Aurangabad, Feb 24:
Former IAS officer Bhujangrao Kulkarni, who had served at various administrative positions in Maharashtra, passed away at around 2.15 pm on Wednesday at his residence in Bhagyanagar. He was 103. His career as the head of the first census of the state, commissioner of Pune municipal corporation, district collector of Aurangabad, revenue commissioner of Mumbai, a torchbearer in the establishment of the then Marathwada University and later 2 times as Vice-Chancellor were notable.
Born at Pimpalgaon in Beed district, Kulkarni had completed his school education in Beed and Aurangabad, and higher education from Hyderabad till 1938. After serving Hyderabad state administration from 1939 to 1951, he became the collector of Nanded in 1953. He also served as the collector of Aurangabad from 1956 to 1959. He was the chief of the first census for Maharashtra and also served as a Pune municipal commissioner and retired as secretary of the irrigation department in 1974. His last rights will be performed in Pushpanagri crematorium in the evening.