Historian, Padma Vibhushan awardee Babasaheb Purandare dead
The Hindu
He was diagnosed with pneumonia owing to advanced age and was on ventilator support in the hospital’s intensive care unit
Noted historian and Padma Vibhushan awardee Balwant Moreshwar Purandare, popularly known as Babasaheb Purandare, died at a Pune hospital on November 15 after a brief illness, a doctor said.
Purandare (99), an authority on the Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was diagnosed with pneumonia a week ago and was admitted to the city’s Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital where he died.
He was diagnosed with pneumonia owing to advanced age and was on ventilator support in the hospital’s intensive care unit. His health deteriorated on November 14 and he had been in an extremely critical condition since then, the doctor said.