Shankar Trimbak Dharmadhikari (18 June 1899 – 1 December 1985; Hindi pronunciation: [ʃə̃kəɾ t̪ɾɪmbək d̪ʱəɾmaːd̪ɪkaːɾiː]), better known as Dada Dharmadhikari, was an Indian freedom fighter, and a leader of social reform movements in India.
His second child, son by name Pradyumna was also a freedom fighter and lived life as a common man.
His third child, a son by name Yashwanth Shankar Dharmadhikari served as the Advocate-general of Madhya Pradesh and his youngest son Chandrashekhar Shankar Dharmadhikari served as judge of Bombay High Court.
[citation needed] Shankar Trimbak Dharmadhikari was born on 18 June 1899 at Madhya Pradesh, in the district of Betul.
He also studied Adi Shankaracharya's vedantic works for about a year.