Famous
historian
and
author
of
many
books
on
Maratha
history,
Babasaheb
Purandare
passed
away
today
(November
15,
2021)
in
Pune.
The
Padma
Vibhushan
awardee
was
99
and
breathed
his
last
at
the
Deenananth
Mangeshkar
Hospital
and
Research
Centre.
He
was
on
life
support
after
being
diagnosed
with
pneumonia.
His
last
rites
will
take
place
today
at
10:30
am
in
Pune's
Vaikunth
Crematorium.
His
demise
indeed
left
many
people
of
Maharashtra
in
shock.
Notably,
PM
Narendra
Modi
mourned
his
death
on
Twitter.
He
tweeted,
"I
am
pained
beyond
words.
The
demise
of
Shivshahir
Babasaheb
Purandare
leaves
a
major
void
in
the
world
of
history
and
culture.
It
is
thanks
to
him
that
the
coming
generations
will
get
further
connected
to
Chhatrapati
Shivaji
Maharaj.
His
other
works
will
also
be
remembered."
I
am
pained
beyond
words.
The
demise
of
Shivshahir
Babasaheb
Purandare
leaves
a
major
void
in
the
world
of
history
and
culture.
It
is
thanks
to
him
that
the
coming
generations
will
get
further
connected
to
Chhatrapati
Shivaji
Maharaj.
His
other
works
will
also
be
remembered.
pic.twitter.com/Ehu4NapPSL
Not
only
Modi,
but
several
Marathi
celebs
like
Amol
Gupte
and
Madhur
Bhandarkar
took
to
their
respective
social
media
handles
and
shared
some
moments
with
Babasaheb
Purande
while
offering
condolences
to
his
family.
Amol
Kolhe,
who
played
the
role
of
Chhatrapati
Shivaji
Maharaj
took
to
Instagram
and
wrote,
"प्रत्येक
भेट
कॅमेऱ्यात
टिपली
गेली
नसेल
पण
स्मृतिपटलावर
नक्कीच
कोरली
आहे.
"राजा
शिवछत्रपती"
मालिकेच्या
सेटवर
दिलेल्या
आशीर्वादपर
पसंतीच्या
पावतीपासून
ते
अगदी
मागील
वर्षीच्या
दिवाळसणापर्यंत
अनेक
ठिकाणी,
अनेक
निमित्ताने
भेटी
झाल्या.
प्रत्येक
भेटीत
जाणवला
तो
जिव्हाळा
आणि
इतिहासाविषयी
आत्मियता...
इतिहासाच्या
ध्यासाचं,
त्याच्या
भव्यदिव्य
सादरीकरणाचं,
चालत्या
बोलत्या
शिवशाहिरीचं
एक
शतक
काळाच्या
पडद्याआड
गेलं...
भावपूर्ण
श्रद्धांजली🙏🏻
#babasahebpurandare."
Filmmaker
Madhur
Bhandarkar
tweeted,
"Sad
to
hear
demise
of
Legendary
Historian
&
Padma
Vibhushan
#BabasahebPurandare
sir,
His
exemplary
work
and
narratives
on
the
life
of
great
Chhatrapati
Shivaji
Maharaj
will
always
remain
as
his
biggest
contribution
to
the
literature
of
our
country.
#OmShanti."
Sad
to
hear
demise
of
Legendary
Historian
&
Padma
Vibhushan
#BabasahebPurandare
sir,
His
exemplary
work
and
narratives
on
the
life
of
great
Chhatrapati
Shivaji
Maharaj
will
always
remain
as
his
biggest
contribution
to
the
literature
of
our
country.
#OmShanti
🙏
pic.twitter.com/1oFuOgWu9R
Talking
about
Babasaheb
Purandare,
his
original
name
was
Balwant
Moreshwar
Purandare.
He
had
authored
many
books
and
essays
on
the
Maratha
Warriors.
His
prominent
works
are
Jaanta
Raja,
Maharaj,
Rajgad,
Panhalgad,
Purandaryanchi
Daulat
and
so
on.
He
received
the
Maharashtra
Bhushan
award
in
2015,
and
Padma
Vibhushan
in
2019.