Ramesh Tendulkar (Sachin Tendulkar’s Father) Age, Wife, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Ramesh Tendulkar
Profession	Novelist, Professor
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet inches- 5' 7"
Weight	in Kilograms- 65 kg in Pounds- 143 lbs
Personal Life
Date of Birth	18 December 1930
Date of Death	19 May 1999
Death Place	Bhabha Hospital, Mumbai
Death Cause	Heart Attack
Age (as in 1999)	69 Years
Birth Place	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Family	Father- Name Not Known Mother- Name Not Known Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Rajapur Saraswat Brahmin [1]India Today
Hobbies	Writing
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status	Married
Wife/Spouse	First- Name Not Known (Died) Second- Rajni Tendulkar (Former LIC Employee)
Children	Daughter- Savita Tendulkar Sons- Ajit Tendulkar, Nitin Tendulkar, Sachin Tendulkar

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ramesh Tendulkar

• Ramesh was a renowned Marathi novelist who wrote several poetry books and used to write book reviews for a Marathi publication house.

• He was also a professor at Kirti College, Mumbai, in the 1960s.

• Ajit, Nitin, and Savita Tendulkar were Ramesh’s children from his first marriage (who died after the birth of her third child), whereas, Sachin was from his second marriage to Rajni. 

• Rajni is the younger sister of Ramesh’s deceased wife.

• On 19 May 1999, he died of a massive heart attack. This tragedy happened in the middle of the 1999 World Cup and Sachin flew back to India from England and skipped the match against Zimbabwe to attend the final rituals of his father. Sachin’s mother, Rajni Tendulkar, convinced him to go and play in theWorld Cup, after which he returned back to England and played the match against Kenya, where also scored 140 runs and dedicated the knock to his father.