Keshavsut biography of william

As per records, Keshavsut was born in the village of Malgund which lies in Ratnagiri district.

The year and died on 7 November Though many biographers think that he was born in the village of Malgunda near Ratnagiri in the Konkan district of.

But his birth date is still a topic of debate on whether it is 15 th March or 7 th October Although, on a normal basis, his birthday is celebrated on 7 th October. Damle wrote a biography based on his life, where he mentioned his birth date as Bhadrapad Krushna 14 th Sunday, shakee san as per hindu calendar. It is said that as he was born in the Krushnapaksha, he was named Krushna.

Due to his health issues, he retired early from his job and shifted to Dapoli, where he looked after a village named Valne, which was the Khotigaav village under care of a Khot or a feudal lord system in Konkan region. Keshavsut was very fond of this natural habitat that surrounded the house. When he was a student, he used to spend a lot of time just sitting here.

Keshavsut had 11 siblings, including 5 sisters and 6 brothers. He was the 5 th among his siblings.

No wonder than that Keshavsut, who died at an early age of 39, was crowned as the Father of Modern Marathi Poetry.

While at Nagpur, he became acquainted with well known poet Narayan Vamanrao Tilak. Narayan Tilak was a great influence on his poetic element. In the year — , he became a matric. After he matriculated, he did temporary jobs in Mumbai from to When Mumbai was gripped with the epidemic of plague, he left the city and went to Khandesh. He tried hard to find a small job in municipal schools of any small village and then finally settled for a job in Faizpur.

Later, he served as a assistant teacher at the Anglo Vernacular School of Bhadgaav.