Rtd. Vice Admiral Manohar Pralhad Awati

Vr.C., PVSM, & Commander in Chief of the Western Fleet.

The Legacy

The story of how we came to be….

Dr. Miss Krishnabai Krishnajee Kelavkar

First Lady student of Fergusson College, Poona. First Hindu lady practicing, L.M. & S., winner of Kaisar-i-Hind Silver for distinguished public service.

Bar. Shamrao Krishnarao Kelavkar

B.A.LL.B. (Cantab), Barrister of Law, Ex-Judicial Minister, Kolhapur State. Founder & first Principal of Sykes Law College, Kolhapur.

Ford V8

Bought by Dr. Miss Krishnabai Kelavkar, driven by Bar. Shamrao Kelavkar and handed down, me being the fourth generation at its wheel.

Medals

A few assorted decorations in the family….

Bullet

Under Construction

Col. Madhavrao Krishnarao Kelavkar

Assistant Director General – Indian Medical Service (Stores), First Drug Controller of Free India, Order of British Empire (Civil).

Fiat

The 1959 FIAT 1100 in general, known as the Millecento, and referred to in Fiat’s advertising of the day as “the magic Millecento”.

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