Centenary celebration of Baba Saheb Purandare

Prime Minister Modi has paid rich tributes to Baba Saheb Purandare Ji on entering the 100th year of his life.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021

Balwant Moreshwar Purandare (born 1922), popularly known as Babasaheb Purandare is a writer and theatre personality from Maharashtra.

His works are mostly based on the events related to the life of Shivaji, the 17th-century founder of the Maratha Empire; as a result he is termed as Shiv-Shahir (“Shivaji’s bard”). He is mostly known for his popular play on Shivaji Jaanta Raja.

In 2015, he was awarded with Maharashtra Bhushan Award, Maharashtra’s highest civilian award. He was awarded with Padma Vibhushan in 2019.