Vasudeo Sitaram Bendrey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vasudeo Sitaram Bendrey

Date of Birth: 13-Feb-1894

Place of Birth: Pen, Maharashtra, India

Date of Death: 16-Jul-1986

Profession: writer, historian

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Vasudeo Sitaram Bendrey (13 February 1894 – 16 July 1986), popularly referred to as V.S.Bendre or V.C.Bendre in sources.
was a historian and author from the CKP community of Maharashtra.
He won the Maharashtra state award for Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Charitra 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.His works include "Sadhan-Chikitsa", which is considered a concise introduction to Maratha history and a guide for tools to conduct historical research. He wrote several books on the history of Marathas, and created indexes of Peshwa's Daftar or historical records, known as "Bendrey's Indexes".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.