24 Facts About Ravindra Kelekar

Ravindra Kelekar was an Indian author who wrote primarily in the Konkani language, though he wrote in Marathi and Hindi.

Ravindra Kelekar 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.

Ravindra Kelekar authored nearly 100 books in the Konkani language, including Amchi Bhas Konkaneech, Shalent Konkani Kityak, Bahu-bhashik Bharatant Bhashenche Samajshastra and Himalayant, and edited Jaag magazine for more than two decades.

Ravindra Kelekar died at Apollo Hospital at Margao, Goa at around 11.30 am on Friday, 27 August 2010.

Ravindra Kelekar's remains were cremated with State honours at his native village of Priol.

Ravindra Kelekar received the 2006 Jnanpith Award, the first ever awarded to an author writing in the Konkani language, which was presented in July 2010.

Ravindra Kelekar was born on 7 March 1925, in Cuncolim, Portuguese Goa.

Ravindra Kelekar's father, Dr Rajaram Kelekar, was a physician who later became renowned for his Portuguese translation of the Bhagwad Gita.

Already deeply influenced by Gandhian philosophy, in 1949 Ravindra Kelekar left his native Goa for Wardha, to be with noted Gandhian and writer Kakasaheb Kalelkar.

Ravindra Kelekar stayed under Kalelkar's tutelage until 1955, when he was appointed librarian of the Gandhi Memorial Museum in New Delhi.

Ravindra Kelekar was released when the Indian Army invaded and annexed Goa in 1961.

Ravindra Kelekar joined the socio-political campaign against the merger of Goa into the neighbouring Maharashtra state, which ended after the plebiscite of 1967, with Goa retaining its separate identity as a union territory.

Ravindra Kelekar was compared favourably with pioneers in the Konkani literary movement, such as Shenoi Goembab.

Ravindra Kelekar received the 2006 Jnanpith Award, which was the first given to a Konkani-language writer.

Ravindra Kelekar's books have been translated into Hindi and other North Indian languages, and are used by universities.

Ravindra Kelekar married Godubai Sardesai in 1949; their son Girish was born in April 1950.

Ravindra Kelekar was a noted Indian author who wrote primarily in the Konkani language, though he wrote in Marathi and Hindi.

Ravindra Kelekar 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.

Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Bibliography 4.1 Konkani 4.2 Konkani translations 4.3 Marathi 5 References 6 External links Early life and education Ravindra Kelekar was born on 7 March 1925, in the city of Cuncolim in South Goa.

Career Already deeply influenced by Gandhian philosophy, in 1949 Ravindra Kelekar left his native Goa for Wardha, to be with noted Gandhian and writer Kakasaheb Kalelkar.

Ravindra Kelekar stayed under Kalelkar's tutelage until 1955, when he was appointed librarian of the Gandhi Memorial Museum in New Delhi.

Ravindra Kelekar was released when the Indian Army invaded and annexed Goa in 1961.

Ravindra Kelekar joined the socio-political campaign against the merger of Goa into the neighbouring Maharashtra state, which ended after the plebiscite of 1967, with Goa retaining its separate identity albeit as a union territory.

Ravindra Kelekar was compared favourably with pioneers in the Konkani literary movement, such as Shenoi Goembab.