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Jesuit priest, Scripture scholar, Marathi writer

Francis Pereira

1931–2014, born Vasai, writes in Marathi, writer

Rev Francis Pereira S.J. was an Indian Jesuit priest, scripture scholar and Marathi writer. He is professor emeritus of Jnana Deepa, Institute of Philosophy and Theology, Pune, India. After obtaining both his licentiate and doctorate from the prestigious Biblicum, Rome, he has contributed to the study of the Bible and especially through his Biblical commentaries in Marathi, the language of Maharashtra, India.

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Also writing in Marathi

Kusumagraj

1912–1999Marathi poet, playwright, novelist and short story writer (1912–1999)