Girija Keer
Girija Keer | |
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 Girija Keer | |
| Born | 5 February 1933 Dharwad, Karnataka, India |
| Died | 31 October 2019 Bandra, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India[1] |
| Language | Marathi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | Novels, short stories, travelogues, and literature for children |
| Notable works | Janmathep |
Girija Keer (5 February 1933—31 October 2019) was an Indian
Marathi Language
in the fields of novels, short stories, travelogues, and literature for children.
Following a six-year research involving interviews with prisoners undergoing life imprisonment at Yerawada prison near Pune, she recently published a book titled Janmathep.
Keer has received awards for her works. Some of them include the Pune Marathi Library's Kamalabai Tilak Award, the Abhiruchi Award and the Shri Akshar dhan Mahila Sahitya Award from Mumbai.[2]
Death
Keer died on 30 October 2019 at her Mumbai residence due to Ill health.[3][4]
References
- ^ "ज्येष्ठ लेखिका गिरिजा कीर यांचं निधन". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). 31 October 2019. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "लेखिका गिरीजा कीर यांचं वयाच्या 86 व्या वर्षी निधन; राहत्या घरी घेतला अखेरचा श्वास". LatestLY मराठी (in Marathi). 31 October 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "कथाकथन शैलीतील तारा निखळला; ज्येष्ठ लेखिका गिरिजा किर यांचे निधन". Lokmat. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ टीम, एबीपी माझा वेब (31 October 2019). "ज्येष्ठ लेखिका, कथाकथनकार गिरीजा कीर यांचे निधन". marathi.abplive.com (in Marathi). Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
External links
The following web pages list some of her books:
- https://openlibrary.org/a/OL207589A/Girija-Keer
- http://www.rasik.com/cgi_bin/display_author.cgi?authorId=a60765&lang=marathi
- http://majesticprakashan.com/?q=byauthor&op0=OR&filter0
- https://archive.today/20140127204225/http://girijakeer.in/
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