Diwan Bahadur Yeshwant Ballappa Borkar

“Diwan Bahadur” Yeshwant Ballapa Borkar

Kodibag Karwar

Wife: Savitri (Shanta) Pandurang Nadkarni ( Ankola)

1. First Graduate from GSB community in 1888.

2. Posted as Collector of Karwar District.

3. Awarded “Diwan Bahadur “ Honors by British Govt. for his work.

4. Became ‘Diwan ‘ (equivalent to Prime Minister) of then Janjira and Murud State.

5. Expired during posting of Diwan at Janjira and Murud State during 1926.

Daughters: (all expired)

1.Ganga Mahabaleshwar Wagle, (Mumbai)

2.Mathura Narayan Nadkarni, (Ankola)

3.Amba Haribhau Ginde (Belgaum)

4.Hirabai Vishwanath Nadkarni ( Ankola)

Sons: (all Expired)

1.Govind Yeshwant Borkar (Mumbai)

2.Balkrishna Yeshwant Borkar (Mumbai)

3. Vithal Yeshwant Borkar (Mumbai) was an Editor of marathi magazine called “Navjivan” - My father