Pratap Govindrao Pawar

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Pratap Pawar
A delegation of Indian Newspaper Society (INS) called on the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi. The delegation comprised by the President INS, Mr. Bahubali S. Shah, the Deputy President INS, Mr. Paresh Nath.jpg
Pratap Govindrao Pawar (left) in 2007.
Born
Pratap Govindrao Pawar

Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationIndustrialist
Known forChairman & Managing Director of Sakal
Chairman of College of Engineering, Pune
Parent(s)Govindrao Pawar (father)
Sharadabai Pawar (mother)
Relatives Sharad Pawar (elder brother)
Ajit Pawar (nephew)
Supriya Sule (niece)
Awards Padma Shri (2014)
Punya Bhushan (2015)

Pratap Govindrao Pawar is an Indian industrialist, and the chairman and managing director at Sakal Papers Pvt. Ltd. [1] The Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri in 2014 for his contributions to trade and industry. [2] [3] He is also the chairman of College of Engineering Pune located in Shivajinagar, Pune.[ citation needed ]

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Career

Pawar is a former president of the Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA), Pune, the Indian Newspaper Society and the Indian Language Newspapers Association. [4] 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. [5] He also serves on the director boards of several companies [4] and is a recipient of the Punyabhushan Award. [3] In 2014, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honor, for his contributions to trade and industry. [6]

Personal life

Pawar is the younger brother of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar. [2]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Pratap Pawar
  2. 1 2 Sequeira, Rosy (16 March 2012). "All Pawars not related to NCP leader". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  3. 1 2 "President confers 'Punyabhushan' on Pratap Pawar". Deccan Herald. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Pratap Govind Rao Pawar on Bloomberg". Bloomberg. 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "WAN-IFRA Executive Committee: Pratap Pawar". World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers. 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "List of Padma awardees". The Hindu . 25 January 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "President of India presents Punyabhushan Award to Shri Pratap Pawar". Press Information Bureau . 26 June 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
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