Purandare is prominent Indian family of

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Sardar Sardar, also spelled as Sardaar/Sirdar ( fa, سردار, , 'commander', literally 'headmaster'), is a title of royalty and nobility that was originally used to denote princes, noblemen, chiefs, kings and other aristocrats. It has also been u ...

s, Patil, Jagirdars during

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. They belong to Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin (

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) community. Dhondo Malhar Purandare, a member of purandare family held the patilki watan of Vadule, a village in present day

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. Purandare wada (palace} in

Saswad Saswad is a municipal council located on South-Eastern corridor of Pune district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Saswad is situated on the banks of the Karha River. Saswad is about 31 km from Pune-Central Station. History Saswad is a ...

was the seat of the Purandares until 1818, when the Peshwas lost control to the

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after the

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.The Purandare Wada still stands but is in a much dilapidated state. The design of the Purandare wada was the inspiration for the better known

Shaniwar Wada Shaniwar Wada is a historical fortification in the city of Pune, India. Built in 1732, it was the great seat of the Peshwas of the Maratha Empire until 1818. Following the rise of the Maratha Empire, the palace became the center of Indian poli ...

in Pune.

History

Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath rose to prominence through the support of Purandare. After becoming Peshwa, Balaji made Ambaji Pant Purandare as his Mutalik, or 'deputy Peshwa.' Ambaji Pant Purandare is the founder of the Purandare family. In 1727, a dispute concerned the posts of

Kulkarni Kulkarni is a family name native to the Indian state of Maharashtra. The name "Kulkarni" is a combination of two words (''kula'' and ''karni''). ''Kula'' means "family", and ''Karanika'' means "archivist". Historically, Kulkarni was the title gi ...

and Deshkulkarni between the Purandares and Atreyas in which the Purandares won.

Notables

Balwant Moreshwar Purandare Balwant Moreshwar Purandare (29 July 1922 – 15 November 2021), popularly known as Babasaheb Purandare, was an Indian historian and theatre personality from Maharashtra, India. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's highest second-civi ...

, writer and theatrical personality from

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, India

References

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