Panditrao Agashe

Jagdish "Panditrao" Chandrashekhar Agashe (IAST: Jagadīśa "Paṃḍitarāva" Candraśekhara Āgāśe;[a] 8 March 1936 – 16 November 1986) was an Indian industrialist, best remembered for succeeding his father Chandrashekhar Agashe as the joint managing director of the Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate Ltd. from 1970 to 1978.

[7][8] He had matriculated high school,[9] attending the Deccan Education Society's New English School Ramanbaug,[10] but dropped out of his Bachelor of Science degree from Fergusson University when he joined the company, becoming the joint managing director of the syndicate alongside his brother Dnyaneshwar on 1 July 1970.

[17][8] Between 1958 and 1966, the syndicate continued regular operation under the board's management and Agashe's supervision, during which time he financially aided several farming communities around the Malshiras taluka, including those regions affected by the Panshet dam flood in 1961.

[24] Beginning in the 1970s, under Agashe and his brother, the syndicate manufactured liquor in Shreepur, Maharashtra,[25] specialising in whisky and rum production under its several flagship brands.

[30] By the early 1980s, under Agashe's management, the syndicate also briefly engaged in the business of metal printing.