Marathi Poet

A thief was overcome with remorse after realising that the house he stole valuables from belonged to a famous writer and returned the valuables he had stolen, police said today.

`Marathi Bhasha Din' is celebrated every year on February 27, the birth anniversary of poet and Jnanpith awardee late V V Shirwadkar.

A relative of poet Varavara Rao on Tuesday accused Pune Police of "forcing" him and his wife Hemalatha to sign a 'punchnama' in Marathi language.

Iconic Marathi poet and Padma Bhushan recipient Mangesh Keshav Padgaonkar passed away in Mumbai today after a brief illness. He was 86.

Renowned Marathi poet and firebrand activist Namdeo Dhasal passed away today after a prolonged illness.

The poem has been penned by veteran lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar in support of director-actor Farhan Akhtar's Men against Rape and Discrimination (MARD) campaign.

A thief was overcome with remorse after realising that the house he stole valuables from belonged to a famous writer and returned the valuables he had stolen, police said today.

`Marathi Bhasha Din' is celebrated every year on February 27, the birth anniversary of poet and Jnanpith awardee late V V Shirwadkar.

A relative of poet Varavara Rao on Tuesday accused Pune Police of "forcing" him and his wife Hemalatha to sign a 'punchnama' in Marathi language.

Iconic Marathi poet and Padma Bhushan recipient Mangesh Keshav Padgaonkar passed away in Mumbai today after a brief illness. He was 86.

Renowned Marathi poet and firebrand activist Namdeo Dhasal passed away today after a prolonged illness.

The poem has been penned by veteran lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar in support of director-actor Farhan Akhtar's Men against Rape and Discrimination (MARD) campaign.