{"count":17752,"next":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=830","previous":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=828","results":[{"id":14365,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Mahesh Elkunchwar","bio":"\nWada chirebandi\nMagna Talyakathi\nMahesh Elkunchwar (born 9 October 1939) is an Indian playwright and screenplay writer in Marathi language with more than 20 plays to his name, in addition to his theoretical writings, critical works, and his active work in India's Parallel Cinema as actor and screenwriter. Today along with Vijay Tendulkar,  he is credited as one of the most influential and progressive playwrights not just in Marathi theatre, but also in Indian theatre. In 2014, he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour in performing arts in India.","raw_bio":"Wada chirebandi Magna Talyakathi Mahesh Elkunchwar (born 9 October 1939) is an Indian playwright and screenplay writer in Marathi language with more than 20 plays to his name, in addition to his theoretical writings, critical works, and his active work in India's Parallel Cinema as actor and screenwriter. Today along with Vijay Tendulkar,  he is credited as one of the most influential and progressive playwrights not just in Marathi theatre, but also in Indian theatre. In 2014, he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour in performing arts in India.","slug":"mahesh-elkunchwar","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/mahesh-elkunchwar","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:59.065115","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14366,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Eknath","bio":"\nEknath (IAST: Eka-nātha, Marathi pronunciation: ) (8 november 1533–1599), was an Indian Hindu saint, philosopher and poet. He was a devotee of the Hindu deity Vitthal and is a major figure of the Warkari movement. Eknath is often viewed as a spiritual successor to the prominent Marathi saints Dnyaneshwar and Namdev.\nPrecise details of his life remain obscure. It is generally believed that Eknath lived during the latter three-quarters of the 16th-century. He was born into a Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin family of Vishwamitra gotra to Suryanarayan and Rukminibai at Paithan, present-day Maharashtra and was a follower of the Ashvalayana Sutra. His father probably held the title of Kulkarni and kept financial accounts. Their family deity is Ekvira Devi (or Renuka).","raw_bio":"Eknath (IAST: Eka-nātha, Marathi pronunciation: ) (8 november 1533–1599), was an Indian Hindu saint, philosopher and poet. He was a devotee of the Hindu deity Vitthal and is a major figure of the Warkari movement. Eknath is often viewed as a spiritual successor to the prominent Marathi saints Dnyaneshwar and Namdev. Precise details of his life remain obscure. It is generally believed that Eknath lived during the latter three-quarters of the 16th-century. He was born into a Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin family of Vishwamitra gotra to Suryanarayan and Rukminibai at Paithan, present-day Maharashtra and was a follower of the Ashvalayana Sutra. His father probably held the title of Kulkarni and kept financial accounts. Their family deity is Ekvira Devi (or Renuka).","slug":"eknath","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/eknath","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:59.081368","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14367,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Gangadhar Gopal Gadgil","bio":"\nGangadhar Gopal Gadgil (25 August 1923 – 15 September 2008) was a Marathi writer & academic from Maharashtra, India. He was born in Mumbai in 1923. After receiving a master's degree in economics from the University of Mumbai, he worked as a professor of economics at Sydenham College and also a few other colleges in Mumbai. He was the first principal of well known Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics from 1964-71. Gadgil was a prolific and multi-faceted writer, with published work in Economics, Literature, Biography, Literary Criticism and Travel Writing. The U.S. Library of Congress South Asian Literary Recordings Project has recordings of his reading from six of his books. They have also acquired sixty-five of his books for their collection.\nGadgil served as Vice-president and member of the General Council of the Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, from 1988-93. He served as the President of the Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh from 1983-1999.","raw_bio":"Gangadhar Gopal Gadgil (25 August 1923 – 15 September 2008) was a Marathi writer & academic from Maharashtra, India. He was born in Mumbai in 1923. After receiving a master's degree in economics from the University of Mumbai, he worked as a professor of economics at Sydenham College and also a few other colleges in Mumbai. He was the first principal of well known Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics from 1964-71. Gadgil was a prolific and multi-faceted writer, with published work in Economics, Literature, Biography, Literary Criticism and Travel Writing. The U.S. Library of Congress South Asian Literary Recordings Project has recordings of his reading from six of his books. They have also acquired sixty-five of his books for their collection. Gadgil served as Vice-president and member of the General Council of the Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, from 1988-93. He served as the President of the Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh from 1983-1999.","slug":"gangadhar-gopal-gadgil","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/gangadhar-gopal-gadgil","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:59.091901","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14368,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Narahar Vishnu Gadgil","bio":"\nNarhar Vishnu Gadgil (10 January 1896 – 12 January 1966) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician from Maharashtra, India. He was also a writer. He wrote in both Marathi and English. His son Vitthalrao Gadgil represented Congress later as minister and ideologue. His grandson Anant Gadgil also went on to become a politician.\nGadgil graduated from Fergusson College in Pune in 1918, and obtained a degree in Law in 1920.","raw_bio":"Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (10 January 1896 – 12 January 1966) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician from Maharashtra, India. He was also a writer. He wrote in both Marathi and English. His son Vitthalrao Gadgil represented Congress later as minister and ideologue. His grandson Anant Gadgil also went on to become a politician. Gadgil graduated from Fergusson College in Pune in 1918, and obtained a degree in Law in 1920.","slug":"narahar-vishnu-gadgil","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/narahar-vishnu-gadgil","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:59.105405","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14369,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Ram Ganesh Gadkari","bio":"Ram Ganesh Gadkari (26 May 1885 – 23 January 1919) was a Marathi poet, playwright, and humorist from Bombay Presidency, India.\nRam Ganesh Gadkari was one of the writers the in new age transformation in Marathi literature. He wrote poetry under the pen name Govindagraj and humorous articles under the pen name Balakram. He wrote plays under his legal name.\nGadkari was born on 26 May 1885 in a Marathi Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu family in the town of Navsari of Gujarat. He died at Saoner near Nagpur on 23 January 1919.","raw_bio":"Ram Ganesh Gadkari (26 May 1885 – 23 January 1919) was a Marathi poet, playwright, and humorist from Bombay Presidency, India. Ram Ganesh Gadkari was one of the writers the in new age transformation in Marathi literature. He wrote poetry under the pen name Govindagraj and humorous articles under the pen name Balakram. He wrote plays under his legal name. Gadkari was born on 26 May 1885 in a Marathi Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu family in the town of Navsari of Gujarat. He died at Saoner near Nagpur on 23 January 1919.","slug":"ram-ganesh-gadkari","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/ram-ganesh-gadkari","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:59.114618","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14370,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Saraswati Gangadhar","bio":"Saraswati Gangadhar (16th century) wrote Shri GuruCharitra, a book on the life of Narasimha Saraswati who is considered to be the second avatar of Dattatreya. Nothing much is known about Gangadhar's life other than through the Shri GuruCharitra.\nGuru-Charitra means \"Guru's Life Story\" or \"Guru's Biography\".\nShri Gurucharitra indicates that Gangadhar belonged to the Deshastha Brahmin family of kaundinya gotra. It is not known how many children he had but he frequently mentioned his \"poorvaj\" (Ancestor) called Sayandev who was one of the four close disciples of Narasimha Saraswati. Gangadhar also mentions the four generations of his family that preceded him.","raw_bio":"Saraswati Gangadhar (16th century) wrote Shri GuruCharitra, a book on the life of Narasimha Saraswati who is considered to be the second avatar of Dattatreya. Nothing much is known about Gangadhar's life other than through the Shri GuruCharitra. Guru-Charitra means \"Guru's Life Story\" or \"Guru's Biography\". Shri Gurucharitra indicates that Gangadhar belonged to the Deshastha Brahmin family of kaundinya gotra. It is not known how many children he had but he frequently mentioned his \"poorvaj\" (Ancestor) called Sayandev who was one of the four close disciples of Narasimha Saraswati. Gangadhar also mentions the four generations of his family that preceded him.","slug":"saraswati-gangadhar","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/saraswati-gangadhar","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:59.122750","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14371,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Viththal Dattatreya Ghate","bio":"\nViththal Dattatreya Ghate (Devanagari: विठ्ठल दत्तात्रेय घाटे) (1894–1978) was an educationist and a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He was born in Ghospuri in Ahmednagar district. After spending childhood in Ahmednagar he went to Gujarat. Later he lived in Malwa, Indore, Gwalher and came back to Maharashtra. He spent one year in London and later revisited there after 30 years.\nHis books include:","raw_bio":"Viththal Dattatreya Ghate (Devanagari: विठ्ठल दत्तात्रेय घाटे) (1894–1978) was an educationist and a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He was born in Ghospuri in Ahmednagar district. After spending childhood in Ahmednagar he went to Gujarat. Later he lived in Malwa, Indore, Gwalher and came back to Maharashtra. He spent one year in London and later revisited there after 30 years. His books include:","slug":"viththal-dattatreya-ghate","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/viththal-dattatreya-ghate","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:59.137541","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14372,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Mangala Godbole","bio":"Mangala Godbole (Devanagari: मंगला गोडबोले) (b. 1949) is a Marathi writer from  Pune, Maharashtra, India. She has been writing for over 35 years. She wrote her first article soon after her marriage and sent it to Stree—the only feminist magazine in Marathi those days—which published it immediately. She continued to write extensively on women’s issues for the magazine and ultimately joined its editorial team in the 1980s. It was here that she accidentally ventured into writing a humour column, which she continued for 10 years.\nToday, Godbole is the only woman humorist of eminence in the Marathi literary world.\nGodbole's works have received eight Maharashtra state's literary awards and 13 other prestigious awards. She has written thus far 60 books. The following is a list of the titles of some of her books:","raw_bio":"Mangala Godbole (Devanagari: मंगला गोडबोले) (b. 1949) is a Marathi writer from  Pune, Maharashtra, India. She has been writing for over 35 years. She wrote her first article soon after her marriage and sent it to Stree—the only feminist magazine in Marathi those days—which published it immediately. She continued to write extensively on women’s issues for the magazine and ultimately joined its editorial team in the 1980s. It was here that she accidentally ventured into writing a humour column, which she continued for 10 years. Today, Godbole is the only woman humorist of eminence in the Marathi literary world. Godbole's works have received eight Maharashtra state's literary awards and 13 other prestigious awards. She has written thus far 60 books. The following is a list of the titles of some of her books:","slug":"mangala-godbole","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/mangala-godbole","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:59.146283","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14373,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Dattatraya Ganesh Godse","bio":"\nDattatraya Ganesh Godse (Devanagari: दत्तात्रय गणेश गोडसे, द. ग. गोडसे) (3 July 1914 – 5 January 1992) was an Indian historian, playwright, art critic, art director, theatre and costume designer, and illustrator. He received a Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1988. He wrote almost exclusively in Marathi.\nHe was born in Vadhode village in Jalgaon district of Bombay Presidency, British India. He did his schooling in Saoner Nagpur. He attended Morris College, Nagpur and Wilson College, Mumbai. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Marathi and English. He was also trained in fine arts at Slade School of Fine Art.","raw_bio":"Dattatraya Ganesh Godse (Devanagari: दत्तात्रय गणेश गोडसे, द. ग. गोडसे) (3 July 1914 – 5 January 1992) was an Indian historian, playwright, art critic, art director, theatre and costume designer, and illustrator. He received a Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1988. He wrote almost exclusively in Marathi. He was born in Vadhode village in Jalgaon district of Bombay Presidency, British India. He did his schooling in Saoner Nagpur. He attended Morris College, Nagpur and Wilson College, Mumbai. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Marathi and English. He was also trained in fine arts at Slade School of Fine Art.","slug":"dattatraya-ganesh-godse","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/dattatraya-ganesh-godse","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:59.163804","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14374,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Vishnubhat Godse","bio":"Vishnubhat Godse (1827-1904) (commonly known as Godse Bhataji) was an Indian traveller and a Marathi writer. Godse is best known for his travelogue Majha Pravas (My Travels), which is notable for the description of his \"true and unique\" experiences of the First War of Independence of 1857 during his travels in North India. It is one of the earliest travelogues written in the Marathi language. He was a brahmin priest\nVishnubhat Godse was a priest from Varsai, a village near Pen in Bombay Presidency. His ancestors worked as priests during the reign of the Peshwas, but the defeat of the Peshwas in 1818 by the East India Company, a few years before his birth, meant his family had fallen on hard times. Vishnubhat therefore decided to visit North India in search of a livelihood.\nVishnubhat started his journey to North India on March 30, 1857 with his uncle. On July 1, 1857, he reached the Mhow Cantonment where he first heard news of the revolt. After that he visited Gwalior, Dhar, and Ujjain, but he could not find a way to make a living because of the changed conditions due to the revolt.","raw_bio":"Vishnubhat Godse (1827-1904) (commonly known as Godse Bhataji) was an Indian traveller and a Marathi writer. Godse is best known for his travelogue Majha Pravas (My Travels), which is notable for the description of his \"true and unique\" experiences of the First War of Independence of 1857 during his travels in North India. It is one of the earliest travelogues written in the Marathi language. He was a brahmin priest Vishnubhat Godse was a priest from Varsai, a village near Pen in Bombay Presidency. His ancestors worked as priests during the reign of the Peshwas, but the defeat of the Peshwas in 1818 by the East India Company, a few years before his birth, meant his family had fallen on hard times. Vishnubhat therefore decided to visit North India in search of a livelihood. Vishnubhat started his journey to North India on March 30, 1857 with his uncle. On July 1, 1857, he reached the Mhow Cantonment where he first heard news of the revolt. After that he visited Gwalior, Dhar, and Ujjain, but he could not find a way to make a living because of the changed conditions due to the revolt.","slug":"vishnubhat-godse","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/vishnubhat-godse","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:59.181639","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14375,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Mandakini Gogate","bio":"Mandakini Kamalakar Gogate (देवनागरी: मंदाकिनी कमलाकर गोगटे) (16 May 1936 – 15 January 2010) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India.\nShe was born on May 16, 1936, in Mumbai, and received her bachelor's degree from SNDT Women's University. She also had a G. D. Art degree.\nThe following is a list of Gogate's literary work:","raw_bio":"Mandakini Kamalakar Gogate (देवनागरी: मंदाकिनी कमलाकर गोगटे) (16 May 1936 – 15 January 2010) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. She was born on May 16, 1936, in Mumbai, and received her bachelor's degree from SNDT Women's University. She also had a G. D. Art degree. The following is a list of Gogate's literary work:","slug":"mandakini-gogate","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/mandakini-gogate","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:59.195349","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14376,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Arvind Gokhale","bio":"\nAravind Gokhale (1919 - 1992) was a Marathi writer of short stories. He hailed from Maharashtra, India.\nAravind Gokhale received his M.Sc. in Botany from Bombay University.  He received his M.S. in Agricultural Journalism from Wisconsin University.  He taught and conducted research in Economic Botany for 20 years at the College of Agriculture in Poona.  He later worked as a Fertilizer Executive with a firm in Bombay, The Dharamsi Morarji Chemical Co. Ltd.  He lived in both Bombay (where he worked) and Poona (where his family lived).","raw_bio":"Aravind Gokhale (1919 - 1992) was a Marathi writer of short stories. He hailed from Maharashtra, India. Aravind Gokhale received his M.Sc. in Botany from Bombay University.  He received his M.S. in Agricultural Journalism from Wisconsin University.  He taught and conducted research in Economic Botany for 20 years at the College of Agriculture in Poona.  He later worked as a Fertilizer Executive with a firm in Bombay, The Dharamsi Morarji Chemical Co. Ltd.  He lived in both Bombay (where he worked) and Poona (where his family lived).","slug":"arvind-gokhale","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/arvind-gokhale","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:59.219939","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"}