Eminent historian, author and theatre personality Babasaheb Purandare passed away in a Pune hospital on Monday.
Babasaheb had turned 100 earlier this year. Babasaheb Purandare was admitted to the Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Centre in Pune where he breathed his last in the wee hours. The last rites would be performed later in the day.
Noted historian, Padma Vibhushan awardee Babasaheb Purandare dead at 99 in Pune hospital
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 diagnosed with pneumonia a week ago and was admitted to the city’s Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital where he died.
Noted historian Babasaheb Purandare passes away at 99
He was diagnosed with pneumonia owing to advanced age and was on ventilator support in the hospital’s intensive care unit. His health deteriorated on Sunday and he had been in an extremely critical condition since then, the doctor said.
On Sunday, the historian’s declining health sparked rumours of his death in a section of the vernacular media and a number of local news portals.
Known by his moniker ‘Shiv Shahir’ (literally Shivaji’s bard), Purandare was considered one of the pre-eminent authorities on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
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