Narsimha Dhagamwar, also known as D. Narsinh, was a lawyer active in the Indian freedom movement. He specialized in labour relations and labour laws.

Career In the 1930s, he served as an assistant to J. B. Kripalani.

Later, he also served as the Chief Labour Officer in a mining firm at Dhanbad in 1940s and 1950s.

Personal life In 1933, he married the famous feminist writer, academician and social activist Geeta Sane. He was the father of Vasudha Dhagamwar, who was also a lawyer, writer and social activist.

His sister, Kamala Dhagamwar, was the mother of Andhra politician D. Sripada Rao. His nephew, Sudhir Dhagamwar, was a national level cricketer from Nagpur, Vidarbha.

Narsimha Dhagamwar's father was Shankar Dhagamwar. Narsimha had three brothers: Dattatreya Dhagamwar, Marutirao Dhagamwar (a journalist at The Hitavada English Daily newspaper in Nagpur), and Sharad Dhagamwar.

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