Nanasaheb Parulekar, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Nanasaheb Parulekar

Indian newspaper editor

Date of Birth: 20-Sep-1898

Date of Death: 08-Jan-1973

Profession: author, journalist

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Narayan Bhikaji Parulekar commonly referred as Nanasaheb Parulekar (20 September 1898 – 8 January 1973), was the Founding Editor of Sakal, a Marathi daily newspaper, launched in January 1932.
He also remained the Chairman of the Press Trust of India.Today, Sakal is the flagship daily of Pune-based Sakal Media Group, which also runs newspapers including Sakaal Times and Gomantak, and sells almost 300,000 copies in Pune district and over 1,000,000 copies across Maharashtra.Parulekar was a recipient of the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan.