Babasaheb Purandare, historian and Padma Vibhushan awardee, passes away at 99

Padma Vibhushan awardee Babasaheb Purandare was an Indian writer, theatre personality, and historian from Maharashtra. His works are mostly based on the events that are related to the life of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the 17th-century founder of the Maratha Empire.

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