Kishor Shantabai Kale

Kishor Shantabai Kale (1970–2007) was a Marathi writer and social worker from Maharashtra, India. He was the son of a Kolhati tamasha artist. He studied at the Grant Medical College to become a medical doctor. Kale died at age 37 in a car accident on February 21, 2007. He was closely related to Madhu Kambikar an Indian film artist. It has been translated to English by Sandhya Pandey and titled Against all odds. There has been a demand from the Kolhati community that the book be banned as they consider it libellous.

Hijara Ek Mard His novel, Hijara Ek Mard [Eunuch, A Man], was also adapted for the stage. Kale acted in the lead role of a eunuch in this play, Andharyatra.