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Gopal Nilkanth Dandekar aka Appa Dandekar (8 July 1916 – 1 June 1998) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India.
Dandekar was born in Paratwada in Amravati district.
He grew up in Vidarbha but ran away from his home in Nagpur at age thirteen in response to Mahatma Gandhi's call to young people for joining his movement for India's attainment of freedom from the British Raj. After spending a few years in extreme poverty, he found some stability with a few patrons. Later he joined Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and worked as a volunteer in Gadge Maharaj's social service movement. He traveled extensively.
Awards and honors
In 1976, Dandekar received a Sahitya Akademi Award for his autobiographical work Smaran Gatha. He was elected president of Marathi Sahitya Sammelan held at Akola in 1981. He received an honorary D.Litt. degree from Pune University on 30 December 1992.
Personal life
Dandekar and his wife Neera Dandekar have a daughter, Veena Dev. Veena has two daughters: Marathi actress Mrinal Kulkarni, and Madhura.
Works
= Autobiography
=Smaran Gatha
= Novels
== Travelogues
=Durga Bhramangatha (Concerning wanderings among the hill forts of Maharashtra)
Durga Darshan (Concerning wanderings among the hill forts of Maharashtra)
Kille (Informative book about trekking routes in Sahyadri)
Maharashtrachi DharaTirthe (Informative book about forts in Maharashtra)
Maharashtra Darshan (Informative book about Maharashtra, especially the rural parts).
Narmadechya Tataaki
Dakshin Waara
= Biographical works
=Mogara Phulala (Based on the life and works of Dnyaneshwar)
Das Dongari Rahato (Based on the life and works of Ramdas Swami)
Anandvan Bhuvani
Tuka Akaashaaevdhaa (Novel based on the life and works of Tukaram)
The Last Kirtan of Gadage Baba
Waadalatil Deepstambh (Novel based on story of Keshav Baliram Hedgewar the founder of Rashtriya Swayamsevek Sangh)
Devaki Nandan Gopaalaa
"Shree gadge maharaj" (the biography of maharashtras saint -majestic prakashan-pablisher book )
References
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- List of people from Pune
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