65-year-old renowned theatre artist Shashikant Barhanpurkar passed away after a brief illness on Saturday morning.
Barhanpurkar, who hailed from Barhanpur village in Beed district, completed his graduation from Ambejogai. He completed post-graduation in Zoology and was also a Ph.D holder. As dramatics always fascinated him, he decided to plunge into drama and went to the US to obtain a Ph.D.
He was a former head of the department of Dramatics at the Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University (Bamu). Having acted in some of the famous dramas during his early days of career, Barhanpurkar was also known as a student-friendly teacher.
Reacting upon his demise, Bamu VC Pramod Yeole and others paid tributes to the late artist for his contribution in the field of drama and academia.
“Barhanpurkar was one of the stalwarts who have been credited for taking the department of dramatics at the university to new heights. During his tenure at the university for nearly three-and-a-half decades, he brought many laurels for the department and shaped lives of many students,” he said.