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Balwant Moreshwar Purandare (29 July 1922 – 15 November 2021), popularly known as Babasaheb Purandare, was an Indian writer of books and plays from Maharashtra, India. His works are mostly based on the life of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the 17th-century founder of the Maratha Empire; as a result he is called Shiv-Shahir ("Shivaji's bard").
Nov 15, 2021 · Eminent historian and Padma Vibhushan awardee Balwant Moreshwar Purandare, popularly known as Babasaheb Purandare, passed away aged 99 on Monday. Mr. Purandare, an authority on the 17th century ...
Respected writer, historian and theatre personalityBalwant Moreshwar, popularly known as Babasaheb Purandare, died at a private hospital in Pune early on Monday following a brief illness, the ...
Nov 15, 2021 · Babasaheb Purandare Works: 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 ...
Nov 15, 2021 · Babasaheb Purandare’s death will leave a huge void in the dissemination of popular history in Maharashtra. He never claimed to be a historian but his narration skills earned him the title of ‘Shiv Shahir’, or the poet of Shivaji. Purandare was the last word on the Maratha king, having delivered more than 12,000 lectures on his favourite subject. He was the only person to have visited all the places Shivaji was said to have been in during his life.
Nov 15, 2021 · Babasaheb Purandare was the author of a series of works on Shivaji. In 1978, while on an Europe tour, Purandare saw a few grand Roman ballets held in open area theatres and started working on a similar play on Shivaji’s life. This led to the conception of ‘Janata Raja’, a mega play that became renowned for its grand production design.
Balwant Moreshwar alias Babasaheb Purandare passed away at a private hospital in Pune early on Monday due to a brief illness, the hospital said in a statement. Purandare (99), popularly called ...
Nov 15, 2021 · Babasaheb Purandare was a celebrated author, historian and theatre personality. He was known for his work on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He wrote several books on the king, his administration and the forts from Shivaji’s era. Babasaheb Purandare also directed ‘Jaanta Raja’, a popular play on Chhatrapati’s life.
Nov 15, 2021 · Noted historian-writer and Padma Vibhushan Babasaheb Purandare died on Monday. He was 99. He had been on ventilator support at a private hospital in Pune after being admitted a couple of days ago ...
Nov 15, 2021 · The demise of Shivshahir Babasaheb Purandare leaves a major void in the world of history and culture," PM Narendra Modi said in his tweet. Moreshwar Balwant alias Babasaheb was born on July 29 ...
Nov 15, 2021 · Babasaheb Purandare, eminent historian and author who was admitted to Pune’s Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital on Saturday, passed away this morning, doctors confirmed. He was 99. “He passed at about 5.07 am due to ailments associated with old age and pneumonitis. He was on ventilator support since last evening,” Dr Dhananjay Kelkar, the medical director of the hospital, said. His mortal remains were shifted to his residence in Parvati area where loved ones and admirers are paying their ...
Nov 15, 2021 · Noted historian and Padma Vibhushan awardee Balwant Moreshwar Purandare, popularly known as Babasaheb Purandare, died at a Pune hospital on Monday after a brief illness. Purandare (99), an ...
Nov 15, 2021 · "Shivshahir Babasaheb Purandare was witty, wise and had a rich knowledge of Indian history. I had the honour of interacting with him very closely over the years. A few months back had addressed ...
Nov 15, 2021 · Babasaheb Purandare’s wife Nirmala Purandare was a veteran social activist who founded Vanasthali Organisation in Pune. Nirmala Purandare was known for working amongst rural women and in the ...
Nov 15, 2021 · PUNE: Noted historian and Padma Vibhushan awardee Balwant Moreshwar Purandare, popularly known as Babasaheb Purandare, died at a Pune hospital on Monday after a brief illness, a doctor said ...
Nov 15, 2021 · Even when Babasaheb used to visit Ahmedabad I used to attend his programmes,” Modi had said. Purandare, born on July 29, 1922, was awarded with Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian ...
Nov 15, 2021 · Noted historian and Padma Vibhushan awardee Balwant Moreshwar Purandare, popularly known as Babasaheb Purandare, died at a Pune hospital on Monday after a brief illness, a doctor said. Purandare ...
Nov 15, 2021 · Popularly known as Babasaheb Purandare, the noted historian died after a brief illness at around 5 am today, a doctor confirmed. As the news broke out about Purandare’s death, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his condolences on his demise. Taking to his social media account, he said that he was pained beyond words. Advertisement “I am pained beyond words," Modi wrote adding that Purandare’s demise “leaves a major void in the world of history and culture. PM Modi also said that ...
Nov 15, 2021 · Shivshahir Babasaheb Purandare will live on due to his extensive works. In this sad hour, my thoughts are with his family and countless admirers. Om Shanti. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 15, 2021. PM Modi also said that Shivshahir Babasaheb Purandare was 'witty, wise and had rich knowledge' of Indian history.
Nov 15, 2021 · Noted historian and Padma Vibhushan awardee Balwant Moreshwar Purandare, popularly known as Babasaheb Purandare, died at a Pune hospital on Monday after a brief illness, a doctor said. Purandare, 99, an authority on the Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was admitted to the Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital here in Maharashtra three days ago and was being treated for pneumonia. He breathed his last shortly after 5 am on Monday, a statement from the hospital said. Prime Minister ...
Nov 15, 2021 · Eminent historian Babasaheb Purandare dies at 99 The Padma Vibhushan awardee was known for his works on Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji. Scroll Staff. Nov 15, 2021 · 09:05 am
PUNE Eminent author, historian and theatre personality, Balwant Moreshwar alias Babasaheb Purandare — who is renowned for his scholarly works on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj — completed 99 ...
Nov 20, 2021 · The drawings are from Babasaheb Purandare's two volume classic in marathi Raja Shiv Chatrapati, the illustrator is Mr. Dalal. Addeddate 2021-11-20 12:09:00 Identifier raja-shiv-chatrapati Identifier-ark ark:/13960/s248gvqppkj Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-rc2-1-gf788 Ocr_detected_lang mr Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Devanagari Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.6741 Ocr_module_version 0.0.14 ...
5 days ago · It is noteworthy that these paintings were created by Shrikant Choughule and his son Gautam Choughule under the guidance of Padma Vibhushan Babasaheb Purandare. Recently, the collector of these paintings, Shri Deepak Gore, inspired by the Prime Minister's vision, has handed over this collection to IGNCA as a heritage asset.
