Narasimha Chintaman Kelkar
1872–1947Writer Novelist, historian, philosophical and political person
writer (1910-2002)
Durga Bhagwat
1910–2002, born Indore, writes in Marathi, writer, poet
Durga Narayan Bhagwat, popularly known as Durga Bhagwat, was an Indian scholar, socialist and writer. She studied Sanskrit and Buddhist literature and spent time in the jungles of Madhya Pradesh to study tribal life. She later returned to Mumbai as a researcher and wrote books in Marathi. She is arguably the foremost female writer in Marathi. Shes one amongst the prominent writers who opposed The Emergency (India). She also abstained from accepting such institutional and civilian honours as the Padma Shree and the Jnanapeeth.
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Books on record
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Awards
| 1971 | Sahitya Akademi Award in Marathi for Pais |
Elsewhere
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Also writing in Marathi
Anant Sadashiv Altekar
1898–1959historian, archaeologist, and numismatist from Maharashtra, India
Bhalchandra Nemade
b. 1938writer
Girish Karnad
1938–2019playwright, theatre personality (1938–2019)
Kusumagraj
1912–1999Marathi poet, playwright, novelist and short story writer (1912–1999)
Raghunath Dhondo Karve
1882–1953activist (1882-1953), Publisher