadev Ranade's wife
 * Ramachandra Dattatrya Ranade (1886–1957) – scholar of Indian philosophy
 * Eknath Ranade (1914–1982) – Indian activist
 * Mohan Ranade (born 1929) – Indian freedom fighter
 * Sadashiv Ranade (1912–?) – Indian biographer, historian and genealogist
 * Savkaar Krishnaji Ranade (1860-1935) - a prominent banker(savkaar) hailing from Wai. The family controlled many acres of land around the prominent town of brahmins