Narendra Dabholkar ( Indian Kabaddi Player):

Narendra Achyut Dabhalkar born 1 November  1945 20 August 2013

 was an Indian rationalist and author from Maharastra He was the founde

r president of Maharastra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (MANS), 

an organisation set up to eradicate Superstition in 1989. Triggered by his

 murder on 20 /august 2013 the  pending Anti Superstition and Black Magic

 Ordinance was promulgated in the state of Maharastra, four days later He was

 awarded the Padma Shri for cocial Work posthumously in 2014. 

Personal life 

He was the captain of the Shivaji University Kabaddi team He had representedIndia

 against Bangladesh in a kabaddi tournament He won the maharastra government's

 Shiv Chhantrapati Yuva Award for Kabaddi 

He was married to Shaila And has two Children, Hamid and /mukta Dabholkar, His son was named after the social reformer Hamid Dalwai He didn't believe Vastu Shastra and built his house without any regards to the principles of Vastu Shastra He also criticosed extravagant marriage in simple ceremonies The almanc was not consulted to select an auspicious time as it is traditionally done Dabholkar was also an athiest.