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Diwakar Krushna Kelkar

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Diwakar Krushna Kelkar
Native name
दिवाकर कृष्ण केळकर
Born(1902-10-19)October 19, 1902
Bombay Presidency, British India
DiedMay 31, 1973(1973-05-31) (aged 70)
Pen nameDiwakar Krushna
Occupation
  • Writer
  • lawyer
Notable worksSamadhiwarali Phule, Rupagarvita Ani Itar Goshti

Diwakar Krushna Kelkar (Devanagari: दिवाकर कृष्ण केळकर) (1902 – 1973) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He wrote short stories, plays, and novels under the name Diwakar Krushna (दिवाकर कृष्ण).[1]

He worked as a lawyer in the city of Hyderabad, which is now in Andhra Pradesh.[1]

Kelkar was a pioneer in composing Marathi short stories which brought out the inner workings of the human mind.[citation needed]

Samadhiwarali Phule (समाधीवरली फुले) and Rupagarvita Ani Itar Goshti (रूपगर्विता आणि इतर गोष्टी) are two compilations of his short stories.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b आपटे, डॉ. नंदा. "केळकर, दिवाकर कृष्ण". महाराष्ट्र नायक (in Marathi). Retrieved 25 July 2024.