Dadappa Chintappa "D. C." Pavate,[1] (2 August 1899 – 14 January 1978) was awarded Padma Bhushan[2] from the Government of India in 1967.

Pavate was born in Mamdapur a small village next to Gokak town.

After returning from England, Pavate was appointed Educational Commissioner of Bombay-Karnataka.

He was cofounder and treasurer of Basava Samithi and helped in drafting the constitution of the organization in 1964.

DC Pavate visiting scholarship has been established starting 1999 at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.