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List Of Marathi-language Authors
This article contains a list of Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people *Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, a small island in Greece See also * * ... writers arranged in the English alphabetical order of the writers' last names. {{DEFAULTSORT:Marathi Writers Lists of writers by language Lists of Indian writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marathi Language
Marathi (; ''Marāṭhī'', ) is an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the official language of Maharashtra, and additional official language in the state of Goa. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India, with 83 million speakers as of 2011. Marathi ranks 11th in the list of languages with most native speakers in the world. Marathi has the third largest number of native speakers in India, after Hindi and Bengali. The language has some of the oldest literature of all modern Indian languages. The major dialects of Marathi are Standard Marathi and the Varhadi dialect. Marathi distinguishes inclusive and exclusive forms of 'we' and possesses a three-way gender system, that features the neuter in addition to the masculine and the feminine. In its phonology, it contrasts apico-alveolar with alveopalatal affricates and alveolar with retroflex laterals ( and (Marathi letters and respectively). H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malati Bedekar
Malati Vishram Bedekar (Devanagari: मालती विश्राम बेडेकर) (18 March 1905 – 7 May 2001) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. She was the first prominent feminist writer in Marathi literature. She also used pseudonym ''Vibhavari Shirurkar'' (Devanagari: विभावरी शिरूरकर). Biography Balutai Khare (बाळुताई खरे) was Bedekar's maiden name. She was the daughter of Anantrao and Indirabai Khare. Anantrao was a progressive thinker and educator, and Indirabai was a capable woman who successfully managed a dairy business for 25 years. Balutai later wrote a semi-biographical novel ''Kharemaster'' (खरेमास्तर) after her father. In her teens, Balutai's parents sent her to stay in the hostel of the school for girls which Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve had started a few years earlier in Hingane, then in the outskirts of Pune. After finishing her education in that school, she gradu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krushnashastri Chiplunkar
Krushnashastri Chiplunkar (Devanagari: कृष्णशास्त्री चिपळूणकर) (1824–1878) was a social activist and a Marathi people, Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. For some years, he served as a principal of the Teachers' Training College in Pune. Chiplunkar was a scholar especially in Sanskrit ''Nyaya'' (न्याय) (Logic), ''Dharma'' (धर्म) (Religion, Law, and Ethics), and ''Artha'' (अर्थ) (Economics). Learning English was not common among Indian scholars of his time, yet he started learning it at age 25, and mastered it along with Sanskrit and Marathi. He was a leading personality in the city of Pune during his life. Works * विचारलहरी (1852) * सॉक्रेटिसचे चरित्र (1852) * अर्थशास्त्र परिभाषा (1855) * संस्कृतभाषेचे लघु व्याकरण (1859) * पद्यरत्नावली (1865) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahinabai Chaudhari
Bahinabai Chaudhari (24 August 1880 – 3 December 1951) was a Marathi language poet from Jalgaon district of Bombay State, India. She became a noted poet posthumously. Early life Bahinabai was born in a Mahajan family at Asode in Khandesh region of the present-day Jalgaon district on the 24 August 1880, on the day of Naga Panchami. Her mother's name was Bhimai, and her father's name was Ukhaji Mahajan. She had three brothers - Ghama, Gana, and Ghana, and three sisters - Ahilya, Sita, and Tulsa. At the age of 13, in 1893, she was married to Nathuji Khanderao Chaudhari of Jalgaon. Following her husband's death in 1910, she led a very difficult life because of the economic, social, cultural, and emotional circumstances arising out of widowhood. She had a daughter named Kashi and two sons, Madhusudan and Sopandev (1907-1982). Poetic compositions Bahinabai composed her songs verbally in ''ovi'' (ओवी) metre in a mixture of two dialects: Khandeshi and Levaganboli. Her son Sop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narayan Govind Chapekar
Narayan Govind Chapekar (Devanagari: नारायण गोविंद चापेकर; 1869–1968) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He was the editor of ''Maharashtra Sahitya Patrika'' (महाराष्ट्र साहित्यपत्रिका). He wrote many articles on noted persons in Vedic literature. After having attained his BA & LL.B degrees from University Of Bombay he practised law for some time and then joined judiciary and eventually retired as First Class sub-judge. He then joined the judiciary in the Indian state of Aundh near Satara in now Maharashtra State as chief justice. It has been said that he vastly improved the judicial system there and brought it at par with the judicial system in British India. The British had honoured him with the title of Diwan Bahadur which was customarily given to a judge who had the rank of First Class Sub Judge. His literary works include the following: * ''Peshwaichya Sawalit'' (पेशव� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinayak Adinath Buwa
Vinayak Adinath Buwa (Devanagari: विनायक आदिनाथ बुवा), also known as V. A. Buwa, (born July 4, 1925, died April 17, 2011) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ..., known for his humorous stories and articles. The following are some collections of his work: * मराठी my बोली * नवर्यांवर पी एच डी * एक ना धड विविध विनोदी साहित्य * खोडाल तर टिकाल * चमचा चमचा ओळख * अरेच्चा, एवढं वाढलंय References External links Official website Buwa, Vinayak Adinath Buwa, Vinayak Adinath Buwa, Vinayak Adinath {{Maharashtra-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balakrishna Bhagwant Borkar
Balakrishna Bhagwant Borkar (30 November 1910 – 8 July 1984) was a poet from Goa, India. Bā Bha Borkar, also known as Ba-ki-baab, started writing poems at an early age. The author Vi SA Khandekar was an early champion of Borkar's poetry. Borkar joined Goa's fight for freedom in the 1950s and moved to Pune, where he worked for the radio. Most of his literature is written in Marathi, though his Konkani output is also considerable. He excelled as a prose writer as well. His long poems ''Mahatmayan'', an unfinished poem dedicated to Gandhi), and ''TamaHstotra'' (upon the possibility of blindness due to diabetes and old age) are famous. One of his famous poems is "Mazha Gaav", meaning "My village". After Borkar's death, Pu La Deshpande and his wife Sunitabai performed public readings of Borkar's poetry. Life and career Balkrishna Bhagwant Borkar was born on 30 November 1910 in the village of Borim, Goa situated on the banks of the Zuari river. The atmosphere in his house ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subhash Bhende
Subhash Bhende (Devanagari: सुभाष भेंडे) is a Marathi writer from Goa, India. He died in December, 2010. Humor characterizes many of Bhende's writings. He presided over Marathi Sahitya Sammelan held at Karad Karad is a city in Satara district of Indian state of Maharashtra and it is 320 km (180.19 miles) from Mumbai and 159 km from Pune. It lies at the confluence of Koyna River and the Krishna River known as the "Priti sangam". ... in 2003. The following is a list of Bhende's books: * Sāhitya-sãskr̥tī (Śrīvidyā Prakāśana, 1999) * Kinārā (Mêjesṭika Prakāśana, 1994) * Pitaḷī daravājā (Śrīvidyā Prakāśana, 1993) * Nivaḍaka gambhīra āṇi gamatīdāra (Mêjesṭika Prakāśana, 1990) * Jethe jāto tethe (Śrīvidyā Prakāśana, 1990) * Uddhvasta (Menakā Prakāśana, 1985) * Drāksha āṇi rudrāksha (Śrīvidyā Prakāśana, 1983) * Eka ḍoḷe, sāta gāḷe (Sana Pablikeśansa, 1982) * Mārga sukhācā ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishnudas Bhave
Vishnudas Bhave (d. 9 August 1901) and was the leading dramatist of Maharashtra, India and considered as pioneer of Marathi theatre. He was born in Sangli and he staged the first Marathi-language play ''Sita Swayamvar'' in Sangli in 1843. Datta, p. 1087 In this venture, Bhave was supported by the then king of the princely state of Sangli. After the success of the play ''Sita Swayamvar'', Bhave staged plays on various other episodes of the '' Ramayana''. He traveled with his troupes for the plays. He also ventured into puppet shows. Bhave died on 9 August 1901. Life In Maharashtra, the commercial theatrical activity began in 1843 with Bhave's company Sanglikar Natak Mandali. The drama company was initially influenced by English plays. Bhave acted as playwright, director and organiser of the plays. He also set up a drama school in Sangli. In 1853, Bhave came to Mumbai and in the beginning he staged his "Khel-Akhyan" (play-narrations in verse) and plays in the '' wada'' of Vish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinoba Bhave
Vinayak Narahari, also known as Vinoba Bhave (; 11 September 1895 – 15 November 1982), was an Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights. Often called ''Acharya'' (Sanskrit teacher), he is best known for the Bhoodan Movement. He is considered as National Teacher of India and the spiritual successor of Mahatma Gandhi. He was an eminent philosopher. The Gita has been translated into Marathi language by him with the title ''Geetai'' (meaning 'Mother Gīta' in Marathi). Early life and background Vinayak Narahari Bhave was born on 11 September 1895 in a small village called Gagoji (present day Gagode Budruk) in Kolaba in the Konkan region of what is now Maharashtra. Vinayaka was the eldest son of Narahari Shambhu Rao and Rukmani Devi. The couple had five children; four sons named Vinayaka (affectionately called Vinya), Balakrishna, Shivaji and Dattatreya, and one daughter. His father was a trained weaver with a rationalist modern outlook, and worked in Baroda. Vinayaka w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purushottam Bhaskar Bhave
Purushottam Bhaskar Bhave (Devanagari: पुरुषोत्तम भास्कर भावे) (12 April 1910 – 13 August 1980) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. Bhave lost his mother when he was just nine years old. His father Bhaskar Haree Bhave was a military doctor. Bhave and his brother were taken by his maternal grandparents to Malakapur, where they grew up. Bhave was never on good terms with his father, a strict disciplinarian who threw him out of home at least twice. He received his college education at Hislop College and Law College in Nagpur. Bhave was a fiery political activist of the right-wing, '' Hindu'' (हिंदुत्ववादी) persuasion. In the 1930s, he ran in Nagpur periodicals "Savdhan" (सावधान) and "Adesh" (आदेश), promoting his political views. Immediately after partition Bhave had been to riots affected Noakhali in East Bengal. He stayed there for about six months and maintained a diary interv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suresh Bhat
Suresh Bhat ( mr, सुरेश भट; 15 April 1932 – 14 March 2003) was a Marathi poet from the state of Maharashtra, India. Life Suresh Bhat converted to Buddhism with the help of Bhante Surai Sasai. Because of Buddhism was the religion of Babasaheb Ambedkar, who was an ideal to him. Suresh Bhat died of cardiac arrest on 14 March 2003. He was 70. Works Bhat published his first collection of poems, ''Roopgandha'' in 1961. In 1974, he published his second collection, ''Ranga maazhaa wegalaa'' and in 1983 he self-published a collection named ''Elgaar''. Other collections of his poems include ''Zanjhaavaat'' and ''Saptaranga'' ''Roopgandha'' and ''Ranga maazhaa wegalaa'' were the recipients of the state literary awards sponsored by the Government of Maharashtra in their respective years of publication. Poet Ilahi Jamadar was his student in Pune. His famous song on B. R. Ambedkar 'Bhimraya Ghe Tuzya Ya Lekranchi Vandana' (father Ambedkar, take these offerings from yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
