Vasudeo Sitaram Bendrey
Vasudeo Sitaram Bendrey, popularly referred to as V.S.Bendre or V.C.Bendre in sources. was a historian and author from the CKP community of Maharashtra. He won the Maharashtra state award for Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Charitra
He is known for finding the true portrait of Shivaji. He was a student of Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade and worked for Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal.
His works include "Sadhan-Chikitsa", which is considered a concise introduction to Maratha history and a guide for tools to conduct historical research.
He wrote several books on the history of Marathas, and created indexes of Peshwa's Daftar or historical records, known as "Bendrey's Indexes".
He brought to light how Sambhaji was misrepresented and proved that he had put up a strong resistance against foreign powers and made great contributions to the Maratha state.
