Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed his condolence on the death of historian and Padma Vibhushan awardee Balwant Moreshwar Purandare, popularly known as Babasaheb Purandare.
He was admitted to the intensive care unit of the hospital on Saturday after he fell in the bathroom. Doctors at Pune’s Deenanath Mangeshkar hospital said that Purandare died in the morning after a brief illness. He was 99.
The last rites will be performed at 10.30 am at Vaikunth crematorium in Pune.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his condolences on the demise of Babasaheb Purandare. 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.”
Notably, the Prime Minister had in August, attended a function to mark Baba Saheb Purandare entering the 100th year of his life.
PM Modi had said that Purandare’s work reflects his unwavering devotion to Shivaji. “In his works, Shivaji Maharaj comes alive in our hearts. All of us will always be indebted to him for his sterling contribution of taking the life and history of Shivaji Maharaj to people,” the Prime Minister had said.
He had also recalled Babasaheb Purandare’s contributions from the Goa Mukti Sangram to the Dadar Nagar Haveli freedom struggle.
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