Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar, popularly known as Kaka Kalelkar, was an Indian independence activist, social reformer, journalist and an eminent follower of the philosophy and methods of Mahatma Gandhi.
12 Facts About Kaka Kalelkar
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Kaka Kalelkar appeared in the first year examination of LL.
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Kaka Kalelkar worked for a while on the editorial staff of a nationalistic Marathi daily named Rashtramat, and then as a teacher at a school named Ganganath Vidyalaya in Baroda in 1910.
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Kaka Kalelkar traveled to the Himalayas by foot and later joined Acharya Kripalani on a visit to Burma in 1913.
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Kaka Kalelkar was imprisoned several times due to his participation in Indian independence movement.
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In 1935, Kalelkar became member of Rashtabhasha Samiti, a committee whose objective was to popularize Hindi-Hindustani language as the national language of India.
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Kaka Kalelkar was active with Gandhi Smarak Nidhi from 1948 to his death.
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Kaka Kalelkar was appointed a member of Rajya Sabha from 1952 to 1964 and later appointed a president of Backward Classes Commission in 1953.
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Kaka Kalelkar established Gandhi Vidyapith, Vedchhi in 1967 and served as its vice chancellor.
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Kaka Kalelkar wrote several books, including voluminous travelogues, in Gujarati, Marathi, and Hindi.
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Kaka Kalelkar received a Sahitya Akademi Award in 1965 for his Jeevan-Vyavastha, a collection of essays in Gujarati.
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Kaka Kalelkar was honored with Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 1971 for his literary achievements.