Famous Historian Balwant Moreshwar Purandare Passes Away

Balwant Moreshwar Purandare, renowned historian and Padma Vibhushan awardee, passed away on November 15 at a Pune hospital after a brief sickness. He was brought to the city's Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital three days ago, for pneumonia treatment. After his condition deteriorated, he was moved to ventilator support in the hospital's intensive care unit. He was one of the foremost specialists on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and was known as Shiv Shahir.