India, Aug. 5 -- Padma Shri Dr D Y Patil, one of Maharashtra's foremost educationists, founder of the D Y Patil Group and former Governor of Bihar, Tripura and West Bengal, passed away at his Kolhapur residence on Tuesday after a prolonged illness. He was 90.

Born on October 22, 1935, in Ambap village of Kolhapur district, Patil began his public life in politics, serving as Mayor of Kolhapur from 1957 to 1962. He was elected MLA from Panhala in 1967 and again in 1972 before shifting his focus to education after 1978.

Patil founded the D Y Patil Group in 1983. Today, it runs more than 160 educational institutions, deemed universities, and medical and sports facilities across Navi Mumbai, Pune and Kolhapur. He established Navi Mumbai's fi...