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{{Short description|Indian writer (1869–1968)}} | |||
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{{Infobox office holder | |||
| name = Narayan Govind Chapekar | |||
| image = Narayan Govind Chapekar.jpg | |||
| birth_date = 1869 | |||
| death_date = 1968 | |||
| honorific_prefix = [[Diwan Bahadur]] | |||
| nationality = British Indian {{small|(1869-1947)}} <br/> Indian {{small|(1947-1968)}} | |||
| occupation = Writer, judge, critic | |||
| alma_mater = [[University of Bombay]] (B.A.) (LL.B) | |||
| office = [[Marathi Sahitya Sammelan|President of Marathi Sahitya Sammelan]] | |||
| term = 1934 - 1935 | |||
}} | |||
'''Narayan Govind Chapekar''' (1869–1968) was a [[Marathi people|Marathi]] writer from [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. The British had honoured him with the title of Diwan Bahadur which was customarily given to a judge who had the rank of First Class Sub Judge. Chapekar presided over Marathi Sahitya Sammelan held in Baroda in 1934. | |||
== Early life == | |||
After having attained his BA & LL.B degrees from University Of Bombay he practised law for some time and then joined judiciary and eventually retired as First Class sub-judge. He then joined the judiciary in the Indian state of Aundh near Satara in now Maharashtra State as chief justice. It has been said that he vastly improved the judicial system there and brought it at par with the judicial system in British India. | After having attained his BA & LL.B degrees from University Of Bombay he practised law for some time and then joined judiciary and eventually retired as First Class sub-judge. He then joined the judiciary in the Indian state of Aundh near Satara in now Maharashtra State as chief justice. It has been said that he vastly improved the judicial system there and brought it at par with the judicial system in British India. | ||
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[[Category:Indian autobiographers]] | [[Category:Indian autobiographers]] | ||
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Narayan Govind Chapekar | |
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| President of Marathi Sahitya Sammelan | |
| In office 1934 - 1935 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1869 |
| Died | 1968 |
| Nationality | British Indian (1869-1947) Indian (1947-1968) |
| Alma mater | University of Bombay (B.A.) (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Writer, judge, critic |
Narayan Govind Chapekar (1869–1968) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. The British had honoured him with the title of Diwan Bahadur which was customarily given to a judge who had the rank of First Class Sub Judge. Chapekar presided over Marathi Sahitya Sammelan held in Baroda in 1934.
Early life[edit | edit source]
After having attained his BA & LL.B degrees from University Of Bombay he practised law for some time and then joined judiciary and eventually retired as First Class sub-judge. He then joined the judiciary in the Indian state of Aundh near Satara in now Maharashtra State as chief justice. It has been said that he vastly improved the judicial system there and brought it at par with the judicial system in British India.
The British had honoured him with the title of Diwan Bahadur which was customarily given to a judge who had the rank of First Class Sub Judge.
His literary works include the following:
- Peshwaichya Sawalit (पेशवाईच्या सावलीत) (1937)
- "Chiplonkar Yanche Jamakharch" (चिपळूणकर यांचे जमाखर्च)
- Chitpawan (चित्पावन)
- He also published his autobiography
Chapekar presided over Marathi Sahitya Sammelan held in Baroda in 1934.
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