Pratap Govindrao Pawar is an Indian industrialist, and the chairman and managing director at Sakal Papers Pvt. Ltd.[1] The Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri in 2014 for his contributions to trade and industry.[2][3] He is also the chairman of College of Engineering Pune located in Shivajinagar, Pune.[citation needed]
Pawar is a former president of the Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA), Pune, the Indian Newspaper Society and the Indian Language Newspapers Association.[4] He is a member of the executive committee of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, Paris, and a UGC-nominee at the Press Council of India.[5] He also serves on the director boards of several companies[4] and is a recipient of the Punyabhushan Award.[3] In 2014, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honor, for his contributions to trade and industry.[6]
Pawar is the younger brother of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar.[2]
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