Rajarshi Shahu Chatrapati

"DR. JAISINGRAO PAWAR IS ONE OF THE MOST AUTHORITATIVE SENIOR HISTORIAN. THE MAIN SUBJECTS OF HIS INTEREST ARE BASICALLY FROM THE MARATHA DYNASTY. THEY INCLUDE CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJI MAHARAJ, CHHTRAPATI RAJARAM MAHARAJ AND MAHARANI TARABAI. IN ADDITION TO THIS TRIPLET, DR. PAWAR HAS MASTERY OVER ANOTHER INFLUENTIAL TRI-STAR; MAHATMA PHULE, RAJARSHEE SHAHU AND DR. AMBEDKAR. SINCE LAST FOUR DECADES DR. PAWAR HAS DEDICATED HIS TIME AND EFFORTS IN PURSUING HISTORY. MORE THAN THIRTY OF HIS BOOKS AND FORTY RESEARCH PAPERS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED. HE HAS COMPILED THREE VOLUMES OF 'RAJARSHEE SHAHU SMARAK GRANTH' WHICH IS A MILESTONE. THE 'MAHARASHTRA ITIHAS PRABODHINI' ESTABLISHED BY HIM IN KOLHAPUR IS THE LEADING HISTORY INSTITUTION PROVIDING AID FOR STUDIES RELATED TO HISTORY AND SOCIAL REFORMATION. HIS EXTENSIVE WORK HAS CREATED INTEREST REGARDING HISTORY IN THE MINDS OF COMMON PEOPLE. HIS SAID BOOK IS A COLLECTION OF MANY ARTICLES; EACH REVEALING NEW DIMENSIONS OF THE GREAT SOCIAL REFORMER THAT RAJARSHEE SHAHU MAHARAJ WAS. "