India, Aug. 5 -- Former governor of Tripura, Bihar, and West Bengal, Dnyandeo Yashwant Patil passed away on Tuesday at Kolhapur in western Maharashtra after a prolonged illness. He was 90.

A leading 'education baron' of Maharashtra, DY Patil founded and managed several education and sports institutions. The DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, venue of many international cricket matches, is named after him. The DY Patil Group he founded in 1983 operates over 160 educational institutions, deemed universities and prominent sports and medical infrastructure in Navi Mumbai, Pune, and Kolhapur.

Patil passed away at his residence in Kolhapur on Tuesday morning, family sources said. He is survived by his sons, former State minister and Congress le...