Eknath Khadse is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and prominent leader of BJP in Maharashtra.
Mr. Vilasrao Deshmukh and the collector of Latur, Eknath Dawale were responsible for the execution of the project to run the bus service.
Ovees have been extensively used in medieval period poetry by Marathi saint poets like Tukaram, Eknath and Ramdas.