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This page is a '''list of Marathi people in literature and journalism.'''

== Literature ==

* [[Bhavabhuti]] – was an 8th-century [[Sanskrit]] scholar of India noted for his plays and poetry.
* [[Narayan Hari Apte]] – screenplay writer of famous Duniya Na Mane/Kunku (Marathi cinema) based on his novel "Na Patnari Goshta"
* [[Arun Kolatkar]] – poet of 20th century [[Marathi poetry]], His poetry had an influence on modern Marathi poets. His first book of English poetry, ''[[Jejuri (poem)|Jejuri]]'', is a collection 31 poems pertaining to a visit of his to a religious place with the same name ''[[Jejuri]]'' in [[Maharashtra]]; the book won [[Commonwealth Writers' Prize]] in 1977.<ref name="hoskote">{{cite news
 |title = Poetry loses a major presence (obituary)|author = Ranjit Hoskote|author-link = Ranjit Hoskote|url = http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/27/stories/2004092702971000.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20041010091655/http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/27/stories/2004092702971000.htm|url-status = dead|archive-date = 10 October 2004|date = 27 September 2004|work = [[The Hindu]]|access-date = 2008-09-23}}</ref>
* [[Purushottam Laxman Deshpande|Pu La Deshpande]] – Marathi writer and musician, He was also an accomplished film and stage actor, music composer, [[Pump organ|harmonium]] player, singer, and orator.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.manase.org/en/maharashtra.php?mid=68&smid=23&pmid=8&id=929 |title=P. L. (PuLa) Deshpande Biography |access-date=2015-10-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228075207/http://www.manase.org/en/maharashtra.php?mid=68&smid=23&pmid=8&id=929 |archive-date=2014-12-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was often referred to as ''"Maharashtrache Laadke Vyaktimatva"'' (roughly translated as "Maharashtra's beloved personality"). 
* [[Ram Ganesh Gadkari]] – Playwright
* [[Satish Alekar]] –a Marathi playwright, actor, and theatre director, a Marathi playwright, actor, and theatre director. A founder member of the Theatre Academy of [[Pune]].He is one of the most influential and progressive playwrights not just in modern [[Marathi theatre]], but also larger modern [[Indian theatre]].<ref name="mi">{{cite news|url = http://www.livemint.com/2009/02/06211922/Fringe-takes-centre-stage.html|title = Fringe takes centre stage: The importance of being Mahesh Elkunchwar and Satish Alekar in Marathi theatre|date = 6 February 2009|publisher = Mint|access-date = 3 April 2010}}</ref><ref>[[Satish Alekar#Dh|Dharwadker, p. 413]]</ref><ref>[[Satish Alekar#Ru|Rubin, p. 156]]</ref> He was awarded the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award#Playwriting|Playwriting]] (Marathi) in 1994, by [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], India's National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama. He received the award "[[Padma Shri|Padamshree]]" in January 2012.<ref name="Padma Awards2">{{cite web|url = http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=79881|title = Padma Awards|publisher = pib|date = 27 January 2013|access-date = 27 January 2013}}</ref>
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* [[G. A. Kulkarni]] – was a legendary [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] winner Marathi writer of short stories.
* [[Vijay Tendulkar]] – Contemporary Indian playwright
* [[Vasant Purushottam Kale|V P Kale]] - Marathi writer and storyteller
* [[Vasant Shankar Kanetkar|Vasant Kanetkar]] – Playwright
* [[Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar|V.S. Khandekar]] – Jnanpith Award winner of 1974
* [[Pralhad Keshav Atre|Acharya Atre]] – Popular satirist, editor, activist and writer
* [[Namdeo Dhasal|Namdev Dhasal]] – Poet, writer and columnist
*[[File:Satish Alekar.jpg|thumb|240x240px|[[Satish Alekar]]]]
* [[Laxman Mane]] – Writer from depressed tribal caste, Known for novels Upara, Uchlya
* [[Bahinabai Chaudhari]] – Famous Ahirani poet
* [[Dagdu Maruti Pawar|Daya Pawar]] – Autobiographical writer of "Balut"
* [[Hari Narayan Apte]] – (म्हैसूरचा वाघ) was his first historical novel on Tipu Sultan
* [[Vishram Bedekar]] – Novelist
* [[Malati Bedekar]] – Feminist story writer
* [[Jaywant Dalvi]] – Playwright
* [[Hamid Dalwai]] – Novelist and social activist
* [[Bhalchandra Nemade|Bhalachandra Nemade]] – Novelist
* [[Mahesh Elkunchwar]] – Playwright
* [[Gangadhar Gopal Gadgil|Gangadhar Gadgil]] – Writer
* [[Shridhar Bhaskar Warnekar]] – Wrote many Sanskrit poems and verses, won [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for Sanskrit
*[[File:Vijay Tendulkar.jpg|thumb|213x213px|[[Vijay Tendulkar]]]]
* [[Madhu Limaye]] – was an Indian Socialist essayist and activist
* [[Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar]] – Modern [[Valmiki]] of India
* [[Shivaji Sawant]] – writer of Mritunjay
* [[Suresh Bhat]] – Gajhalkar.
* [[Kusumagraj|Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar]] – "Kusumagraj", Jnanapeeth awardee
* [[Dattaram Maruti Mirasdar|D. M. Mirasdar]] – Writer on rural characters
* [[Ratnakar Matkari]] – Supernatural story writer
* [[Dilip Chitre]] – Poet, translator, filmmaker
* [[Saleel Wagh]] – Poet
* [[Narayan Gangaram Surve]] – Received Padma Shri in 1998, for excellence in Literature
* [[Vishwas Patil]] – Writer of "Panipat"
*[[File:G A Kulkarni.jpg|thumb|222x222px|[[G. A. Kulkarni]]]]
* [[Hemant Divate]] – Poet and Editor/Publisher of Poetry
* [[Manya Joshi]] – New generation poet
* [[Vilas Sarang]]
* [[Shanta Shelke]] – Classical Poet
* [[Indira Sant]] – Classical Poet
* [[Arun Sadhu]] – Non Fictional writer, biographer, journalist
* [[Vinda Karandikar]] – Jnanpith Award winner of 2003
* [[Madhu Mangesh Karnik]] – Writer
* [[Irawati Karve]] – Writer, critic
* [[Purushottam Bhaskar Bhave]] – Was president of Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in Pune

== Historians ==
[[File:G.S.Sardesai.jpg|thumb|189x189px|[[Govind Sakharam Sardesai]]]]
* [[Govind Sakharam Sardesai]] – Historian and writer
* [[Vithal Krishnaji Khedkar]] – Was one of the founders of [[Prarthana Samaj]] in Bombay & original author of a book later published The Divine Heritage of the Yadavas
* [[Ninad Bedekar]] – Historian and writer
* [[Vishwas Patil]] – "Panipatkar", recipient of Bhartiya Parishad Award, Gadkari Award & several other prestigious awards
* [[Datto Vaman Potdar]] – Due to vast knowledge he was called ''[[Samuel Johnson|Dr. Johnson]] of [[Maharashtra]]'' or ''a living encyclopaedia'', the Government of India had honoured Potdar with the title ''Mahamahopadhyaya'' (महामहोपाध्याय) in 1946, and ''[[Padma Bhushan|Padma bhushan]]'' in 1967.
* [[Vishnushastri Krushnashastri Chiplunkar]] – His articles introduced reader to "Western" tradition of literacy criticism
* [[Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade]] – He was considered to be the first in real sense to undertake an immense research of Maratha history
* [[Dattatraya Ganesh Godse]] – Historian, playwright, art critic, he received a [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1988[[File:Babasaheb Purandare.jpg|thumb|203x203px|[[Babasaheb Purandare]]]]
* [[Tryambak Shankar Shejwalkar]] - was the first historian to study the Third Battle of Panipat
* [[Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi]] – For his vital contribution to the Indian history he was honoured with the title ''Mahamahopadhyaya'' (महामहोपाध्याय) by the British Indian Government in 1941. He was also awarded [[Padma Bhushan|Padma bhushan]] in 1975 by the President of India.
* [[Anant Sadashiv Altekar]] – In 1947 Altekar was elected the '''First Chairman of the Numismatic Society of India'''
* [[Shridhar Venkatesh Ketkar]] – His doctoral thesis was later published as ''The History of Caste in India (volume 1)'', which determines the date of ''[[Manusmṛti|Manusmriti]]''
* [[Babasaheb Purandare]] – Historian who researched [[Shivaji]]
* [[Annabhau Sathe]] – He was a founder member of the ''Lal Bawta Kalapathak'' of the Communist Party in Maharashtra, people conferred the epithet ''Lok Shahir''
* [[Gangadhar Pathak]] – Historian and writer
* [[Sadashiv Ranade]] – Historian and genealogist

== Columnists and Journalists ==
[[File:Bal G. Tilak.jpg|thumb|269x269px|[[Bal Gangadhar Tilak]]]]
* [[Bal Gangadhar Tilak]] - an Indian nationalist, [[Journalism|journalist]], [[teacher]], [[Reform movement|social reformer]], [[lawyer]] and an [[Indian independence activist|independence activist]]. He was ''the first leader'' of the Indian Independence Movement. The British colonial authorities called him '''"Father of the Indian unrest".''' Tilak used to run his two newspapers, ''[[Kesari (newspaper)|'''Kesari''']]'', in [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and '''''Mahratta'''''<ref>{{cite web|last1 = Mone (Tilak)|first1 = Mrs. Geetali Hrishikesh|title = THE ROLE OF FREE CIRCULATION IN OPTIMUM NEWSPAPER MANAGEMENT - Phd. Thesis submission|url = http://www.shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in|website = shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in|publisher = Preface - Shodhganga|access-date = 17 June 2014|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140620074846/http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/|archive-date = 20 June 2014}}</ref> in [[English language|English]].
* Gopal Ganesh Agarkar (14 July 1856 – 17 June 1895), He was the first editor of the weekly [[Kesari (newspaper)|Kesari]] and founder and editor of periodical [[Sudhaarak]].
* [[Nanasaheb Parulekar]] (20 September 1898 – 8 January 1973), a founder of Marathi-language newspaper [[Sakal]] and chairman of the [[Press Trust of India]], a news agency.
* [[Bal Thackeray]],<ref name="wan-ifra">{{cite web|url=http://www.wan-press.org/3may/2000/profiles/IndiaGoenka.html |title=India |publisher=WAN-IFRA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410095734/http://www.wan-press.org/3may/2000/profiles/IndiaGoenka.html |archive-date=2015-04-10 }}</ref> cartoonist for ''The Free Press Journal'' and founder of Marathi-language newspaper ''Saamana'' and Hindi-language newspaper ''Dophar Ka Saamana''
* [[Anubha Bhonsle]], a television and print journalist, a winner of the Ramnath Goenka Award for Best Political Reporter, 2012 and the Chameli Devi Award for Woman Media Person of the Year, 2014.<ref>{{cite news |author = Somi Das|title = In Conversation With Anubha Bhonsle|url = http://www.newslaundry.com/2014/03/21/in-conversation-with-anubha-bhonsle/|work = News Laundry}}</ref>
* [[Nikhil Wagle]] - He established the [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and Hindi newspaper ''[[Mahanagar (newspaper)|Mahanagar]]''.<ref name="magnamags_2014">[http://www.magnamags.com/society/features/from-the-archive-nikhil-wagle-and-his-fearless-journalism/4816 From the Archive: Nikhil Wagle and his Fearless Journalism]</ref> In mid-2000s, Wagle joined the [[Network 18]] group. He became the editor-in-chief of [[IBN-Lokmat|IBN Lokmat]], a [[Marathi language|Marathi]] news channel. He resigned in July 2014.<ref name="indiantelevision_quits">[http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/people/nikhil-wagle-quits-ibn-lokmat-140721 Nikhil Wagle quits IBN Lokmat]</ref>
* [[Shobhaa De]] – Columnist, author and publisher, she is the cousin of ace photographer [[Gautam Rajadhyaksha]]
* [[Nanasaheb Parulekar]] – Founder Editor of [[Sakal]]
* [[Uttam Kamble]] – Is the Chief Editor of Sakal Media Group, into journalism for the past 30 years
* [[Balshastri Jambhekar]] – Father of Marathi journalism, Founder of ''Darpan''
* [[Vidyadhar Gokhale]] – Playwright, poet and former Editor of daily ''[[Loksatta]]''
* [[Govind Talwalkar]] – Former Editor of daily ''[[Maharashtra Times]]''
* [[Sanjay Raut]] – Author columnist and Editor of daily ''[[Saamana]]''
* [[Waman Gopal Joshi|Vaman Gopal Joshi]] – Editor of Rashtramat and Swatantra Hindustan during the freedom struggle of India
* [[Arun Sadhu]] – Was as a professor and the head of the Department of Communication and Journalism at Pune University

== See also ==
* [[List of Marathi people in sports]]
* [[List of Marathi social reformers]]
* [[List of Marathi people in the performing arts]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Lists of Marathi people]]