The Vatandar system was abolished after the independence of India in 1947, when the government confiscated most of the land of the Deshmukhs, Deshpandes, and Patils. In Maharashtra, All Patil, Kulkarni, Deshmukh and Deshpande Watans and all inferior village Watans were abolished under the Maharashtra revenue patels (abolition of office) Act 1962, Bombay pargana and Kulkarni Watans Abolition Act 1950 and the Bombay inferior village watans abolition act 1958. Notable people Bapuji Mudgal Deshpande – general in the early Maratha Empire, best remembered for his major role during first and second recapturing attempts of "Kondhana" fort in 1647 and 1656 respectively. Baji Prabhu Deshpande, general and commander for Shivaji, known for the Battle of Pavan Khind. C. D. Deshpande (1912–1999), an Indian geographer, author, educationist, and writer. Nirmala Deshpande, Indian social activist and a Padmashri award winner (2005). P. L. Deshpande (known as Pu. La. Deshpande); Marathi writer, playwright, actor, and songwriter. Vasantrao Deshpande – Hindustani classical music vocalist, contributed especially to Hindustani classical and Natya Sangeet. Ganesh Trimbak Deshpande – Indian writer, scholar; Winner of Sahitya Akademi Award. Arvind Deshpande (1932–1987) – Marathi stage actor. Husband of actress Sulabha Deshpande Sulabha Deshpande (1937–2016) -Marathi and Hindi stage and film actor and director Gururao Deshpande – known as Gayanacharya, Hindustani classical music singer from Karnataka, India; avid reader, an astrologist. Rahul Deshpande – Hindustani classical music vocalist, grandson of late Kai. Pt. Vasantrao Deshpande. Satyasheel Deshpande – Hindustani classical music vocalist, a disciple of Pt. Kumar Gandharva and son of Vamanrao Deshpande. Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande – Hindustani classical music vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana. Bala Deshpande – Senior managing director of the venture capital firm, New Enterprise Associates (India) since 2008. NEA is the world's largest venture capital firm. Gururaj Deshpande – Indian-American businessman, co-founder and chairman of Sycamore Networks and chairman of A123 Systems, founder of Deshpande Foundation. Bhavurao Venkatrao Deshpande – a late senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), one of the founding fathers of BJP in Karnataka. Ramakant Krishnaji Deshpande – Indian surgical oncologist, pioneer of thoracoscopic surgery at the Tata Memorial Hospital, awarded with Padma Shri for contributions to medicine. Govind Purushottam Deshpande – (known as GoPu or GPD) Marathi playwright and academic, economist, anthologist from Nashik, Maharashtra. Gauri Deshpande – novelist, short story writer, and poet from Maharashtra, India. Kusumavati Deshpande – (1904–1961) Marathi writer from Amravati, Maharashtra, India. Anagha Deshpande – cricketer who