Nagnath S. Inamdar

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Nagnath S. Inamdar (Marathi: नागनाथ सं. इनामदार) (1923–2002) was a Marathi novelist.

Career

He was born in a village in Satara district of Maharashtra, India. Inamdar rose from humble beginnings to establish himself as one of India's best novelists. His career, which spanned almost five decades, was a distinguished and prolific one. He is also credited with earning recognition for Marathi literature in a country dominated linguistically by Hindi.^[1]

He wrote sixteen historical novels. The following is a partial list of them:

Jhep (झेप)
Raau (राऊ)
Jhunja (झुंज)
Rajeshri (राजेश्री)
Shikasta (शिकस्त)
Shahenshah (शहेनशहा)
Mantravegala (मंत्रावेगळा)

He also wrote his autobiography in three volumes.

He presided over Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in Ahmednagar in 1997.

Death

Inamdar passed away on October 16, 2002 at his residence in Mumbai. He is survived by his wife and a daughter.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Noted Marathi novelist N S Inamdar dead". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 November 2013.

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Name	Inamdar, Nagnath S.
Alternative names
Short description	Indian writer
Date of birth	1923
Place of birth
Date of death	2002
Place of death

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