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			{{Short description\|Marathi writer}}
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	\|name = Vishnu Bhikaji Kolte		\| name = Vishnu Bhikaji Kolte
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	\|birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|1908\|06\|22}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|1908\|06\|22}}
	\|birth_place =		\| birth_place = Narwel, Malkapur, [[Buldhana]], India
	\|death_date = {{Death date and age\|df=yes\|1998\|04\|09\|1908\|6\|22}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|df=yes\|1998\|04\|09\|1908\|6\|22}}
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	\|other_names = Bhausaheb Kolte		\| other_names = Bhausaheb Kolte
	\|known_for = Research in ''Mahanubhav'' Literature		\| known_for = Research in ''Mahanubhav'' Literature
	\|occupation = Academics		\| occupation = Academics
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	==Life==		==Life==
	Kolte was born on 22 June 1908 in ''Narwel'' in Malkapur ~~taulka of~~ [[Buldana district]] ~~of Indian State of~~ [[~~Maharashtra~~]]. His father was a farmer and a member of [[Satyashodhak Samaj]].		Kolte was born on 22 June 1908 in [[Leva Patidar]] family in Narwel in [[Malkapur, Buldhana district\|Malkapur taluka]] in [[Buldana district]] in [[Bombay Presidency]]. His father Bhikaji Kolte was a farmer and a member of [[Satyashodhak Samaj]].

	Kolte received his school education in [[Malkapur, Buldana\|Malkapur]] and [[Khamgaon]]. He received his B.A. from Morris College in [[Nagpur]], and M.A. from [[University of Nagpur\|Nagpur University]], securing three gold medals.		Kolte received his school education in [[Malkapur, Buldana\|Malkapur]] and [[Khamgaon]]. He received his B.A. from Morris College in [[Nagpur]], and M.A. from [[University of Nagpur\|Nagpur University]], securing three gold medals.
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	==Scholarly work==		==Scholarly work==
	Kolte did pioneering work in the field of [[Mahanubhava]] literature.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Dutt \|first=K.C \|title= Who's Who of Indian Writers, 1999 \|isbn= 81-260-0873-3 \|publisher=Sahitya Akademi \|volume=one \|page=615}}</ref>		Kolte did pioneering work in the field of [[Mahanubhava]] literature.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Dutt \|first=K.C \|title= Who's Who of Indian Writers, 1999 \|year=1999 \|isbn= 81-260-0873-3 \|publisher=Sahitya Akademi \|volume=one \|page=615}}</ref>

	He researched about 20 ancient copper plates and stone inscriptions in [[Marathi language\|Marathi]], [[Prakrit]], and [[Kannada]] languages. He decoded literature of ''Mahanubhav pandits'', which they had written in an obscure code language in the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th century. He wrote exhaustive introductions to his books about the researched literature.		He researched about 20 ancient copper plates and stone inscriptions in [[Marathi language\|Marathi]], [[Prakrit]], and [[Kannada]] languages. He decoded literature of ''Mahanubhav pandits'', which they had written in an obscure code language in the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th century. He wrote exhaustive introductions to his books about the researched literature.
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	* ''Mahanubhav Sanshodhana'' in two volumes (1962 and '84)		* ''Mahanubhav Sanshodhana'' in two volumes (1962 and '84)
	* ''Sahitya Sanchar'' (Essays) (1965)		* ''Sahitya Sanchar'' (Essays) (1965)
	* ''Pracheen Marathi Sahitya Sanshodhan'' (Essays ~~in Hindi~~) (1968)		* ''Pracheen Marathi Sahitya Sanshodhan'' (Essays on medieval Marathi literature) (1968)
	* ''Chakradhar Shevatache Prakaran'' (1982)		* ''Chakradhar Shevatache Prakaran'' (1982)
			* ''Maharashtratil Kahi Tamrapat Va Shilalekh'' (1987)
	* ''Marathi Asmitecha Shodh'' (1989)		* ''Marathi Asmitecha Shodh'' (1989)
	* ''Snehabandh'' (Essays) (1994)		* ''Snehabandh'' (Essays) (1994)
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'''Vishnu Bhikaji Kolte''' (1908–1998), popularly called '''Bhausaheb Kolte''' was a [[Marathi people|Marathi]] writer and researcher of old [[Marathi literature]]. He hailed from [[Maharashtra]], India. He served as Vice chancellor in [[Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University]].

==Life==
Kolte was born on 22 June 1908 in ''Narwel'' in Malkapur taulka of [[Buldana district]] of Indian State of [[Maharashtra]]. His father was a farmer and a member of [[Satyashodhak Samaj]].

Kolte received his school education in [[Malkapur, Buldana|Malkapur]] and [[Khamgaon]]. He received his B.A. from Morris College in [[Nagpur]], and M.A. from [[University of Nagpur|Nagpur University]], securing three gold medals.

Kolte started his professional career as an assistant professor of Marathi at Vidarbha Mahavidyalaya in [[Amravati]] and then Morris College in [[Nagpur]]. He moved on to be the principal of Morris College. At Nagpur University, he became a member, and later chairman, of the Board of Studies in Marathi; a member, and later dean, of the faculty of Arts; and a member of the Academic Council and the Executive Council. He retired as the vice-chancellor of Nagpur University. He was also a member of the Board of Studies and the faculty of Arts of four other universities.

Kolte presided over ''Vidarbha Sathiya Sangh'' and ''Maharashtra Bhasha Sabha''. He was a member of the general council of [[Sahitya Akademi]], [[New Delhi]] during 1956-1961.

==Scholarly work==
Kolte did pioneering work in the field of [[Mahanubhava]] literature.<ref>{{cite book |last=Dutt |first=K.C |title= Who's Who of Indian Writers, 1999 |isbn= 81-260-0873-3 |publisher=Sahitya Akademi |volume=one |page=615}}</ref>

He researched about 20 ancient copper plates and stone inscriptions in [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Prakrit]], and [[Kannada]] languages. He decoded literature of ''Mahanubhav pandits'', which they had written in an obscure code language in the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th century. He wrote exhaustive introductions to his books about the researched literature.

For Kolte's scholarly book on [[Leela Charitra]], the first known biography in [[Marathi language|Marathi]],<ref>{{cite book |title=Religions and Communities of India |last=Chopra |first=Pran Nath |year=1982 |publisher=Vision Books |isbn=978-0-85692-081-3 |pages=53 }}</ref> the All India Mahanubhava Parishad conferred on him in 1956 the title ''Vidyaratna''.

Kolte authored a book on simplification of Marathi [[orthography]]. He was President of [[Marathi Sahitya Sammelan]], the conference on Marathi Literature held at [[Bhopal]] in 1967.

==Authorship==
Kolte's writings include over 250 research articleski and over 20 books.<ref name="kolte">
{{cite web |title=Kolte -- an academician par excellence |publisher=The Indian Express | date=10 April 1998| url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19980410/10050634.html}}</ref> The following is a partial list of the books which he authored:

* ''Lavhali'' (A collection of poems) (1928)
* ''Marathi Santon Ka Samajik Karya'' (Critique) (1935) (''in [[Hindi]]'')
* ''Bhaskar Bhatt Borikar: Charitra Va Kavyavivechan'' (Critique) (1935)
* ''Swastik'' (A collection of poems) (1937)
* ''Mahanubhava Tatvadnyan'' (1945)
* ''Mahanubhava Achardharma'' (1948)
* ''Shri Chakradhar'' (Literary biography) (1952)
* ''Mahanubhav Sanshodhana'' in two volumes (1962 and '84)
* ''Sahitya Sanchar'' (Essays) (1965)
* ''Pracheen Marathi Sahitya Sanshodhan'' (Essays in Hindi) (1968)
* ''Chakradhar Shevatache Prakaran'' (1982)
* ''Marathi Asmitecha Shodh'' (1989)
* ''Snehabandh'' (Essays) (1994)
* ''Giriparna'' (Essays)

==Editorship==
The following is a partial list of over 15 books which Kolte edited:

* ''Uddhav Geeta'' (1935)
* ''Sthan Pothi'' (1937)
* ''Rukmini Swayamvar'' (1940)
* ''Vachaharan'' (1953)
* ''Shishupal Vadha'' (1960)
* ''[[Leela Charitra]]'' (1978)
* ''Shri Govind Prabhu'' (1994)

==Honors==
Kolte was honored with a [[Padma Shri]] title by the Government of India in 1991.<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Padma Shri Awardees |url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/images/ps_awards.pdf |publisher= Government of India}}</ref>

A [[List of Sahitya Akademi fellows|Sahitya Akademi Fellowship]] was conferred on him in 1994.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Literature & Education}}
{{SahityaAkademiFellowship}}
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[[Category:1998 deaths]]
[[Category:Marathi-language writers]]
[[Category:People from Buldhana district]]
[[Category:Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University alumni]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship]]
[[Category:Presidents of the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan]]

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