In 1940, Maharaja Pratap Singh Gayakwad of the princely state of Baroda (which was then under British Raj) honored Pendharkar by naming him as Raj Kawi (राजकवि) --state poet.
Yashwant Vithoba Chittal | Yashwant Sinha | Yashawant Dinkar Phadke | Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar | Prabhakar Pendharkar |