Narasimha Chintaman Kelkar
1872–1947Writer Novelist, historian, philosophical and political person
writer
Lakshman Shastri Joshi
1901–1994, writes in Marathi, Sanskrit, writer, poet
Lakshman Shastri Joshi was an Indian scholar, of Sanskrit, Hindu Dharma, and a Marathi literary critic, and supporter of Indian independence. Joshi was the first recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award in year 1955. He was also awarded with two of the India’s highest civilian honours Padma Bhushan in 1973 and Padma Vibhushan in 1992.
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Awards
| 1955 | Sahitya Akademi Award for Vaidik Samskriticha Vikas |
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Also writing in Marathi
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Bhalchandra Nemade
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Kusumagraj
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Raghunath Dhondo Karve
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