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| birth_date = 2 December 1905<br />
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[India]]<br />
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'''Anant Atmaram Kanekar''' (1905–1980) was a [[Marathi people|Marathi]] writer from [[Maharashtra]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mumbai’s Anant Kanekar Marg: From marshy land to Marathi writer’s address |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/from-marshy-land-to-marathi-writers-addressv-5188941/ |work=The Indian Express |date=24 May 2018 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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He was born in [[Bombay]] on 2 December 1905.<br />
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==Education and career==<br />
Kanekar finished his high school studies in 1923 at ''Chikitsak Samuha Shirolkar High School'' in [[Girgaon]], [[Mumbai]]. After receiving from [[Mumbai University]] a bachelor's degree and a law degree in 1927 and 1929, respectively, Kanekar practiced law for about four years.<br />
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Through publication of a collection of his poems in 1933 and a collection of his short personal essays the next year, Kanekar had established himself by 1935 as a successful writer. Leaving the legal profession in 1935, he worked during the next five years as an editor of, first, weekly ''Chitra'' (चित्रा) and then weekly ''Asha'' (आशा).<br />
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In 1941, he joined Khalsa College in Mumbai, and moved on to Siddarth College in the same city five years later, both in a professorial capacity. He stayed at the latter college as a professor for many years.<br />
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==Literary work==<br />
===Poetry===<br />
* ''Chandarat'' (चांदरात) (collection); 1933<br />
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===Short personal essays===<br />
* ''Pikali Pane'' (पिकली पाने)<br />
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===Travelogues===<br />
* ''Dhukyatun Lal Taryakade'' (धुक्यातून लाल तार्याकडे) (concerning 1937 travels through Europe and the Soviet Union)<br />
* ''Amachi Mati, Amache Akash'' (आमची माती, आमचे आकाश) (concerning 1949 travels through northern regions of India)<br />
* ''Nile Dongar, Tambdi Mati'' (निळे डोंगर, तांबडी माती) (concerning 1950 travels through southern regions of India)<br />
* ''Khadak Kortat Aakash'' (खडक कोरतात आकाश)<br />
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===Short stories===<br />
* ''Jagatya Chhaya'' (जागत्या छाया) (collection)<br />
* ''Wijechi Wel'' (विजेची वेल) (collection)<br />
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===Movie dialogs===<br />
* ''Manus'' (माणूस); 1939<br />
* ''Adami'' (आदमी) (Hindi version of ''Manus''); 1939<br />
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===Plays===<br />
In 1933, in collaboration with four littérateurs interested like him in promoting stage plays, Kanekar co-founded ''Natya Manvantar'' (नाट्यमन्वंतर). The organization successfully presented for some years several stage performances. Kanekar wrote a few of the plays --''Nishikantachi Nawari'' (निशिकांताची नवरी) is one of them—and also performed in a few plays.<br />
He also translated the play " DOLL'S HOUSE" by Ibsen as "GHARKUL" which was probably best transformation of original. <br />
==Honors==<br />
Kanekar presided over [[Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan]] in [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]] in 1957.<br />
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Mumbai University holds a series of lectures in his memory.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=zB4n3MVozbUC&pg=PA1006&lpg=PA1006&dq=Anant+Kanekar+Russia&source=web&ots=OAYY0-Tm-U&sig=WlgCMzmc4HdKhPEEsnrKEPtu2dA&hl=en A note about Kanekar's travelogue ''Dhukyatun Lal Taryakade'']<br />
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