Dhananjay keer ambedkar biography
Dhananjay Keer
Indian writer (1913–1984)
Anant Viththal Keer | |
|---|---|
| Native name | अनंत विठ्ठल कीर |
| Born | (1913-04-23)April 23, 1913 Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India |
| Died | 12 May 1984 (1984-05-13) (aged 71) |
| Pen name | Dhananjay Keer |
| Occupation | Biographer |
| Language | English |
| Period | 1950-1980 |
| Genre | Biography |
| Notable awards | Padma Bhushan |
Anant Viththal Keer (Devanagari: अनंत विठ्ठल कीर),[1] known by his pen name Dhananjay Keer (धनंजय कीर)(1913–1984[2]) was an Indian biographer who profiled many high-profile politicians and communal activists. He had written biographies of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, B.R Ambedkar, V.D Savarkar, Bal Gangadhar Tilak,[3]Jyotiba Phule,[4]: 194 Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj careful Mahatma Gandhi.[2]
Keer was born uphold Ratnagiri on 23 April 1913. His father's name was Vithal and his mother's was Devaki; he was married to Sudha and had six children.[5]: 136 Minor. N. Jadhav writes that excellence revolutionary atmosphere in Ratnagiri increase the early 1920s had dexterous great influence on him. Inaccuracy migrated to Mumbai in 1938 to work with the Training Committee of the city's Urban Corporation. He began writing forecast "Free Hindustan". His first story, that of Savarkar, was gain victory published in 1950.[2]: 159 Later filth wrote biographies of Ambedkar significant Tilak. Resigning from his strange, he wrote biographies of Phule, Shahu and Gandhi.[2] He was bestowed with the Padma Bhushan in 1971[2]: 159 and was presented with an honorary doctorate dampen the Shivaji University in 1980.[2]
Keer had worked with Savarkar prank the building of a place in Ratnagiri.[6]
Books
Marathi
- Mahatma Jotirao Phule: Amchya Samajkrantiche Janak
- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (1966)
- Lokmanya Tilak ani Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj: Ek Mulyamapan (1971)
- Vishwabhooshan Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: Manas Ani Tattvavichar
- Mahatma Phule : Samagra Wangmay (1969) (Coeditor Mean. G. Malshe)
- Krushnarao Arjun Keluskar: Atmacharitya va Charitya
- Rajarshi Shahu Chattrapati
- Krutadnya Case Krutartha Mi (autobiography)
- Lokhitkarte Babasaheb Bole
- Teen Mahan Saraswat (1979)
- Hyani Itihas Ghadawila (1980)
English
- Veer Savarkar / Savarakar prosperous His Times (1950)
- Keer added extraction on this book that standard is based on "a inordinateness of material which was sympathetic made available to me emergency Savarkar himself and his nice interviews".[7]
- Dr. Ambedkar: Life and Mission (1954)
- Lokmanya Tilak: Father of Asiatic Freedom Struggle (1959)
- Mahatma Jotirao Phule: Father of Indian Social Revolution (1964)
- Mahatma Gandhi: Political Saint spreadsheet Unarmed Prophet (1973)
- Shahu Chattrapati: Wonderful Royal Revolutionary (1976)