{"count":17752,"next":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=831","previous":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=829","results":[{"id":14377,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Vidyadhar S. Gokhale","bio":"\nVidyadhar S. Gokhale (Devanagari: विद्याधर गोखले) (4 January 1924 – 26 September 1996) was a political activist, a Marathi playwright, and an editor of a Marathi newspaper, Loksatta (लोकसत्ता), from Maharashtra, India.\nVidyadhar Gokhale was born in Amravati, Maharashtra. His father Sambhajirao Gokhale was a leader of the Indian National Congress and a Minister in the Central Provinces Government. Vidyadhar was influenced by the writings and thoughts of Veer Wamanrao Joshi.","raw_bio":"Vidyadhar S. Gokhale (Devanagari: विद्याधर गोखले) (4 January 1924 – 26 September 1996) was a political activist, a Marathi playwright, and an editor of a Marathi newspaper, Loksatta (लोकसत्ता), from Maharashtra, India. Vidyadhar Gokhale was born in Amravati, Maharashtra. His father Sambhajirao Gokhale was a leader of the Indian National Congress and a Minister in the Central Provinces Government. Vidyadhar was influenced by the writings and thoughts of Veer Wamanrao Joshi.","slug":"vidyadhar-s-gokhale","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/vidyadhar-s-gokhale","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:59.260424","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14378,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Padma Gole","bio":"\nPadma Gole (Marathi: पद्मा गोळे; 1913–1998) was a Marathi poet from Maharashtra, India born in patwardhan family of Tasgaon (District Sangli). She was one of the many women from rich Indian families who were emboldened by the Gandhian movement to become feminist writers. Her poetry was heavily influenced by the writings of Ram Ganesh Gadkari, Tryambak Bapuji Thombre, and Yashwant Dinkar Pendharkar. Much of Padma's poetry depicts the domestic lives of Indian middle-class women.\nThe following are the collections of her poems:","raw_bio":"Padma Gole (Marathi: पद्मा गोळे; 1913–1998) was a Marathi poet from Maharashtra, India born in patwardhan family of Tasgaon (District Sangli). She was one of the many women from rich Indian families who were emboldened by the Gandhian movement to become feminist writers. Her poetry was heavily influenced by the writings of Ram Ganesh Gadkari, Tryambak Bapuji Thombre, and Yashwant Dinkar Pendharkar. Much of Padma's poetry depicts the domestic lives of Indian middle-class women. The following are the collections of her poems:","slug":"padma-gole","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/padma-gole","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:59.288074","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14379,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Narayan Ganesh Gore","bio":"\nNarayan Ganesh Gore (Devanagari: नारायण गणेश गोरे) (1907–1 May 1993) was a socialist leader and Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India.\nHe was born in the town of Hindale in Konkan. He received his school and college education in Pune to earn a degree in law.","raw_bio":"Narayan Ganesh Gore (Devanagari: नारायण गणेश गोरे) (1907–1 May 1993) was a socialist leader and Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He was born in the town of Hindale in Konkan. He received his school and college education in Pune to earn a degree in law.","slug":"narayan-ganesh-gore","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/narayan-ganesh-gore","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:59.301961","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14380,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Ramchandra Bhikaji Gunjikar","bio":"Ramchandra Bhikaji Gunjikar (Devanagari: रामचंद्र भिकाजी गुंजीकर) (10 April 1843 – 18 June 1901) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India.\nHe was born on 10 April 1843 in the town of Jamboti in Belgaum District.\nHe graduated in 1864 from Elphinstone High School in Mumbai, and started teaching in the same school three years later. In 1888, he assumed the headmaster's position in the Anglo-vernacular High School in Hubli, and moved on four years later to be an assistant deputy educational inspector for Belagaum district.","raw_bio":"Ramchandra Bhikaji Gunjikar (Devanagari: रामचंद्र भिकाजी गुंजीकर) (10 April 1843 – 18 June 1901) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He was born on 10 April 1843 in the town of Jamboti in Belgaum District. He graduated in 1864 from Elphinstone High School in Mumbai, and started teaching in the same school three years later. In 1888, he assumed the headmaster's position in the Anglo-vernacular High School in Hubli, and moved on four years later to be an assistant deputy educational inspector for Belagaum district.","slug":"ramchandra-bhikaji-gunjikar","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/ramchandra-bhikaji-gunjikar","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:59.340426","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14381,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Madhukar Dattatreya Hatakananglekar","bio":"Madhukar Dattatreya Hatakananglekar (Devanagari: मधुकर दत्तात्रेय हातकणंगलेकर) (1 February 1927 - January 2015) was a Marathi literary critic from Maharashtra, India.\nHe was born on February 1, 1927, in the town of in Hatakananagle in Kolhapur district.\nAfter his high school education in Sangli, he attended Sangli's Willingdon College to receive a master's degree. During 1956–1987, he served as a professor at the same college, also serving during 1973-1978 as the college's principal. In 1975, Maharashtra state government recognized him as an \"ideal college teacher.\"","raw_bio":"Madhukar Dattatreya Hatakananglekar (Devanagari: मधुकर दत्तात्रेय हातकणंगलेकर) (1 February 1927 - January 2015) was a Marathi literary critic from Maharashtra, India. He was born on February 1, 1927, in the town of in Hatakananagle in Kolhapur district. After his high school education in Sangli, he attended Sangli's Willingdon College to receive a master's degree. During 1956–1987, he served as a professor at the same college, also serving during 1973-1978 as the college's principal. In 1975, Maharashtra state government recognized him as an \"ideal college teacher.\"","slug":"madhukar-dattatreya-hatakananglekar","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/madhukar-dattatreya-hatakananglekar","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:59.364945","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14382,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Nagnath S. Inamdar","bio":"Nagnath S. Inamdar (1923–2002) was an Indian novelist in the Marathi language whose career spanned almost five decades.\nInamdar was born in a village in Satara district of Maharashtra, India. He rose from humble beginnings to establish himself as one of India's best novelists. He was a prominent figure in Marathi literature.\nInamdar wrote sixteen historical novels, the most prominent of which are","raw_bio":"Nagnath S. Inamdar (1923–2002) was an Indian novelist in the Marathi language whose career spanned almost five decades. Inamdar was born in a village in Satara district of Maharashtra, India. He rose from humble beginnings to establish himself as one of India's best novelists. He was a prominent figure in Marathi literature. Inamdar wrote sixteen historical novels, the most prominent of which are","slug":"nagnath-s-inamdar","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/nagnath-s-inamdar","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:59.382740","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14383,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"R. G. Jadhav","bio":"R. G. Jadhav (August 24, 1932 – May 27, 2016) was a Marathi literary critic from Maharashtra, India.\nFor some years, he served as a professor of Marathi literature, first in a college in Amravati, then in Elphinstone College in Mumbai, and lastly in Milind College in Aurangabad. He next joined the staff of Marathi Vishwakosh (मराठी विश्वकोश) in Wai, and worked in that institution for two decades. During 2001-02, he served as the chairman and chief editor of Vishwakosh. One of his written lessons, \"shaal\"शाल, is published in 10th Marathi textbook. He is a renowned writer.\nJadhav presided over Marathi Sahitya Sammelan at Aurangabad in 2004.","raw_bio":"R. G. Jadhav (August 24, 1932 – May 27, 2016) was a Marathi literary critic from Maharashtra, India. For some years, he served as a professor of Marathi literature, first in a college in Amravati, then in Elphinstone College in Mumbai, and lastly in Milind College in Aurangabad. He next joined the staff of Marathi Vishwakosh (मराठी विश्वकोश) in Wai, and worked in that institution for two decades. During 2001-02, he served as the chairman and chief editor of Vishwakosh. One of his written lessons, \"shaal\"शाल, is published in 10th Marathi textbook. He is a renowned writer. Jadhav presided over Marathi Sahitya Sammelan at Aurangabad in 2004.","slug":"r-g-jadhav","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/r-g-jadhav","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:59.406935","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14384,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Balshastri Jambhekar","bio":"\nBal Ganghadhar Shastri Jambhekar (20 December 1810 – 17 May 1846) is also known as Father of Marathi journalism for his efforts in starting journalism in Marathi language with the first newspaper in the language named 'Darpan' in the early days of British Rule in India.\nHe was born in a karhade Brahmin family on 1812 in the village of Pombhurle in Devgad taluka (Sindhudurga) in Konkan region of Maharashtra state. Talented and intelligent since childhood, Jambhekar became a great scholar and researcher in many subjects on adulthood. He was active only for a very short period, but his exceptional work left a permanent mark on India. And he died in Baneshwar.","raw_bio":"Bal Ganghadhar Shastri Jambhekar (20 December 1810 – 17 May 1846) is also known as Father of Marathi journalism for his efforts in starting journalism in Marathi language with the first newspaper in the language named 'Darpan' in the early days of British Rule in India. He was born in a karhade Brahmin family on 1812 in the village of Pombhurle in Devgad taluka (Sindhudurga) in Konkan region of Maharashtra state. Talented and intelligent since childhood, Jambhekar became a great scholar and researcher in many subjects on adulthood. He was active only for a very short period, but his exceptional work left a permanent mark on India. And he died in Baneshwar.","slug":"balshastri-jambhekar","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/balshastri-jambhekar","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:59.444530","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14385,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Janabai","bio":"Sant Janābāi was a Marāthi religious poet in the Hindu tradition in India, who was born likely in the seventh or the eighth decade of the 13th century. She died in 1350.\nJanabai was born in Gangākhed 1258-1350, Mahārāshtra to a couple with first names rand and Karand. Under the caste system the couple belonged to the matang. After her mother died, her father took her to Pandharpur. Since her childhood, Janabai worked as a maid servant in the household of Dāmāsheti, who lived in Pandharpur and who was the father of the prominent Marathi religious poet Nāmdev. Janabai was likely a little older than Namdev, and attended to him for many years.\nPandharpur has high religious significance especially among Marathi-speaking Hindus. Janabai's employers, Damasheti and his wife, Gonāi, were very religious. Through the influence of the religious environment around her and  her innate inclination, Janabai was always an ardent devotee of Lord Vitthal. She was also a talented poet. Though she never had any formal schooling, she composed many high-quality religious verses of the abhang (अभंग) form. Some of her compositions were preserved along with those of Namdev. Authorship of about 300 abhang is traditionally attributed to Janabai. However, researchers believe that quite a few of them were in fact compositions of some other writers.","raw_bio":"Sant Janābāi was a Marāthi religious poet in the Hindu tradition in India, who was born likely in the seventh or the eighth decade of the 13th century. She died in 1350. Janabai was born in Gangākhed 1258-1350, Mahārāshtra to a couple with first names rand and Karand. Under the caste system the couple belonged to the matang. After her mother died, her father took her to Pandharpur. Since her childhood, Janabai worked as a maid servant in the household of Dāmāsheti, who lived in Pandharpur and who was the father of the prominent Marathi religious poet Nāmdev. Janabai was likely a little older than Namdev, and attended to him for many years. Pandharpur has high religious significance especially among Marathi-speaking Hindus. Janabai's employers, Damasheti and his wife, Gonāi, were very religious. Through the influence of the religious environment around her and  her innate inclination, Janabai was always an ardent devotee of Lord Vitthal. She was also a talented poet. Though she never had any formal schooling, she composed many high-quality religious verses of the abhang (अभंग) form. Some of her compositions were preserved along with those of Namdev. Authorship of about 300 abhang is traditionally attributed to Janabai. However, researchers believe that quite a few of them were in fact compositions of some other writers.","slug":"janabai","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/janabai","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:59.463078","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14386,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Shankar Dattatraya Javdekar","bio":"Shankar Dattatraya Javdekar (Marathi: शंकर दत्तात्रय जावडेकर) (1894–1955, alternatively Javadekar or Jawadekar), popularly known as Acharya Javdekar, was a Marathi writer from Bombay State, India.\nHe was born on 26 September 1894. His schooling was in Kolhapur, and he did his B.A. from Fergusson College, Pune, specialising in philosophy.\nWhile studying for his M.A. degree, he set aside his studies to join Mahatma Gandhi's non-cooperation movement against the British Raj. During 1923–26, he operated a dormitory for students belonging to the untouchable community in the Indian society of his times. This dormitory was located in a village near Islampur in Maharashtra.","raw_bio":"Shankar Dattatraya Javdekar (Marathi: शंकर दत्तात्रय जावडेकर) (1894–1955, alternatively Javadekar or Jawadekar), popularly known as Acharya Javdekar, was a Marathi writer from Bombay State, India. He was born on 26 September 1894. His schooling was in Kolhapur, and he did his B.A. from Fergusson College, Pune, specialising in philosophy. While studying for his M.A. degree, he set aside his studies to join Mahatma Gandhi's non-cooperation movement against the British Raj. During 1923–26, he operated a dormitory for students belonging to the untouchable community in the Indian society of his times. This dormitory was located in a village near Islampur in Maharashtra.","slug":"shankar-dattatraya-javdekar","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/shankar-dattatraya-javdekar","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:59.475964","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14387,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Ramchandra Shripad Jog","bio":"Ramchandra Shripad Jog (Devanagari: रामचंद्र श्रीपाद जोग) (May 15, 1903 - February 21, 1977) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He presided over Marathi Sahitya Sammelan at Thane in 1960.\nThe following is a partial list of Jog's literary works:\n","raw_bio":"Ramchandra Shripad Jog (Devanagari: रामचंद्र श्रीपाद जोग) (May 15, 1903 - February 21, 1977) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He presided over Marathi Sahitya Sammelan at Thane in 1960. The following is a partial list of Jog's literary works: ","slug":"ramchandra-shripad-jog","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/ramchandra-shripad-jog","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:59.515413","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":17},{"id":14388,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Chintaman Vinayak Joshi","bio":"\nChintaman Vinayak Joshi (Devanagari: चिंतामण विनायक जोशी) (19 January 1892 - 21 November 1963) was a Marathi humorist and a researcher in Pali literature. He hailed from Maharashtra, India, and was popularly known as Chin. Vi. Joshi. Joshi was known for his humorous writing. He also was a scholar of Pali and Buddhism.\nA Marathi movie \"Sarkari Pahune\", 1942, directed by Master Vinayak, based on Joshi's writings became very successful and later so did a Doordarshan serial Chimanrao Gundyabhau, 1977 based on his writings.","raw_bio":"Chintaman Vinayak Joshi (Devanagari: चिंतामण विनायक जोशी) (19 January 1892 - 21 November 1963) was a Marathi humorist and a researcher in Pali literature. He hailed from Maharashtra, India, and was popularly known as Chin. Vi. Joshi. Joshi was known for his humorous writing. He also was a scholar of Pali and Buddhism. A Marathi movie \"Sarkari Pahune\", 1942, directed by Master Vinayak, based on Joshi's writings became very successful and later so did a Doordarshan serial Chimanrao Gundyabhau, 1977 based on his writings.","slug":"chintaman-vinayak-joshi","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Mumbai, Maharashtra, India","url":"/sootradhar/chintaman-vinayak-joshi","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:59.523282","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"}