Yusufkhan Mohamadkhan Pathan

Yusufkhan Mohamadkhan Pathan is an authority on Maratha saints. He was born on 1 March 1930. He has been head of department, Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India^[1] In 2007, he received a Padma Shri award from the Government of India for excellence in literature and education.^[2] O'Hanlon cites his as the editor of Bhausahebanchi bakhar,^[3] Deshpande cites him as the editor of the Sabhasad Bakhar. In 2004 he received the Indian Independence day Certificate of honour for Persian language.^{[citation needed]}