Balkavi
| BalKavi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Tryambak Bapuji Thombre 13 August 1890 Dharangaon,Dist-Jalgaon.(Maharashtra) |
| Died |
5 May 1918 Bhadali Railway Station,Dist-Jalgaon. |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Known for | Poems in Marathi |
Tryambak Bapuji Thombre (13 August 1890 – 05 May 1918) was an Indian Marathi poet. He used the pen name Balkavi, which is also spelled as Baalkavi or Baal-kavi.
Early life
He spent a period of his childhood with writer and poet Narayan Tilak. Narayan Vaman Tilak was a Marathi poet from the Konkan region of the Bombay Presidency in British India and a convert to Christianity. Narayan Tilak identified the talent within Balkavi and brought him to his home. Laxmibai Tilak had a motherly relationship with Balkavi. She mentioned some of her memories of Balkavi in her autobiography 'Smruti Chitre'.[1]
Notable work
Thombre's poems are marked by exuberant language.[1] Notable works include:
- Phulrani (फूलरानी)
- Audumber (औदुम्बर)
- Shraavan-Maasii Harshh Maanasii (श्रावण मासी हर्ष मानसी)
- Anandi anand Gade, jikade tikade chohikade (आनंदी आनंद गड़े जिकडे तिकडे चौहीकडे)
References
- 1 2 Datta, Amaresh (1987). The Encyclopedia of Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-260-1803-1. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
External links
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औदुंबर
Recording of one of Balkavi's poem. |
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