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{{Short description|Indian Marathi poet (1890–1918)}} | |||
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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name | | name = Balkavi | ||
| birth_name | | birth_name = | ||
| birth_date | | birth_date = {{birth date|1890|8|13}} | ||
| birth_place = Dharangaon, | | birth_place = [[Dharangaon]], [[Khandesh district]], [[Bombay Presidency]], India | ||
| death_date | | death_date = {{death date and age|1918|5|5|1890|8|13}} | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = Bhadli Railway Station, Jalgaon district | ||
| nationality = | | nationality = | ||
| other_names = | | native_name_lang = mr | ||
| known_for | | other_names = ''Balkavi ''([[nom de plume]]) | ||
| occupation | | known_for = Poems in [[Marathi language]] | ||
| notable_works = | |||
| style = | |||
| spouse = Parvati Bai<ref name=":0"/> | |||
| occupation = | |||
}} | }} | ||
== | '''Tryambak Bapuji Thombre''' (13 August 1890 – 5 May 1918), known popularly as '''Balkavi''', was a [[Marathi language|Marathi]] language poet from Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=बालकवी |last=पवनीकर |first=श्रीकांत |url=https://maharashtratimes.com/maharashtra/nagpur/balkavi/articleshow/65722904.cms |access-date=2021-12-06 |website=[[Maharashtra Times]]|language=mr}}</ref> | ||
==Biography== | |||
Balkavi was born on 13 August 1889 to Bapurao Devaram Thombre and Godatai in [[Dharangaon]] village in [[Khandesh district]] of [[Bombay Presidency]] in British India. His father was employed in police department. Due to frequent shuffling of postings of his father his education suffered a lot. Balkavi had a elder sister and also had a older and younger brother.<ref>{{Cite web|title=एक शापित गंधर्व|url=https://www.loksatta.com/lokprabha/vishesha/balkavi-tryambak-bapuji-thombre-2-1704845/|access-date=2021-12-06|website=[[Loksatta]]|language=mr}}</ref> Due to his father's job he spent his childhood in [[Jamner]], Yawal, [[Betawad]], Erandol towns of Jalgaon district. Till he went in fourth class he did not involved in poetry writing, in the fourth class he first time read the poems of Sridhar Mahipat.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
When Balkavi was 14 years old he traveled Kashmir, Aagra and Mathura with poet R. Vaidya. Balkavi's first ever poem was published at Erandol's ''Dasha kal'' weekly magazine, title as ''Mulans upadesh.'' When he was 17 he presented his poem infront of large audience at first ever poetic assembly of Maharashtra at Jalgaon. At this very gathering [[Kanhoba Ranchoddas Kirtikar]] bestowed him by Balkavi title.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
He spent a period of his childhood with writer and poet Narayan Tilak, a Marathi poet from the [[Konkan]] region of the [[Bombay Presidency]] in British Raj and a convert to [[Christianity]]. Narayan Tilak identified the talent within Tryambak and brought him to his home. Laxmibai Tilak had a motherly relationship with Balkavi. She mentioned some of her memories of Balkavi in her autobiography 'Smruti Chitre'.<ref name="Datta">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ObFCT5_taSgC&q=BalKavi+Phulrani&pg=PA340|title=The Encyclopedia of Indian Literature|year=1987|access-date=2009-12-09 | first=Amaresh | last=Datta | isbn=978-81-260-1803-1 | publisher=Sahitya Akademi}}</ref> | He spent a period of his childhood with writer and poet Narayan Tilak, a Marathi poet from the [[Konkan]] region of the [[Bombay Presidency]] in British Raj and a convert to [[Christianity]]. Narayan Tilak identified the talent within Tryambak and brought him to his home. Laxmibai Tilak had a motherly relationship with Balkavi. She mentioned some of her memories of Balkavi in her autobiography 'Smruti Chitre'.<ref name="Datta">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ObFCT5_taSgC&q=BalKavi+Phulrani&pg=PA340|title=The Encyclopedia of Indian Literature|year=1987|access-date=2009-12-09 | first=Amaresh | last=Datta | isbn=978-81-260-1803-1 | publisher=Sahitya Akademi}}</ref> | ||
==Notable work== | ==Notable work== | ||
{{Listen|filename= Audumbar-Balkavi-Ganesh Dhamodkar.ogg |title= औदुंबर |description= Recording of one of Balkavi's poem. |pos= right }} | |||
Balkavi's poems are marked by exuberant language.<ref name=":0"/><ref name="Datta" /> Notable works include: | |||
* {{transl|mr|Phulrani}} ({{Lang-mr|फूलरानी}}) | * {{transl|mr|Phulrani}} ({{Lang-mr|फूलरानी}}) | ||
* {{transl|mr|Audumber}} ({{Lang-mr|औदुंबर}}) | * {{transl|mr|Audumber}} ({{Lang-mr|औदुंबर}}) | ||
* {{transl|mr|Shraavan-Maasii Harshh Maanasii}} ({{Lang-mr|श्रावण मासी हर्ष मानसी}}) | * {{transl|mr|Shraavan-Maasii Harshh Maanasii}} ({{Lang-mr|श्रावण मासी हर्ष मानसी}}) | ||
* {{transl|mr|Anandi anand Gade, jikade tikade chohikade}} ({{Lang-mr|आनंदी आनंद गड़े जिकडे तिकडे चौहीकडे}}) | * {{transl|mr|Anandi anand Gade, jikade tikade chohikade}} ({{Lang-mr|आनंदी आनंद गड़े जिकडे तिकडे चौहीकडे}}) | ||
== Legacy == | |||
Balkavi's poems was incorporated in [[Balbharati]] school text books.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Balkavi | |
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| Born | August 13, 1890 |
| Died | May 5, 1918 (aged 27) Bhadli Railway Station, Jalgaon district |
| Other names | Balkavi (nom de plume) |
| Known for | Poems in Marathi language |
| Spouse(s) | Parvati Bai[1] |
Tryambak Bapuji Thombre (13 August 1890 – 5 May 1918), known popularly as Balkavi, was a Marathi language poet from Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, India.[1]
Biography[edit]
Balkavi was born on 13 August 1889 to Bapurao Devaram Thombre and Godatai in Dharangaon village in Khandesh district of Bombay Presidency in British India. His father was employed in police department. Due to frequent shuffling of postings of his father his education suffered a lot. Balkavi had a elder sister and also had a older and younger brother.[2] Due to his father's job he spent his childhood in Jamner, Yawal, Betawad, Erandol towns of Jalgaon district. Till he went in fourth class he did not involved in poetry writing, in the fourth class he first time read the poems of Sridhar Mahipat.[1]
When Balkavi was 14 years old he traveled Kashmir, Aagra and Mathura with poet R. Vaidya. Balkavi's first ever poem was published at Erandol's Dasha kal weekly magazine, title as Mulans upadesh. When he was 17 he presented his poem infront of large audience at first ever poetic assembly of Maharashtra at Jalgaon. At this very gathering Kanhoba Ranchoddas Kirtikar bestowed him by Balkavi title.[1]
He spent a period of his childhood with writer and poet Narayan Tilak, a Marathi poet from the Konkan region of the Bombay Presidency in British Raj and a convert to Christianity. Narayan Tilak identified the talent within Tryambak and brought him to his home. Laxmibai Tilak had a motherly relationship with Balkavi. She mentioned some of her memories of Balkavi in her autobiography 'Smruti Chitre'.[3]
Notable work[edit]
Balkavi's poems are marked by exuberant language.[1][3] Notable works include:
- Phulrani (Marathi: फूलरानी)
- Audumber (Marathi: औदुंबर)
- Shraavan-Maasii Harshh Maanasii (Marathi: श्रावण मासी हर्ष मानसी)
- Anandi anand Gade, jikade tikade chohikade (Marathi: आनंदी आनंद गड़े जिकडे तिकडे चौहीकडे)
Legacy[edit]
Balkavi's poems was incorporated in Balbharati school text books.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 पवनीकर, श्रीकांत. "बालकवी". Maharashtra Times (in मराठी). Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ↑ "एक शापित गंधर्व". Loksatta (in मराठी). Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Datta, Amaresh (1987). The Encyclopedia of Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-260-1803-1. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
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