BABASAHEB PURANDARE, HISTORIAN AND AUTHORITY ON CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI, PASSES AWAY AT 99
ABOUT:
- Balwant MoreshwarPurandare, born on 29th July 1922 in Maharashtra, popularly known as Babasaheb Purandare.
- He was an author and a historian and was known for his work on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
- He is famously entitled as Shiv Shahir i.e. ‘Shivaji’s poet’.
HIS FAMOUS WORK:
- He is known as an eminent authority on the Maratha King Chhatrapati Shivaji and started writing on his life and achievements at a very young age. He published a book called Thinagya which translates to Sparks on Shivaji.
- Other works of Babasaheb include books titled Raja Shiva Chatrapati and Kesari along with the book Narayanrao Peshwa.
- Apart from this, he is best known for his drama Jaanta Raja which has been enacted in 5 languages, since 1985. It was originally written in Marathi.
- For this drama, he also received the Kalidas Samman from the Government of Madhya Pradesh in 2007-08.
AWARDS & HONOURS:
- In 2019, he was awarded Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian award.
- In 2015, he was awarded with Maharashtra Bhushan Award. It is Maharashtra’s highest Civilian Award.