Narasimha Chintaman Kelkar
1872–1947Writer Novelist, historian, philosophical and political person
social reformer, thinker and writer (1932-1977)
Hamid Dalwai
1932–1977, born Mirjoli, writes in Marathi, Hindi, writer
Hamid Umar Dalwai was an Indian journalist, social reformer, thinker, activist, author, writer and the founder of Muslim Satyashodhak Mandal and Indian Secular Society. Despite being an atheist, he attempted and advocated for several modernistic and liberal reforms within the Indian Muslim community, most notably being his futile agitation against the practice of triple talaq and polygyny during the 1960s. He has also authored several books, including Muslim Politics in Secular India (1968).
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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