Kolhapur, 26 Mar (HS): Senior historian Dr Jaysingh

Pawar passed away on Thursday early morning. He was 85. He was suffering from

health issues related to his lungs and was being treated for about 45 days.

Pawar was a staunch supporter of principles of Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj.

Born

on 30 December 1941 in Tadsar town in Sangli district, he did MA and later

acquired doctoral degree from Kolhapur’s Shivaji University. He was a college

teacher for three decades and was popular among the students. He has more than

25 books on History to his credit, and presented more than 45 research papers

published during various conferences in History. Dr Pawar established Maharashtra

Itihas Prabodhini in 1992 and worked as its director. His book on Rajarshi

Shahu Maharaj publiched in three volumes in 2001 was translated in 16 Indian

languages and Russin, German and Urdu languages.

Dr

Jaysingh Pawar was honoured with various awards for his contribution to the

field of history.

CONDOLENCE: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar have condoled the death of Dr Jaysingh Pawar. An era of honest histrian ended with the death of Dr Jaysingh Pawar.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar