Babasaheb Purandare
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 Babasaheb Purandare in 2011 |
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| Born | Balwant Moreshwar Purandare 29 July 1922 India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Historian, Literature, Writer |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Children | Madhuri, Prasad, Amrut |
| Parents | Moreshwar Purandare |
Balwant Moreshwar Purandare (Marathi: बळवंत मोरेश्वर पुरंदरे) (Born July 29, 1922, Pune[1]), popularly known as Shivshahir Babasaheb Purandare (शिवशाहीर बाबासाहेब पुरंदरे) is a historian, writer and theatre personality from Maharashtra, India. His works are mostly based on the events related to the life of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He is mostly known for his popular play on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Jaanta Raja which was a hit not only in Maharashtra but also in Andhra Pradesh.
Babasaheb Purandare has also very closely studied history of Peshwa's of Pune.
[edit] Works
Shahir Babasaheb Purandare started writing stories related to the period of Shivaji's reign at a very young age, which were later compiled and published in a book titled "Thingya" (Meaning: Sparks). His other works include books titled "Raja Chatrapati", "Kesari" and one book on life of Narayanrao Peshwa. But the most well-known of his works is the drama, Jaanata Raja. This drama of tremendous mass appeal, on the life and character of Chhatrapati Shivaji was published in 1985 and was also first staged in the same year. Since then the drama has been staged over 864 times in 16 districts of Maharashtra, Agra, Delhi, Bhopal, and the United States. Originally written in Marathi, this work was later translated into Hindi also.[1][2] This drama is performed by over 200 artists. The elephants, camels and horses are also used in the play. Generally the performance of this drama begins around Diwali each year.
For his works in the field of drama, he was awarded the Kalidas Samman by the Madhya Pradesh Government for the year 2007-08. [1] He has also been awarded by Maharashtra Bhushan.
[edit] Personal life
Madhuri Purandare, his daughter, is a writer, painter and singer. She has written a book on Pablo Picasso. He has two sons Amrut Purandare and Prasad Purandare. Prasad Purandare is a Marathi theater and film personality. He has a few Hindi films to his credit.
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- ^ a b c "Kalidas Samman to Shri Purandare". Department of Public Relations, Madhya Pradesh Government. November 20, 2007. http://www.mpinfo.org/mpinfonew/NewsDetails.aspx?newsid=071120N15&flag1=1. Retrieved 16 Dec 2011.
- ^ "Janta Raja' to be staged in the US: Baba Purandare". November 2, 2007. http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20071102/811130.html. Retrieved 16 Dec 2011.
