Narasimha Chintaman Kelkar
1872–1947Writer Novelist, historian, philosophical and political person
writer and thinker
Gangadhar Pantawane
1937–2018, born Nagpur, writes in Marathi, writer
Gangadhar Vithoba Pantawane was an Indian Marathi language writer, reviewer and Ambedkarite thinker from the state of Maharashtra. He was the follower of B. R. Ambedkar. He is one of the pioneers of the Dalit literary movement in Maharashtra. In 2008, he was elected president of the first Marathi Vishwa Sahitya Sammelan that was held in the United States. His pioneering journal, Asmitadarsh, galvanised generations of Dalit writers and thinkers. In 2018, he was honored with the Padma Shri by the Government of India.
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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