Kolhapur, June 4 -- Senior history researcher late Dr Jaysingrao Pawar has been selected posthumously for this year's prestigious "Rajarshi Shahu Purskar", on behalf of the Shree Shahu Chhatrapati Memorial Trust (SSCMT).
At a press conference, held at the district collector office this evening, Dr Vijay Rathod, district collector and SSCMT president, announced this award.
The award carries Rs one lakh in cash, a Manpatra and Manchinha (plaque).
Dr Rathod said that late Dr Pawar, who passed away on March 26 this year at the age of 85, had worked to bring the thoughts of Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj and the history of Maratheshahi to the nation and international sector during his life.
He had written and edited more than 40 books on history. He...