• A freedom fighter and social reformer.
• A close associate of Former Dy.Prime Minister Late Yashwantrao Chavan
• A strong believer in Co-operative movement.
• A great visionary who believed in "Rural Development through Co-operative Movement."
• A leader who changed barren land into a prosperous area comprising of 70 villages by establishing Warana Co-operative Complex.

AWARDS RECEIVED

• FIE Foundation - National Level - 1997
• Sahakar Shree - State Level -1998
• IIMTC Trophy of Excellence - 1997-98
• Best Entrepreneur Award - 1997-98

SPECIAL PROJECTS UNDER IMPLEMENTATION

• 1000 Kms. Road Building Project
• Minor Irrigation Dams Project- Borivade and Borpadale
• Tourism Development Project
• Clean and Beautiful Ideal Village - Pilot Project
  

• Secretary, Shree Warana Vibhag Shikshan Mandal , WARANANAGAR
• President , Gadaidevi Shikshan Prasarak Mandal,Kololi
• Senate Member, Shivaji University, KOLHAPUR
• Executive council member, I.S.T.E., New Delhi.
  

• SHREE WARANA VIDYAMANDIR - An ideal school for an ideal valley with an ideal idea
  Shree Warana Vidyamandir is offering education in Marathi medium from Balwadi to 4th standard. The school emphasises on character building and discipline.
  
• SHREE WARANA VIDYALAYA - A model for Gurukul System
  Shree Warana Vidyalaya, which is a residential school from 5th to 10th standard, has attracted several people for its unique educational system. Getting the admission at the residential school is becoming a prestigious issue, which speaks the standard of the school.
  
• TATYASAHEB KORE ENGLISH ACADEMY - Preparing the kids to the modern roaring technologies of the world. To compete anywhere in the world, today, a disciplined English medium education has become essential. To prepare the kids of the Warana valley to the forthcoming challenges, Tatyasaheb Kore English Academy has started functioning since 1994. It has English medium education starting from lower Kinder Garter to High school level.
  
• TATYASAHEB KORE MILITARY ACADEMY - Unique of its kind
  A unique kind of Sainik School was established in 1997 to teach the individual, the necessity of disciplined education. In its preliminary stages itself, it has achieved many successes with its disciplinary acts. This Sainik School is striving to prepare the students who can entirely take up the responsibility of protecting their Nation and motherland.
  
• YASHWANTRAO CHAVAN WARANA MAHAVIDYALAYA - Inspiring the rural youth
  Yashwantrao Chavan Warana Mahavidyalaya with its Arts, Science and Commerce faculties is attracting the rural youth and guiding them to shape their future. With its highly qualified staff it is commanding respect from the people around.
  
• TATYASAHEB KORE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTITUTE - Quenching the thirst of the technical mass. An industrial training institute [I.T.I.] was established with the sole intention of imparting the technical education to the rural youth who have passed 10th standard. It is offering training to the students in the field of Welding, fitting, electrical and sheet metal. After the completion of the course the practical training is also given to the students in Training Cum Production Centre [T.C.P.C.]. Soon it is planning to start Machinist and Turner courses.
  
• TATYASAHEB KORE TRAINING CUM PRODUCTION CENTRE - A laboratory where things take shape. A Training Cum Production Centre [T.C.P.C.] was set up to absorb the newly trained youth in I.T.I. Quality based materials take shape in this workshop. The youth after few years of practical training in TCPC are ready to face the challenges of the practical field. Shortly it is proposing to have a tie-up with M/s. Godrej & Co. for quality products.
  
• TATYASAHEB KORE INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY - Shouldering the responsibility of technicalities of technology. To bring the technical education to the doorsteps of the rural mass, Tatyasaheb Kore Institute of Engineering and Technology [T. K. I. E. T.] was established in 1983. The Institute is approved by All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi and awarded " A " grade for its overall achievements in the field of Technical Education. The institute with its Civil, Chemical, Electronics and Mechanical Engineering undergraduate disciplines has made a stupendous growth over the years. Institute is also offering even postgraduate course in Electronics Engineering (Vocational) and Chemical Engineering (Regular). The Institute is planning to add the Computer Engineering, Information Technology and Biotechnology engineering disciplines to its wings. And also planned to start post graduation course in Civil Engineering.