Renowned historian, authority on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, celebrated writer and theatre personality Balwant Moreshwar ‘Babasaheb Purandare’ passed away in a private hospital following a brief illness early on Monday, his family sources said.ĭecorated with the Padma Vibhushan, Purandare - who turned 100 on July 29 - breathed his last at the Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital & Research Centre, around 5.07 a.m., stunning the state’s political, literary and art circles.įrom dawn, thousands of his admirers queued up outside his Pune home where his body is kept for people to catch a final glimpse.Ī sea of humanity was witnessed when the mortal remains of ‘Shivshahir’ (Shivaji’s bard) Purandare were taken for the last rites at the Vaikunth Crematorium, where he was accorded a funeral with full state honours.
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