{"count":17752,"next":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=828","previous":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=826","results":[{"id":14340,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Krishnaji Keshav Damle (Pen name: Keshavasuta)","bio":"Krishnaji Keshav Damle (Marathi: कृष्णाजी केशव दामले)  (October 7, 1866 - November 7, 1905)  was a Marathi poet from Malgund , Ratnagiri Maharashtra, India, who wrote poetry under the pen name Keshavasuta or Keshavsut कृष.\nKeshavsut's poem Tutari is seen in the soundtrack of the Oscar-nominated film Harishchandrachi Factory. On 22 May 2017, the Dadar-Sawantwadi Rajya Rani Express was named as \"Tutari Express\" to mark the centenary of Damle's famed poem titled \"Tutari\".","raw_bio":"Krishnaji Keshav Damle (Marathi: कृष्णाजी केशव दामले)  (October 7, 1866 - November 7, 1905)  was a Marathi poet from Malgund , Ratnagiri Maharashtra, India, who wrote poetry under the pen name Keshavasuta or Keshavsut कृष. Keshavsut's poem Tutari is seen in the soundtrack of the Oscar-nominated film Harishchandrachi Factory. On 22 May 2017, the Dadar-Sawantwadi Rajya Rani Express was named as \"Tutari Express\" to mark the centenary of Damle's famed poem titled \"Tutari\".","slug":"krishnaji-keshav-damle-pen-name-keshavasuta","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/krishnaji-keshav-damle-pen-name-keshavasuta","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:58.716901","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14341,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Gopal Nilkanth Dandekar","bio":"Gopal Nilkanth Dandekar aka Appa Dandekar (8 July 1916 – 1 June 1998) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India.\nDandekar was born in Paratwada in Amravati district.\nHe grew up in Vidarbha but ran away from his home in Nagpur at age thirteen in response to Mahatma Gandhi's call to young people for joining his movement for India's attainment of freedom from the British Raj. After spending a few years in extreme poverty, he found some stability with a few patrons. Later he joined Rashtriya Svayamsevak Sangh and worked as a volunteer in Gadge Maharaj's social service movement. He traveled extensively.","raw_bio":"Gopal Nilkanth Dandekar aka Appa Dandekar (8 July 1916 – 1 June 1998) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. Dandekar was born in Paratwada in Amravati district. He grew up in Vidarbha but ran away from his home in Nagpur at age thirteen in response to Mahatma Gandhi's call to young people for joining his movement for India's attainment of freedom from the British Raj. After spending a few years in extreme poverty, he found some stability with a few patrons. Later he joined Rashtriya Svayamsevak Sangh and worked as a volunteer in Gadge Maharaj's social service movement. He traveled extensively.","slug":"gopal-nilkanth-dandekar","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/gopal-nilkanth-dandekar","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:58.744417","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14342,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Ramchandra Narayan Dandekar","bio":"\nRamchandra Narayan Dandekar (1909–2001) was an Indologist and  Vedic scholar from Maharashtra, India. He was born in Satara on 17 March 1909 and died in Pune on 11 December 2001.\nDandekar earned an M.A. in Sanskrit in 1931, and an M.A. in Ancient Indian Culture in 1933, both from Bombay University (renamed some years ago as Mumbai University). He joined Fergusson College in Pune in 1933 as a professor of Sanskrit and Ancient Indian Culture. In 1936, he went to Germany for further studies and received his doctoral degree from Heidelberg University in 1938 for his thesis Der Vedish Mensh.","raw_bio":"Ramchandra Narayan Dandekar (1909–2001) was an Indologist and  Vedic scholar from Maharashtra, India. He was born in Satara on 17 March 1909 and died in Pune on 11 December 2001. Dandekar earned an M.A. in Sanskrit in 1931, and an M.A. in Ancient Indian Culture in 1933, both from Bombay University (renamed some years ago as Mumbai University). He joined Fergusson College in Pune in 1933 as a professor of Sanskrit and Ancient Indian Culture. In 1936, he went to Germany for further studies and received his doctoral degree from Heidelberg University in 1938 for his thesis Der Vedish Mensh.","slug":"ramchandra-narayan-dandekar","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/ramchandra-narayan-dandekar","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:58.754928","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14343,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Mrunalini Desai","bio":"Mrunalini Desai (Marathi: मृणालिनी देसाई) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India.\nThe following is a list of her books:","raw_bio":"Mrunalini Desai (Marathi: मृणालिनी देसाई) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. The following is a list of her books:","slug":"mrunalini-desai","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/mrunalini-desai","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:58.768170","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14344,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Ranjit Desai","bio":"\nRanjit Ramchandra Desai (8 April 1928 – 6 March 1992) was an Indian Marathi-language writer from Maharashtra, India. He is best known for his historical novels Swami and Shriman Yogi. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1964 and the Padma Shri in 1973.\nDesai's most prominent creations are \"Swami\" and \"Shriman Yogi\". His other works are as below.","raw_bio":"Ranjit Ramchandra Desai (8 April 1928 – 6 March 1992) was an Indian Marathi-language writer from Maharashtra, India. He is best known for his historical novels Swami and Shriman Yogi. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1964 and the Padma Shri in 1973. Desai's most prominent creations are \"Swami\" and \"Shriman Yogi\". His other works are as below.","slug":"ranjit-desai","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Mumbai, Maharashtra, India","url":"/sootradhar/ranjit-desai","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:58.776504","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14345,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Gopal Hari Deshmukh","bio":"\nRao Bahadur Gopal Hari Deshmukh (pronunciation) also known as Lokhitwadi (18 February 1823 – 9 October 1892) was an Indian activist, thinker, social reformer and writer from Maharashtra. His original surname was Shidhaye. Because of 'Vatan' (right of Tax collection) that the family had received, the family was later called Deshmukh.\nDeshmukh is regarded as an important figure of the Social Reform Movement in Maharashtra.\nGopal Hari Deshmukh was born into a Chitpavan Brahmin family, a member of Maharashtrian Brahmins, in 1823. He is a descendant of Vishwanathpant Sidhaye, a Deshmukh who held a vatan of many villages. Before adopting the surname 'Deshmukh' and settling in Pune, their family name was 'Sidhaye' and was native of Konkan. His father was the treasurer of Bapu Gokhale, the general of Bajirao II during the Third Anglo-Maratha War. Deshmukh studied at the Poona English Medium School.","raw_bio":"Rao Bahadur Gopal Hari Deshmukh (pronunciation) also known as Lokhitwadi (18 February 1823 – 9 October 1892) was an Indian activist, thinker, social reformer and writer from Maharashtra. His original surname was Shidhaye. Because of 'Vatan' (right of Tax collection) that the family had received, the family was later called Deshmukh. Deshmukh is regarded as an important figure of the Social Reform Movement in Maharashtra. Gopal Hari Deshmukh was born into a Chitpavan Brahmin family, a member of Maharashtrian Brahmins, in 1823. He is a descendant of Vishwanathpant Sidhaye, a Deshmukh who held a vatan of many villages. Before adopting the surname 'Deshmukh' and settling in Pune, their family name was 'Sidhaye' and was native of Konkan. His father was the treasurer of Bapu Gokhale, the general of Bajirao II during the Third Anglo-Maratha War. Deshmukh studied at the Poona English Medium School.","slug":"gopal-hari-deshmukh","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Pune, Bombay Presidency, British India","url":"/sootradhar/gopal-hari-deshmukh","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:58.788056","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14346,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Sadanand Namdev Deshmukh","bio":"Sadanand Namdev Deshmukh (Marathi: सदानंद नामदेव देशमुख) is a Marathi language author.  He was awarded with Sahitya Akademi Award in 2004 for his novel Baromas. His other novels include Tahan, Charimera, Bhuiringani.\n\nThis article about an Indian writer or poet is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.","raw_bio":"Sadanand Namdev Deshmukh (Marathi: सदानंद नामदेव देशमुख) is a Marathi language author.  He was awarded with Sahitya Akademi Award in 2004 for his novel Baromas. His other novels include Tahan, Charimera, Bhuiringani.  This article about an Indian writer or poet is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.","slug":"sadanand-namdev-deshmukh","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/sadanand-namdev-deshmukh","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:58.796232","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14348,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Gauri Deshpande","bio":"\nGauri Deshpande (11 February 1942 – 1 March 2003) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet from Maharashtra, India. She wrote in Marathi and English.\nDeshpande was born in Pune to Irawati and Dinkar Dhondo Karve, youngest of three children. She is also the granddaughter of the social reformer Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve.","raw_bio":"Gauri Deshpande (11 February 1942 – 1 March 2003) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet from Maharashtra, India. She wrote in Marathi and English. Deshpande was born in Pune to Irawati and Dinkar Dhondo Karve, youngest of three children. She is also the granddaughter of the social reformer Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve.","slug":"gauri-deshpande","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Pune, Maharashtra, India","url":"/sootradhar/gauri-deshpande","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:58.830404","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14349,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Govind Purushottam Deshpande","bio":"\nGovind Purushottam Deshpande (1938 – 16 October 2013) was a Marathi playwright and academic from Maharashtra, India.\nBorn in Nashik, Deshpande grew up in Rahimatpur, where he went to school. He completed an MA in Ancient Indian History from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, and enrolled for a Ph.D. at the School of International Affairs, New Delhi. This school subsequently became part of the Jawaharlal Nehru University. Deshpande completed his Ph.D. and later taught at the Centre for East Asian Studies at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. He lived in Pune after retirement. He suffered a brain hemorrhage in July 2013 and was hospitalized. He died at home on 16 October 2013.","raw_bio":"Govind Purushottam Deshpande (1938 – 16 October 2013) was a Marathi playwright and academic from Maharashtra, India. Born in Nashik, Deshpande grew up in Rahimatpur, where he went to school. He completed an MA in Ancient Indian History from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, and enrolled for a Ph.D. at the School of International Affairs, New Delhi. This school subsequently became part of the Jawaharlal Nehru University. Deshpande completed his Ph.D. and later taught at the Centre for East Asian Studies at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. He lived in Pune after retirement. He suffered a brain hemorrhage in July 2013 and was hospitalized. He died at home on 16 October 2013.","slug":"govind-purushottam-deshpande","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/govind-purushottam-deshpande","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:58.844359","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14350,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Kusumavati Deshpande","bio":"Kusumavati Deshpande (Devanagari: कुसुमावती देशपांडे) (1904–1961) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India.\nShe was born on 10 November 1904 in Amravati, Bombay Presidency, her maiden having been Kusum Jaywant. Her father was a lawyer.\nAfter finishing her high school education at Huzurpaga (HHCP) girls' school in Pune in 1921, she studied for four years in Fergusson College, also in Pune, before moving to Nagpur and receiving her B.A. degree from Nagpur University in 1926. She went to the UK to receive in 1929 a B.A. in English literature from Westfield College in London. The same year she married Atmaram Ravaji Deshpande alias Kavi Anil and took the name  Kusumavati Deshpande.","raw_bio":"Kusumavati Deshpande (Devanagari: कुसुमावती देशपांडे) (1904–1961) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. She was born on 10 November 1904 in Amravati, Bombay Presidency, her maiden having been Kusum Jaywant. Her father was a lawyer. After finishing her high school education at Huzurpaga (HHCP) girls' school in Pune in 1921, she studied for four years in Fergusson College, also in Pune, before moving to Nagpur and receiving her B.A. degree from Nagpur University in 1926. She went to the UK to receive in 1929 a B.A. in English literature from Westfield College in London. The same year she married Atmaram Ravaji Deshpande alias Kavi Anil and took the name  Kusumavati Deshpande.","slug":"kusumavati-deshpande","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/kusumavati-deshpande","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:58.860520","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14351,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Madhav Kashinath Deshpande","bio":"Madhav Kashinath Deshpande (Devanagari: माधव काशीनाथ देशपांडे) (1910–1974) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India and a renowned professor of English language and literature of his times. He was unique for his facility both in English and Marathi, making studious efforts to apply his experience of English literature to creative and critical writing in Marathi.\nHis writings include:","raw_bio":"Madhav Kashinath Deshpande (Devanagari: माधव काशीनाथ देशपांडे) (1910–1974) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India and a renowned professor of English language and literature of his times. He was unique for his facility both in English and Marathi, making studious efforts to apply his experience of English literature to creative and critical writing in Marathi. 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He died on 10 May 2000.","slug":"nagorao-ghanashyam-deshpande","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/nagorao-ghanashyam-deshpande","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:58.884493","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17}],"description":"<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 24px;\"> The Great Poets and Writers in Indian and World History! </p>","image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_description/black.jpg"}