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Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar

In 1920, Khandekar started working as a school teacher in a small town.He worked in that school until 1938.While working as a teacher,Khandekar produced in his spare time abundant Marathi literature in various forms. In his lifetime, he wrote sixteen novels, six plays, around 250 short stories, 50 allegorical stories, 100 essays, and over 200 critiques.

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Veena Gavankar

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.

She soon followed up with numerous other books, including Dr.Khankohje, Rozelind Franklin and Lise Mitner. Other books include Bhagirathe Varas, Dr.Ida Skadder and Sarptadnya Dr. Remond Ditmars.

Known for her simplistic, clear and precise writing style, Veena Gavankar’s numerous biographies have been inspirations for readers world over

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Bhalchandra Nemade

Bhalchandra Vanaji Nemade (born 1938) is a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He is famous for his books Hindu and Kosala. Also he is known for his novel Hindu jagnyachi samrudhha adgal. He is a recipient of the civilian honour of Padma Shri (2011) and the Jnanpith Award (2014).

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Suhas Shirvalkar

Suhas Shirvalkar (Devnagari: सुहास शिरवळकर ) (15 November 1948 – 11 July 2003) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. Shirvalkar wrote Social Novels, Detective Stories, Short Stories, One Act Play, Newspaper Columns, Poems etc.

He authored more than 300 books including his well-known book "Duniyadari". Known for his detective-thrillers, he had also authored "Roopmati", a novel with a historical background, besides short stories, one-act plays. "Devaki", a Marathi movie based on one of his short-stories, won a State award for best story.

Duniyadari, a novel tracing the world of college-goers, was regarded a milestone in his writings.

The creator of characters like "Barrister Amar Vishwas [बॅ. अमर विश्वास], Firoz Irani [फिरोज ईराणी], Mand

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B.D. Kher

B.D.Kher, who authored about 117 books during his life time, wrote his first book in 1939. His recently published books, 'Sanjeevan' (based on the life of Sant Dnyaneshwar) and 'Gandharvagatha' (based on the life of Balgandharv), were well received by readers. Kher left Marathi daily 'Kesri' as an associate editor after 22 years of service. Later, he joined 'Sahyadri' as the editor and stayed in that position for 10 years.

In 1976, a Japanese foundation had invited him to write a novel on the Hiroshima bombing incident. Kher received awards for his novels like 'Anandbhavan', 'Hasre Dukkha', 'Hiroshima', 'Samagra Lokmanya Tilak' etc. He authored V D Savarkar's biography 'Yadnya', which registered 11,000 pre-publishing bookings.

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Anand Yadav

Yadav was one of the early writers of Marathi Gramin Sahitya (literature pertaining to rural life in Maharashtra).
His novel "Zombi" (झोंबी) (meaning “fight against all odds”) won a Sahitya Akademi Award in 1990.The novel is an autobiographical story of a young boy, his loving mother,his life of utter poverty, and his eagerness to receive education.
Yadav wrote three sequels to autobiographical "Zombi" (झोंबी): "Nangarani" (नांगरणी) (meaning “cultivation of the soil”), "Gharabhinti" (घरभिंती ) (meaning “housewalls”), and "Kachawel" (काचवेल) (meaning “a vine of pieces of glass”)

३० नोव्हेंबर १९३५ रोजी त्यांचा कोल्हापूर जिल्ह्यातील कागल येथे जन्म झाला होता. आनंद यादव यांनी कोल्हापूर व पुणे येथून आपले शिक्षण पूर्ण केले‌. आकाशवाणीत त्यांनी काही का

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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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Jayant V. Narlikar

Jayant Vishnu Narlikar was an Indian astrophysicist and emeritus professor at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA). His research was on alternative cosmology. Narlikar was also an author who wrote textbooks on cosmology, popular science books, and science fiction novels and short stories.

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Μαρία Ιορδανίδου

Maria Iordanidou
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.

Εξαιτίας των συνθηκών της ζωής της, η Ιορδανίδου απέκτησε μεγάλη γλωσσομάθεια και εργάστηκε ως ιδιωτική υπάλληλος. Έγινε γνωστή στο λογοτεχνικό χώρο με το έργο Λωξάντρα, που έγραψε σε ηλικία 65 χρονών, το 1962, και γνώρισε πολλές επανεκδόσεις. Η Λωξάντρα περιγράφει με μεγάλη ζωντάνια και χιούμορ τα έθιμα και τη ζωή των Ελλήνων της Πόλης και βασίζεται

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Amit Pandit

Amit Pandit is an Electrical Engineer,working at Tata Consulting Engineers Ldt. He is twenty two. He is not what you would call a voracious reader and an active writer but he comes up with pages full of random musings all the time. It was on a day like any other that Amit suddenly decided he wanted to become a writer. He has never looked back since. Besides writing, Amit likes to travel, read a lot of fiction and dream of the days when he will become a master storyteller.

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Ratnakar Matkari

Matkari's first work, the one-act play Wedi Manase,was presented in 1955 on All India Radio in Mumbai.His play Pahuni was presented the next year at another venue.

Matkari worked as a columnist for newspapers and magazines in the 1970s. He wrote the column Soneri Savalya n Apale Mahanagar for four years.

Matkari's 98 works thus far include 33 plays, 8 collections of his one-act plays, 18 books of his short stories, 3 novels, a book of poems for children, and 14 plays and three collections of plays for children.His works include Gudha Katha --mysteries—for adults which maintain realism.Matkari wrote a few plays in Indian languages other than Marathi.Many of Matkari's novellas have been adapted for the stage.

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Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar

Gajānan Digambar Mādgulkar was a Marāthi poet, lyricist, writer and actor from India. He is popularly known in his home state of Maharashtra by just his initials as Ga Di Ma (गदिमा). He was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1951 and Padma Shri in 1969.

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Anil Awachat

डॉ. अनिल अवचट हे मराठीतील प्रसिद्ध लेखक, समाजसेवक, चित्रकार आणि पत्रकार आहेत.

अनिल अवचट यांचा जन्म पुणे जिल्ह्यातील ओतूर येथे झाला. त्यांनी आपली एम.बी.बी.एस ची पदवी पुणे येथील बी. जे. मेडिकल कॉलेजमधून घेतली. आपल्या महाविद्यालयीन जीवनातही त्यांनी अनेक चळवळींमध्ये भाग घेतला. १९६९ मध्ये त्यांनी आपले पहिले पुस्तक पूर्णिया हे प्रसिद्ध केले. तेव्हापासून त्यांनी अनेक सामाजिक प्रश्नांवर लिखाण केले आहे. आतापर्यंत त्यांची २२ पुस्तके प्रकाशित झाली आहेत. महाराष्ट्र राज्य व देशपातळीवर त्यांचा अनेक पुरस्कारांनी गौरव करण्यात आला आहे.

डॉ. अनिल अवचटांच्या लिखाणाप्रमाणेच त्यांचे सामाजिक कार्यही बहुआयामी आहे. अनिल अवचट हे पुण्यातील मुक्तांगण व्यसनमुक्ती केंद्र याचे संचालक आहेत. त्यांनी आपल्या पत्नी डॉ. सुनंदा अवचट यांच्या सहकार्याने व्यसनमुक्तीची शोधलेली अनोखी

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V.P. Kale

Vasant Purushottam Kale, popularly known as Va Pu, was Marathi writer who wrote short stories, novels, and biographical sketches.He authored more than 60 books. His well-known books include Partner, Vapurza, Hi Waat Ekatichi, and Thikri.

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P.L. Deshpande

पुरुषोत्तम लक्ष्मण [पु. ल.] देशपांडे हे लोकप्रिय मराठी लेखक, नाटककार, नट, कथाकार व पटकथाकार, दिग्दर्शक आणि संगीत दिग्दर्शक होते. त्यांना महाराष्ट्राचे लाडके व्यक्तिमत्त्व असे म्हटले जायचे. त्यांच्या आद्याक्षरांवरून महाराष्ट्रात ते प्रेमाने पु. ल. म्हणून ओळखले जातात. लेखक आणि कवी वामन मंगेश दुभाषी ऊर्फ ऋग्वेदी हे पु.ल.देशपांड्यांचे आजोबा होते तर आणि सतीश दुभाषी हे मामेभाऊ आहेत.

P. L. Deshpande was one of the legends in marathi literature. Probably the most read, most quoted and most loved author of maharashtra

The writings though mostly known for its sublime comic nature,include a vast range of plays,caricatures,essays, travelogues and much more

Lovingly called 'Pula' by all the fans.

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Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar

In 1920, Khandekar started working as a school teacher in a small town.He worked in that school until 1938.While working as a teacher,Khandekar produced in his spare time abundant Marathi literature in various forms. In his lifetime, he wrote sixteen novels, six plays, around 250 short stories, 50 allegorical stories, 100 essays, and over 200 critiques.

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Shivaji Sawant

After extensive research he wrote a book Mrityunjay (English: Triumph Over Death) based on Karna, one of the leading characters of the epic Mahabharat. This book was translated in Hindi (1974), English (1989), Kannada (1990), Gujarati (1991), Malayalam (1995) and received numerous awards and accolades. In 1980 he wrote a book Chhava based on Sambhaji's life.

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Bhalchandra Nemade

Bhalchandra Vanaji Nemade (born 1938) is a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He is famous for his books Hindu and Kosala. Also he is known for his novel Hindu jagnyachi samrudhha adgal. He is a recipient of the civilian honour of Padma Shri (2011) and the Jnanpith Award (2014).

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Og Mandino

Augustine "Og" Mandino II (December 12, 1923 – September 3, 1996) was an American author. He wrote the bestselling book The Greatest Salesman in the World. His books have sold over 50 million copies and have been translated into over twenty-five different languages. He was the president of Success Unlimited magazine until 1976 and is an inductee of the National Speakers Association's Hall Of Fame.

Mandino was born December 12, 1923. According to the 1930 U.S. Census, he was named after his paternal grandfather.

Mandino was once the editor of a high school paper and planned to attend the University of Missouri's journalism school. But in the summer of 1940, before Mandino was able to enter college, his mother died suddenly from a massive heart

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V.P. Kale

Vasant Purushottam Kale, popularly known as Va Pu, was Marathi writer who wrote short stories, novels, and biographical sketches.He authored more than 60 books. His well-known books include Partner, Vapurza, Hi Waat Ekatichi, and Thikri.

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D.M. Mirasdar

Dattaram Maruti Mirasdar (Devanagari: दत्ताराम मारुती मिरासदार) (born 1927) is a Marathi writer and narrator principally of humorous stories. He hails from Pandharpur(Maharashtra).

Many of Mirasdar's humorous stories revolve around village life in Maharashtra. However, some of his stories concern the serious social issues and lives of the poor living in villages. His stories Gavat, Ranmanus, Kone Eke Kali, Bhavaki, Hubehub, and Sparsha belong to the latter class.

For some years, Shankar Patil, Vyankatesh Madgulkar, and Mirasdar jointly presented, in different towns in Maharashtra, highly popular public recitations of their short stories.

Mirasdar was a professor of Marathi in a college in Pune. He is currently the Acting President of Maharasht

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Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar

Gajānan Digambar Mādgulkar was a Marāthi poet, lyricist, writer and actor from India. He is popularly known in his home state of Maharashtra by just his initials as Ga Di Ma (गदिमा). He was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1951 and Padma Shri in 1969.

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Ratnakar Matkari

Matkari's first work, the one-act play Wedi Manase,was presented in 1955 on All India Radio in Mumbai.His play Pahuni was presented the next year at another venue.

Matkari worked as a columnist for newspapers and magazines in the 1970s. He wrote the column Soneri Savalya n Apale Mahanagar for four years.

Matkari's 98 works thus far include 33 plays, 8 collections of his one-act plays, 18 books of his short stories, 3 novels, a book of poems for children, and 14 plays and three collections of plays for children.His works include Gudha Katha --mysteries—for adults which maintain realism.Matkari wrote a few plays in Indian languages other than Marathi.Many of Matkari's novellas have been adapted for the stage.

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Narayan Dharap

Narayan Gopal Dharap ( August 27 , 1925 - August 18 , 2008 ; Pune , Maharashtra ) was a Marathi language writer, dramatist. It is mainly known for horror stories and mystery stories. The fictional character "Samarth" created by him and the mystery stories based on him became particularly popular.

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Achyut Godbole

Also known as अच्युत गोडबोले.

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Anna Bhau Sathe

Tukaram Bhaurao Sathe, popularly known as Anna Bhau Sathe, was a social reformer, folk poet, and writer from Maharashtra, India. Sathe was a Dalit born into the Matang community, and his upbringing and identity were central to his writing and political activism. Sathe was a Marxist-Ambedkarite mosaic, initially influenced by the communists but he later became an Ambedkarite. He is credited as a founding father of 'Dalit Literature' and played a vital role in the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement.

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Shankar Patil

Born on 8th August 1926, Shankar Patil was the most famous amongst the contemporary authors for his stories based mostly on the rural life. His language typically reflected the beauty of village life. Though he was a prominent story writer, he successfully tried his hands over the other forms of literature including the drama format. Initially, his themes appear to be simple but if studied at depth one is to see the many-fold dimensions involved in his writing process. Entertainment is not his solitary aim. His writing reflects his concern and commitment for the society. Instead of clinging to the rituals and traditions he aims at finding out new meanings for achieving better living standards. His writing has the base of a sensitive mind wh

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Amit Pandit

Amit Pandit is an Electrical Engineer,working at Tata Consulting Engineers Ldt. He is twenty two. He is not what you would call a voracious reader and an active writer but he comes up with pages full of random musings all the time. It was on a day like any other that Amit suddenly decided he wanted to become a writer. He has never looked back since. Besides writing, Amit likes to travel, read a lot of fiction and dream of the days when he will become a master storyteller.

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Maruti Chitampalli

Maruti Bhujangrao Chitampalli was an Indian naturalist, wildlife conservationist, and Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India.

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Bernhard Grzimek

Bernhard Klemens Maria Grzimek was a renowned German zoo director, zoologist, book author, editor, and animal conservationist in postwar West-Germany.

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Vijaya Rajadhyaksha

डॉ. विजया राजाध्यक्ष (५ ऑगस्ट इ.स. १९३३ - हयात) या मराठी भाषेतील स्त्रीवादी लेखिका व समीक्षक आहेत. त्यांनी एल्फिन्स्टन महाविद्यालयात व एस.एन.डी.टी. विद्यापीठात मराठीचे अध्यापन केले आहे.

विजया राजाध्यक्ष महाविद्यालयात असताना त्यांची पहिली कथा स्त्री मासिकातून प्रसिद्ध झाली. अधांतर हा त्यांचा पहिला संग्रह होता. त्यानंतर ‘विदेही’, ‘अनोळखी’, ‘अकल्पित’, ‘हुंकार’, ‘अखेरचे पर्व’, ‘उत्तरार्ध’, ‘आधी...नंतर’ असे त्यांचे एकूण १९ कथासंग्रह प्रकाशित झाले आहेत. विजयाबाईंची कथा प्रामुख्याने मध्यमवर्गीय परिवेशातील स्त्रीजीवन चित्रित करण्यावर भर देते. विशिष्ट कालखंडातील प्रश्नांपेक्षा जन्म व मृत्यू या टोकांतील जीवनाचे प्रयोजन, स्त्री-पुरुषांची आणि आई-मूल, पती-पत्‍नी अशी कौटुंबिक नाती आणि त्यांनी जीवनाला दिलेला अर्थ, यांचा परोपरीने वेध घेणारी त्यांची कथा विश

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