{"id":1757,"date":"2026-04-09T22:59:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/?p=1757"},"modified":"2026-04-09T22:59:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:29:29","slug":"adv-vaibhav-thorat-conferred-shikshan-maharshi-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/?p=1757","title":{"rendered":"Adv. Vaibhav Thorat Conferred \u2018Shikshan Maharshi\u2019 Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Pimpri : <\/strong>Adv. Vaibhav Maruti Thorat, Secretary of Shiv Sena and Member of New Education Policy (Government of Maharashtra) has been conferred with the \u2018Shikshan Maharshi\u2019 Award by Rama Mangal Social Foundation and News Express in recognition of his contribution to education, social work and leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally from Shiroli Khurd in Junnar taluka, Thorat holds an M.A. in History, LL.B., and a postgraduate diploma in Finance Management. 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