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