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'''Bal Gangadhar Samant''' (27 May 1924 – 18 January 2009) was an [[India]]n 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.<br />
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''Saprem Namaskar'' (सप्रेम नमस्कार) and ''Shapit Yaksha'' (शापित यक्ष) are two of his works.<br />
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He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] in 2004 for Literature and education.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/Padma/PadmaAwardsDir(1954-2007).pdf |title=Public Padma Awards Directory (1954-2007) |access-date=2008-01-28 |format=pdf |work=Ministry of Home Affairs |publisher=Government of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216111449/http://mha.nic.in/Padma/PadmaAwardsDir%281954-2007%29.pdf |archive-date=16 February 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><br />
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Samant died on 18 January 2009 after prolonged illness.<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-noted-literateur-bal-samant-passes-away-1222874Noted literateur Bal Samant passes away]</ref><br />
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