Dinkar G. Kelkar
Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar | |
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art collector, historian | |
Awards | Padma Shri (1981) |
Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar (January 10, 1896 – March 17, 1990) was an Indian writer, editor, art collector and historian. He is best remembered for establishing the Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum in Pune.
Biography
Born on January 10, 1896, into the
Beginning in 1915, Kelkar began publishing books of poetry titled Adnyatvasi (
In the 1920s, Kelkar began an extensive historical collection of photographs, books, paintings, carvings, textiles, manuscripts, almanacs, toys, puppets, letters, scrolls, scriptures, weaponry, instruments, carpets, metallic works, furnishings and fixtures.[2][5][6] He established the Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum in Pune for the display of these artifacts.[7] He named the museum after his deceased son.[8][9] He served as the museums's director until the Government of Maharashtra took over management of the museum in April 1985.[10][11]
In 1978, Kelkar acquired a
Kelkar died on March 17, 1990. He had married Kamala (née Sitabai Ukidwe) and the couple had had a daughter, Jayaprabha (
List of works
As writer
- Adnyatvasi (1915) [Parts 1, 2, 3]
As editor
- Tambe Yanche Samagra Kavita (1935), an anthology of Bhaskar Ramchandra Tambe's poems, by Dr. Madhavrao Patwardhan
- Zenduchi Phule (1969) by Pralhad Keshav Atre
References
- ^ Kelkar, B. S.; Kelkar, G. R.; Kelkar, Y. S. (1993). Kelkar Kulavruttanta. Thane: Yashodeep Typesetting. pp. 75, 80, 82.
- ^ a b c Patel, Tanvi (16 January 2019). "The Pune Doctor Whose House Contains 22,000 of India's Rarest Artefacts!". The Better India. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- University of Bombay. 1931. p. 210.
- ^ Kelkar, B. S.; Kelkar, G. R.; Kelkar, Y. S. (1993). Kelkar Kulavruttanta. Thane: Yashodeep Typesetting. pp. 82, 83.
- ^ National Centre for the Performing Arts (1978). Mãrg. Pennsylvania State University: Marg Publications. p. 1.
- ISBN 978-93-5215-079-3.
- ISBN 978-1-4422-6363-5.
- ISBN 978-93-5050-181-8.
- ^ Expert, Exam Leaders. SSC General Knowledge: SSC. Exam Leaders. p. 84.
- ^ Arts of Asia (13 ed.). Arts of Asia Publications. 1983. p. 103.
- ^ Parliamentary Debates (in Hindi). University of California: Rajya Sabha. 1990. p. 91.
- ^ Indian Institute of Architects (1986). Journal of the Indian Institute of Architects. University of Michigan: S. Kumar. p. 4.
- ^ "Padma Awards, 1981" (PDF). www.padmaawards.gov.in. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ a b Kelkar, B. S.; Kelkar, G. R.; Kelkar, Y. S. (1993). Kelkar Kulavruttanta. Thane: Yashodeep Typesetting. p. 83.
- ^ Kelkar, B. S.; Kelkar, G. R.; Kelkar, Y. S. (1993). Kelkar Kulavruttanta. Thane: Yashodeep Typesetting. p. 75, 84, 89.