Ravindra Kelekar
Indian author and activist (1925–2010) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ravindra Kelekar (7 March 1925 – 27 August 2010) was a noted Indian author who wrote primarily in the Konkani language, though he also wrote in Marathi and Hindi.[4] A Gandhian activist, freedom fighter and a pioneer in the modern Konkani movement, he was a well known Konkani scholar, linguist, and creative thinker. Kelekar was a participant in the Indian freedom movement, Goa's liberation movement, and later the campaign against the merger of the newly formed Goa with Maharashtra. He played a key role in the founding of the Konkani Bhasha Mandal, which lead the literary campaign for the recognition of Konkani as a full-fledged language, and its reinstatement as the state language of Goa.[5] He authored nearly 100 books in the Konkani language, including Amchi Bhas Konkaneech, Shalent Konkani Kityak, Bahu-bhashik Bharatant Bhashenche Samajshastra and Himalayant, and also edited Jaag magazine for more than two decades.
Ravindra Kelekar | |
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Born | (1925-03-07)7 March 1925[1] Cuncolim, Goa, Portuguese India, Portuguese Empire |
Died | 27 August 2010(2010-08-27) (aged 85) Margao, Goa, India |
Resting place | Priol, Goa, India[2] |
Occupation | freedom fighter, linguistic activist, poet, author |
Language | Konkani |
Spouse | Godubai Kelekar |
Children | 1 |
Relatives |
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Kelekar died at Apollo Hospital at Margao, Goa at around 11.30 am on Friday, 27 August 2010. He was 85.[4][6] His remains were cremated with State honours at his native village of Priol.[2]
Kelekar received the Padma Bhushan (2008),[7][8] the Gomant Sharada Award of Kala Academy,[8] the Sahitya Akademi Award (1977),[9] and the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship (2007)—the highest award of the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters.[10] He also received the 2006 Jnanpith Award,[11] the first ever awarded to an author writing in the Konkani language,[1] which was presented in July 2010.[12]