Pratap Pawar

Pratap Pawar
Born Maharashtra, India
Occupation Media personality
Social worker
Awards Padma Shri
Punyabhushan Award

Pratap Govind Rao Pawar is an Indian social worker, media personality and the managing director of Sakal, a Marathi language daily published from Pune.[1] An alumnus of the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Pawar is a former president of the Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA), Pune, the Indian Newspaper Society and Indian Language Newspapers Association.[2] He is a member of the executive committee of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, Paris and a UGC-nominee at the Press Council of India.[3] He also serves on the director boards of several companies[2] and is a recipient of the Punyabhushan Award.[1] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2008, for his contributions to society.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "President confers 'Punyabhushan' on Pratap Pawar". Deccan Herald. 26 June 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Pratap Govind Rao Pawar on Bloomberg". Bloomberg. 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ "WAN-IFRA Executive Committee: Pratap Pawar". World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers. 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
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