[2] During his lectureship at the Rajaram College of Kolhapur, he developed Tuberculosis and had to leave his position due to his prolonged treatment.

Ghatge tried his luck in manufacturing and produced an Auto Scooter named 'Laxmi Scooterette' with the support of the Kirloskar Group in 1972.

The Famous Maratha Ghatges are a different achiever breed altogether [6] Madhavrao had studied Upanishads while his elder brother Amrutrao was an Indian Sanskrit scholar.

Born in a small village Hasurchampu in Gadhinglaj Taluka, the Ghatges are traditional Brahmins with strong roots in Kolhapur.

The Patil family ran a small goods transportation business which was dependent on a single truck and the route for which was a fixed Kolhapur-Mumbai trip.

Sakharampant, the elder brother of Ghatge was a civil engineer by profession had started with the construction business in Kolhapur.

In 1945, during the reign of E.W Perry, the business bagged its first major contract of Rajaram Rifles to transport wood under the commandment of Gen. Thorat.

With this contract, Ghatge & Patil had struck a gold mine and gained respect in town for handling the Indian Army consignments.

[8] After the World-War II, the infrastructure and specifically roads were in ruins which directly affected vehicle transport and the motor components.

He would take trips to the Royal Opera House (Mumbai) in Girgaon to would spare parts not just for his business but for creating a market place in Kolhapur.

[9] The Mumbai trips not only helped Ghatge to gain entry in the spare components market but he made acquaintances with the vendor and fellow transporters.

Ghatge was soon eyeing the Motor or Automobile industry but it was not possible to buy or manufacture in India since every make was outsourced due to better available quality overseas.

Initially the major distributors isolated the metropolitan cities for supplying their motor components but with the changing era they wished to distribute by giving agencies in the small towns like Kolhapur.

Ghatge opened its first showroom at Rajaram Road, Kolhapur with a spacious display of motor equipments and multiple bays and workshops for repair work.

Soon, all the verticals of Ghatge & Patil excelled and word spread that they are the top dealership house for automotive components, trucks etc.

Although having little or no interest in politics, he soon made friends with noted politicians and influencers namely Vasantdada Patil, Yashwantrao Chavan and Vasantrao Naik who were active members of the Deccan Association.

A well-known Social activist, Dr. Sunilkumar Lawate was associated with the Remand Home which is now converted to Balkalyan Sankul and admitted 45 boys and 4 girls.