| Balakrishna Bhagawant Borkar | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | freedom fighter, activist, linguistic activist, poet, author |
| Language | Konkani |
| Ethnicity | Konkani |
Balakrishna Bhagwant Borkar (Hindi: बाळकृष्ण भगवन्त बोरकर) (1910–1984) was a poet from Goa, India.[1]
Bā Bha Borkar, also known as Baki-baab, started writing poems at an early age. Vi Sa Khandekar was an early champion of Borkar's verse. Borkar joined Goa's fight for freedom in 1950s, and moved to Pune, where he worked for radio in 1950s. Most of his literature is written in Marathi, though his Konkani output is also numerous. He excelled as a prose writer as well.
His long poems Mahatmayan (unfinished poem dedicated to Gandhi) and TamaHstotra (upon the possibility of blindness due to diabetes and old age) are famous.
One of his famous poems is 'mazha gaav' meaning 'my village'
After Borkar's death, Pu La Deshpande and his wife Sunitabai performed public readings of Borkar's poetry.