Kedar Mahadevrao Phalke

Kedar Mahadevrao Phalke earned his master’s in Commerce and Management from Shivaji University, Kolhapur. He completed his postdoctoral research from Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Pune. His doctoral thesis Administrative System of Chhatrapati Shivaji: Relevance to Modern Management was thoroughly eulogized. Among his many other books, he has authored Adnyapatra: Shivchhatrapatinchi Rajneeti, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Shivraj Bhushan, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharajanchi Rajneeti, Shivchhatrapatincha Warsa: Swarajya te Samrajya, The Legacy of Chhatrapati Shivaji: Kingdom to Empire and Forts Architecture of Chhatrapati Shivaji. He has received scholarships to conduct research on different subjects from prestigious institutes such as The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune, and Indian Council of Historical Research, Delhi. He is a life member of Bharat Itihas Samshodhak Mandal, Pune; Shri Shivaji Raigad Smarak Mandal, Pune; and The Asiatic Society, Mumbai