24 1962 , . . 1962 याव गायसनजानाय , साबजायिनायथाव भि . एस . खानदेकार बुथुमसालिनि न सिबाजि मुलुगसोलोंसालिया मुंदांखा माराथि थुनलाय , मानगोनां गियानपिथ बानथानि गिबिसिन माराथि देरहागिरिनि उनाव मुंहोजानाय ।
Established in 1962 Shivaji University is home to the quaint V S Khandekar Museum named after the noted Marathi literature the first ever Marathi winner of the prestigious Jnanpith Award .