He is also known for his significant contribution along with Madhav Deshpande & Madhav Mehere as senior party co-founders in the early 70's of Shiv Sena with Bal Thackeray.
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Generally the performance of this drama begins around Diwali each year.
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Madhuri Purandare, his daughter, is a writer, painter and singer; she has written a book on Pablo Picasso.
The project includes a museum which was created by Babasaheb Purandare and Ninad Bedekar.