Maharashtra Itihas Prabodhini (MIP) is a trust, basically founded in 1992 for promotion of historical research & Social enlightenment through it. Shri Shahu Maharaj, the present Chhatrapati of Kolhapur, is the Patron-in-Chief and Ad. Shripatrao Shinde, ex-MLA, is the president of the trust. Dr. Jaysingrao Pawar, a renowned historian and researcher, is holding a post of the Managing Trustee and the Director of MIP.