Narasimha Chintaman Kelkar
1872–1947Writer Novelist, historian, philosophical and political person
Marathi playwright, actor and theatre director
Satish Alekar
b. 1949, born Delhi, writes in Marathi, English, playwright
Satish Vasant Alekar is an Indian Marathi playwright, actor, theatre director and professor. A founder member of the Theatre Academy, Pune, he is best known for his plays Mickey ani Memsahib (1973), Mahanirvan (1974), Mahapoor (1975), Begum Barve (1979), Atirekee (1990), Pidhijat (2003), Ek Divas Mathakade (2012), and Thakishi Samvad (2024). Along with Mahesh Elkunchwar and Vijay Tendulkar, he is considered among the most influential and progressive playwrights in modern Marathi theatre and Indian theatre.
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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