About Nanasaheb Parulekar
Lived 1898 – 1973 (aged 74). Nanasaheb Parulekar was an Indian journalist and author.
Narayan Bhikaji Parulekar, commonly referred as Nanasaheb Parulekar (20 September 1897 – 8 January 1973), was the founding editor of Sakal, a Marathi daily newspaper, launched in January 1932. He also remained the chairman of the Press Trust of India.
Today, Sakal is the flagship daily of Pune-based Sakal Media Group, which also runs newspapers including Sakaal Times and Gomantak, and sells almost 300,000 copies in Pune district and over 1,000,000 copies across Maharashtra.
Parulekar was a recipient of the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan.
Personal life He was married to a Frenchwoman Shanta Genevieve Pommeret and had daughter Claude Lila Parulekar, a noted animal rights activist.
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Who was Nanasaheb Parulekar?
Indian newspaper editor (1898-1973)
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Nanasaheb Parulekar was born on 20 September 1898.
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Nanasaheb Parulekar died on 8 January 1973.
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Nanasaheb Parulekar was a journalist and author.
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Nanasaheb Parulekar was Indian.
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