Yashwant Dinkar Pendharkar

Yashwant Dinkar Pendharkar (9 March 1899 – 26 November 1985) was an Indian Marathi poet from Maharashtra, India. He wrote poetry under the pen name Yashwant. He served as the court poet (Rajkavi) of Baroda State and was honored with the title "Maharashtra-Kavi".

Early life Yashwant was born on 9 March 1899 in Chaphal, located in the Satara district. He completed his education in Sangli. After passing his matriculation examination, he moved to Pune and took up employment as a clerk. During the early stage of his career, he received guidance on poetic composition from the poet Sadhudas. presided over Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in Mumbai in 1950.

Death Yashwant died in Pune on 26 November 1985 at the age of 86.

Literary work Pendharkar wrote poetry with romantic, social, and nationalistic themes. He also wrote some poetry for children (and three prose books).

The following is a list of collections of Pendharkar's poems and prose writings:

Yashawantī (1921) Tukaram Kamble Mahārāshṭra Wīṇājhaṅkār (1922) Bhāvamanthan (1930) Jaya-Maṅgalā (1931) Yashogandha (1935) Bandīshāḷā (1939) Kāwya Kirīṭ ((काव्य-किरीट)) (1939) Yashonidhi (1941) Motībāg (Poems for children) (1942) Ghāyaḷ (1944) Yashogirī (1944) Kāntaṇīchẽ Ghar (1945) Ojaswinī (1946) Yaśhodhan (यशोधन) (1956) Pāṇapoī (1956) Muthe, Lokamate (मुठे, लोकमाते) (1961) Hāpisar (1962) Kamaṇḍalu (1962) Samartha Rāmdās (1964) Chhatrapatī Shiwarāy (1968) Raṇadurgā Jhāshīwālī (1977)