Babasaheb Purandare | 17 Nov 2021

Babasaheb Purandare, a noted Historian and writer of India, has passed away recently.

About:
- Balwant Moreshwar Purandare, born on 29^th 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.