Chavan or Chavhan is a Maratha clan found largely in Maharashtra, India, and neighbouring states. [1] [2]

Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan (Marathi pronunciation: [jəʃʋənt̪ɾaːʋ t͡səʋʱaːɳ]; 12 March 1913 – 25 November 1984) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician who served as 8th Minister of Finance from 1970 to 1971 and 1971 to 1974.

Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan (born March 12, 1913, Devrashtre, India—died November 25, 1984, New Delhi) was an Indian politician and government official who was prominent in the independence movement against British rule and became a senior leader of the Indian National Congress (Congress Party).

Prithviraj Chavan (Marathi pronunciation: [prut̪ʱʋiːɾaːd͡ʑ t͡səʋʱaːɳ]) (born 17 March 1946) is an Indian politician who was the 17th Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 2010 to 2014. Chavan is a graduate of BITS Pilani and University of California, Berkeley in mechanical engineering.

Yashwantrao was known as the ‘Leader of Common People’ as all his political, social and financial policies focused on common people. He created an identity of Maharashtra as a progressive state on national level.

Oct 27, 2024 · Prithviraj Chavan is a former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and a member of the Indian National Congress.

Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan (12 March 1913 – 25 November 1984) was an Indian politician. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister of India from 1979 to 1980. He was a strong Congress leader.

Mar 12, 2019 · On his 106th birth anniversary, ThePrint takes a look at the life and work of Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan, who also served as defence and finance minister of India.

Shri Chavan’s approach towards cooperation and the need for dialogue led to the resolution of several foreign policy challenges facing India and also projected India as the leader of the developing nations.

Oct 12, 2023 · Maharashtra’s first chief minister Yashwant Balwantrao Chavan is widely acknowledged as a “key architect of a modern and progressive Maharashtra”. Among the tallest Congress leaders, Chavan also served as a Union minister in the Cabinets of Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shashtri, Indira Gandhi and Charan Singh.