List of Marathi-language poets

This is a list of Marathi language poets.

• Arun Krushnaji Kamble
• Arun Kolatkar (born 1931 or 1932), poet who wrote both in Marathi and English; also a graphic designer
• Atmaram Ravaji Deshpande
• B. S. Mardhekar
• Bahinabai Chaudhari (1880â€"1951), illiterate poet whose son wrote down her poems for her
• Tryambak Bapuji Thombre "Balkavi"
• Bhau Panchbhai, poet and dalit activist.
• Bhagu
• changdev Maharaj
• Dilip Chitre
• Sant Dnyaneshwar also known as "Sant Jñāneshwar" and "Jñanadeva" (1275â€"1296) saint, poet, philosopher and yogi
• Eknath or Eknāth; (1533â€"1599), poet and scholar
• G. D. Madgulkar popularly known in his home state of Maharashtra by his initials, Ga Di Ma (1919â€"1977), poet, lyricist, writer and actor; older brother of writer Venkatesh Madgulkar
• Guru Thakur
• Hemant Divate (born 1967), poet, editor of Abhidhanantar magazine, translator
• Janardanswamy
• Karmamela
• Kanhopatra
• Keshav Pandit, also known as Keshav Pandit or Keshav Bhat Pandit (died 1690), religious official under Chhatrapati Shivaji, poet and Sanskrit scholar
• Keshavasuta, Krishnaji Keshav Damle was a Marathi poet from Maharashtra, India, who wrote poetry under the pen name Keshavasuta (केशवसुत).
• Keshavkumar, Pralhad Keshav Atre use this name for wiring poems.
• Kusumagraj pen name of Vishnu Vāman Shirwādkar (1912â€"1999), poet, writer and humanist
• Manohar Oak (born 1933), poet and novelist
• Madhav Julian
• Manik Godghate, also known as Grace (Marathi Poet), a Marathi poet
• Manya Joshi (born 1972), Marathi poet
• Mangesh Narayanrao Kale (born 1966), poet, editor, critic and translator
• Mangesh Padgaonkar (born 1929), Marathi poet and recipient Maharahtra Bhushan Award.
• Mukundraj
• Namdeo Dhasal (born 1949), poet, writer, journalist, editor and Dalit activist
• Patthe Bapurao
• P. S. Rege (1910â€"1978), poet, playwright, fiction writer and academic
• Poet Borkar Balakrishna Bhagwant Borkar and also known as "Baki-baab" (1910â€"1984) wrote mostly in Marathi but with numerous works in Konkani
• Raghunath Pandit
• Raja Badhe
• Sandeep Khare, a new generation poet
• Sanjeev Khandekar
• Saraswati Gangadhar
• Saumitra, real name Kishor Kadam - An actor come poet of Marathi language
• Suresh Bhat 1932â€"2003), known as Ghazal Samrat (Emperor of ghazals) for his exposition of that form
• Samarth Ramdas â€" He has written Manache Shlok & Dasbodh. Also, known as the Guru of Shivaji Maharaj.
• Vilas Sarang (born 1942), writer, critic, translator and poet
• Shridhar Tilve (born 1964), poet and critic
• Saleel Wagh (born 1967), poet, translator, critic
• Shanta Shelke (1922â€"2002), poet, journalist, a professor, composer, story writer, translator, writer of children's literature
• Tukaram(birth-year estimates range from 1577â€"-1609 â€" died 1650)
• Sandeep Khare, a Marathi poet, singer-songwriter, Copywriter from Pune.
• Varjesh Solanki (born 1967), an award winning Marathi poet,
• Vasant Abaji Dahake (born 1942), poet, novelist, playwright, artist, and critic
• Vinda Karandikar
• Vinayak Janardan Karandikar
• Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
• Sandip Khare
• Nishikant Shrotri

See also

• List of Marathi writers
• List of Indian poets

References