Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Poetic Obituaries: The versatile and prolific Marathi writer,

Vinayak Mahadev Kulkarni (92), whose repertoire ranged from poetry to short stories and novels, died at his residence here of old age on Thursday.

Credited with more than 10 volumes based on his writings in a variety of literary forms, many of his poems were turned into memorable songs that were sung by such famous singers as Gajanan Watve, Vasantrao Deshpande and Panditrao Nagarkar during the 1940s and 1950s.

from DNA India: Eminent Marathi writer VM Kulkarni dies in Pune

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