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Dajikaka Gadgil

Dajikaka Gadgil, Indian jeweller (died 2014)

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Born
September 11, 1915
Died
January 10, 2014
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1915

About Dajikaka Gadgil

Anant "Dajikaka" Gadgil was an Indian jeweller, industrialist and writer. He is best known for founding the P. N. Gadgil Jewellers & Company in Pune in 1958. In August 2016, he became the namesake of the Dajikaka Karandak, an inter-collegiate one-act play competition.

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Dajikaka Gadgil timeline

  1. He is best known for founding the P. N. Gadgil Jewellers & Company in Pune in 1958.
  2. In August 2016, he became the namesake of the Dajikaka Karandak, an inter-collegiate one-act play competition.

The world when Dajikaka Gadgil was born

Dajikaka Gadgil was born in 1915. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1915

  • Top movieThe Birth of a Nation
  • Best-selling book"The Turmoil" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJess Willard defeats Jack Johnson for heavyweight title in Havana
  • Top headlineLusitania sunk by German submarine — 1,198 die
  • Technology milestoneFirst transcontinental telephone call (Bell to Watson)
  • World population~1.75B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population98.4M

1915 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Dajikaka Gadgil's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19152026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Movie ticket$0.10$11.95
Population98.4M341 million

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