G.N. Dandekar
G.N. Dandekar, (Devnagari: गो.नी. दांडेकर ) popoularly known as "Go.ni da" in marathi literature is one of the prominent writer of historical fictions & some real good biographical novels, Most of his books are also good travelogues including trekking data detailing almost minute information about the place & history associated with it.
He was honoured with a D.Litt degree by university of Pune.
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Γεννήθηκε στην Κωνσταντινούπολη το 1897 και έζησε τα παιδικά της χρόνια στον Πειραιά και το Βατούμ της Ρωσίας. Φοίτησε σε ρωσικό γυμνάσιο, στη Σταυρούπολη, όπου τη βρήκε η Οκτωβριανή Επανάσταση. Το 1919 γύρισε στην Κωνσταντινούπολη και λίγο αργότερα πήγε στην Αλεξάνδρεια, όπου παντρεύτηκε τον Ιορδάνη Ιορδανίδη. Το 1923 επέστρεψαν μαζί στην Αθήνα, αλλά σύντομα ο Ιορδανίδης έφυγε.
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I'm the author of several Japanese culture books: The Magic of Japan, Ikigai the Japanese Secret for a Long and Happy Life, The Book of Ichigo Ichie, Shinrinyoku, The Ikigai Journey and A Geek in Japan.
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An effective author of his generation, most of his books are biographies of main personalities who impacted life of common society in Maharashtra
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P. L. Deshpande was one of the legends in marathi literature. Probably the most read, most quoted and most loved author of maharashtra
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Former librarian and an avid reader, Veena Gavankar wrote Ek Hota Carver, her debut novel and biography of American agriculturist George Washington Carver in the year 1979.
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Γεννήθηκε στην Κωνσταντινούπολη το 1897 και έζησε τα παιδικά της χρόνια στον Πειραιά και το Βατούμ της Ρωσίας. Φοίτησε σε ρωσικό γυμνάσιο, στη Σταυρούπολη, όπου τη βρήκε η Οκτωβριανή Επανάσταση. Το 1919 γύρισε στην Κωνσταντινούπολη και λίγο αργότερα πήγε στην Αλεξάνδρεια, όπου παντρεύτηκε τον Ιορδάνη Ιορδανίδη. Το 1923 επέστρεψαν μαζί στην Αθήνα, αλλά σύντομα ο Ιορδανίδης έφυγε.
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Daniel Kahneman (Hebrew: דניאל כהנמן; born 5 March 1934 - died 27 March 2024), was an Israeli-American psychologist and winner of the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, notable for his work on behavioral finance and hedonic psychology.
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रवीन्द्र सदाशिव भट... १७ सप्टेंबर १९३९ रोजी कृष्णाकाठी जन्मलेला एक मनस्वी कलावंत...!
उत्कृष्ट कादंबरीकार, अध्यात्माची ओढ असलेला एक साधक, संतसंस्कृतीचा अभ्यासक, हळुवार मनाचा कवी, समाजप्रबोधनासाठी तळमळणारा फर्डा वक्ता, बहुविध विषय हाताळणारा नाटककार, राष्ट्रपती पुरस्काराने सन्मानित चित्रपट निर्माता, संगीताची उत्तम जाण असणारा गीतकार असं अष्टपैलु व्यक्तिमत्व म्हणजे रवीन्द्र भट!
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