Narayan Bhikaji Parulekar, commonly referred as Nanasaheb Parulekar (20 September 1897 – 8 January 1973), was the Founding Editor of ''

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'', a

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, launched in January 1932. He also remained the Chairman of the

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. Today, ''Sakal'' is the flagship daily of Pune-based Sakal Media Group, which also runs newspapers including ''

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'' and '' Gomantak'', and sells almost 300,000 copies in Pune district and over 1,000,000 copies across

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. Parulekar was a recipient of the civilian honour of the

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Personal life

He was married to a Frenchwoman Shanta Genevieve Pommeret and had daughter Claude Lila Parulekar, a noted animal rights activist.

References

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