Pratap Govindrao Pawar
Indian industrialist
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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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Chairman of College of Engineering, Pune
Sharadabai Pawar (mother)
Pratap Pawar | |
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Pratap Govindrao Pawar (left) in 2007. | |
| Born | Pratap Govindrao Pawar Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Industrialist |
| Known for | Chairman & 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) |
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
- 2014 - Padma Shri[7]
- 2015 - Punyabhushan[8]
