Vasudeo Sitaram Bendrey

Vasudeo Sitaram Bendrey (13 February 1894 – 16 July 1986), popularly referred to as V.S.Bendre or V.C.Bendre in sources.[1][2] was a historian and author from the CKP community of Maharashtra. He won the Maharashtra state award for Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Charitra[3] He is known for finding the true portrait of Shivaji (see inscription below portrait). He was a student of Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade and worked for Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal.

Vasudeo Sitaram Bendrey
Born(1894-02-13)February 13, 1894
Pen, India
Died(1986-07-16)July 16, 1986
NationalityIndian
Known forIndology
Portrait of Shivaji Maharaj found by Bendrey

His works include "Sadhan-Chikitsa", which is considered a concise introduction to Maratha history and a guide for tools to conduct historical research.[4] He wrote several books on the history of Marathas,[5] and created indexes of Peshwa's Daftar or historical records, known as "Bendrey's Indexes".[6]

He brought to light how Sambhaji was misrepresented and proved that he had put up a strong resistance against foreign powers and made great contributions to the Maratha state.[7]

References
  1. "Lokrajya, volume 34". 1978: 61. The recipients of awards included Ram Gosavi, the blind poet of Miraj in Sangli district and V. C. Bendre, the 84-year old historian. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Gaekwad's Oriental Series, Issue 175". Oriental Institute. 1995: 427. “Banki Das ki Khyat ", ed. by Narottam Swami, Jaipur, 2013, V.S. Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj (Marathi), by V.C. Bendre, Poona... Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "The Illustrated Weekly of India". 91 (3). Bennett, Coleman & Company. July 1970: 8. (page 8)The Bakhar (diary) written by Anant Malhar Chitnis has proved valuable to historians including Grant Duff. There are renowned C.K.P. historians, too, like V. C. Bendre. His Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Charitra has won the Maharashtra State Award. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Bendrey, Vasudeo Sitaram (2015). Sadhan-Chikitsa. Independent Publisher. ISBN 9781467517874.
  5. Vasudeo Sitaram Bendrey in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
  6. Chitnis, KN (1990). Research Methodology in History. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN 9788171561216.
  7. Lipare, Dayanand (23 April 2013). "इतिहासकार बेंद्रे यांची दुर्मिळ पुस्तके पुन्हा वाचकभेटीला" [Rare books of historian Bendrey are available]. Loksatta (in Marathi). Kolhapur. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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