Shirish Kanekar was an Indian Marathi writer and stage performer from Maharashtra. He worked as a journalist for an English language newspaper. Shirish Kanekar served 'Indian Express' [2], 'Daily', 'Free Press Journal' (1982–1985), and 'Syndicated Press News Agency' (1985–1989). He continued to write articles in Marathi newspapers and performed stage shows in later years.