About Diwakar Krushna Kelkar
Lived 1902 – 1973 (aged 70–71). Diwakar Krushna Kelkar was an Indian writer.
Diwakar Krushna Kelkar ( (1902 – 1973) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He wrote short stories, plays, and novels under the name Diwakar Krushna.
He worked as a lawyer in the city of Hyderabad, which is now in Andhra Pradesh.
Kelkar was a pioneer in composing Marathi short stories which brought out the inner workings of the human mind.
Samadhiwarali Phule (समाधीवरली फुले) and Rupagarvita Ani Itar Goshti (रूपगर्विता आणि इतर गोष्टी) are two compilations of his short stories.
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Who was Diwakar Krushna Kelkar?
Indian writer (1902-1973)
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Diwakar Krushna Kelkar was born in 1902 in Maharashtra.
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Diwakar Krushna Kelkar died in 1973.
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Diwakar Krushna Kelkar was a writer.
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Diwakar Krushna Kelkar was Indian.
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