Pratap Govindrao Pawar

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.

Pratap Pawar
Pratap Govindrao Pawar (left) in 2007.
Born	Pratap Govindrao Pawar Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Industrialist
Known for	Chairman & Managing Director of Sakal Chairman of College of Engineering, Pune
Parent(s)	Govindrao Pawar (father) Sharadabai Pawar (mother)
Relatives	Sharad Pawar (elder brother) Ajit Pawar (nephew) Supriya Sule (niece)
Awards	Padma Shri (2014) Punya Bhushan (2015)

Career

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]

Personal life

Pawar is the younger brother of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar.^[2]

Awards

• 2014 - Padma Shri^[7]
• 2015 - Punyabhushan^[8]