Its Hindu ruling family were Dafles of the Maratha Chavan clan, descendants of Lakhmajirao Yeldojirao Chavan, the Patil of Daphlapur.
Prithviraj Chavan | Ashok Chavan | Sulochana Chavan | Shankarrao Chavan | Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University | Yashwantrao Chavan | Vijay Chavan | Madhav Chavan | Chavan |
Chavan graduated in mechanical engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, and holds a Master of Science degree from the University of California, Berkeley.
Venutai Chavan Polytechnic is a polytechnic college belonging to the Sinhgad Technical Education Society which imparts diploma education in engineering.