Kishor Shantabai Kale

Kishor Shantabai Kale (1970–2007) was a Marathi writer and social worker from Maharashtra, India.

He was an illegitimate son of a Kolhati tamasha dancer. He studied to become a medical doctor. In 2002, he embraced Buddhism.

Kale died at age 37 in a car accident.[1][2]

In 1994, he wrote his autobiography Kolhatyacha Por (कोल्ह्याट्याचा पोर) in Marathi. It was translated into several Indian languages, and also English under the title Against All Odds.[3] The Hindi translation was published under the title Kilhati Ka Chhokra (किल्हाटी का छोकरा).

References

  1. ↑ "Kishore Shantabai Kale passes away". Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  2. ↑ "A life lived for the community". Indian Express. Retrieved 2009-07-26. Provides a more detailed life sketch of Kale.
  3. ↑ S., Anand (2003-10-20). "Affirmative Fictions". New Delhi: The Outlook Group. Retrieved 10 April 2012.


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