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Bal Samant
Indian writer (1924–2009) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bal Gangadhar Samant (27 May 1924 – 18 January 2009) was an Indian writer. He wrote around 80 books in Marathi on a wide range of topics from fiction, biography, Marathi dramas and history. His books include a biography of Richard Francis Burton, (titled Shapith Yaksha), Hitler, Deenanath Mangeshkar, Marathi natyasangeet, reincarnation, Bal Gandharva, elephants (titled Gajaraja), death and many more.
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Saprem Namaskar (सप्रेम नमस्कार) and Shapit Yaksha (शापित यक्ष) are two of his works.
He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2004 for Literature and education.[1]
Samant died on 18 January 2009 after prolonged illness.[2]
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