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'''Gopal Nilkanth Dandekar''' aka Appa Dandekar (8 July 1916 – 1 June 1998) was a [[Marathi people|Marathi]] writer from [[Maharashtra]], [[India]].
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| name            = Gopal Nilkanth Dandekar 
Dandekar was born in [[Paratwada]] in [[Amravati district]].
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He grew up in [[Vidarbha]] but ran away from his home in [[Nagpur]] at age thirteen in response to [[Mahatma Gandhi]]'s call to young people for joining his movement for India's attainment of freedom from the [[British Raj]]. After spending a few years in extreme poverty, he found some stability with a few patrons. Later he joined [[Rashtriya Svayamsevak Sangh]] and worked as a volunteer in [[Gadge Maharaj]]'s social service movement. He traveled extensively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19980602/15351014.html|title=GoNiDa - the man who loved his land profoundly|publisher=The Indian Express|date=2 June 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19980602/15350944.html|title=G N Dandekar passes away|publisher=The Indian Express|date=2 June 1998}}</ref><ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19980602/15351014.html Eulogy in Indian Express]</ref>
| pseudonym      = Appa Dandekar 
| birth_date      = 8 July 1916 
| birth_place    = Paratwada, Amravati district, Maharashtra, India 
| death_date      = 1 June 1998 (aged 81) 
| death_place    = Maharashtra, India 
| occupation      = {{hlist|writer|novelist|biographer}}
| language        = Marathi 
| nationality    = Indian 
| genre          = {{hlist|Fiction| Historical novels|Biographies|Travelogues}}
| notableworks    = ''Smaran Gatha''<br>''Shitu''<br>''Pavanakathacha Dhondi''<br>''Jait Re Jait'' 
| awards          = [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] (1976)<br>Honorary D.Litt. from Pune University (1992) 
| spouse          = Neera Dandekar 
| children        =
}}
'''Gopal Nilkanth Dandekar''' aka Appa Dandekar (8 July 1916 – 1 June 1998) was a [[Marathi people|Marathi]] writer from [[Maharashtra]], [[India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Documentary on GoNiDa to be released on Gudi Padwa |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/documentary-on-gonida-to-be-released-on-gudi-padwa-1096051.html |access-date=2026-03-12 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=टीम |first=एबीपी माझा वेब |date=2023-07-08 |title=साहित्यिक गो. नी. दांडेकर, कॉम्रेड ज्योती बसू आणि सौरव गांगुली यांचा जन्म; आज इतिहासात |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/news/maharashtra/8th-july-in-history-today-in-history-gopal-nilkanth-dandekar-jyoti-basu-birth-anniversary-saurav-ganguly-birthday-maharashtra-1190659 |access-date=2026-03-12 |website=ABP Majha |language=mr}}</ref>


==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Dandekar and his wife Neera Dandekar have a daughter, Veena Dev. Veena has two daughters: Marathi actress [[Mrinal Kulkarni]], and Madhura.
Dandekar and his wife Neera Dandekar have a daughter, Veena Dev.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dolare |first=Rahul |date=2024-10-29 |title=Pune: Renowned Marathi Writer Dr. Veena Vijay Dev Passes Away at 76 |url=https://www.punekarnews.in/pune-renowned-marathi-writer-dr-veena-vijay-dev-passes-away-at-76/ |access-date=2026-03-12 |website=Punekar News |language=en-US}}</ref> Veena has two daughters: Marathi actress [[Mrinal Kulkarni]], and Madhura.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-05-13 |title=Mrinal Kulkarni is celebrated writer Gopal Nilkanth Dandekar’s grand-daughter |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/did-you-know/mrinal-kulkarni-gopal-nilkanth-dandekar-neera-dandekar-veena-dev-prem-mhanje-prem-mhanje-prem-asta-sahitya-akademi-award/articleshow/35056988.cms |access-date=2026-03-12 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
 


== Works ==
== Works ==
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* ''Karnaayan''
* ''Karnaayan''
* ''ShriRamayan''
* ''ShriRamayan''
* Tudavalele Gharkul''
* ''Tudavalele Gharkul''
* " Bhillaveer Kalinga" a historical story/novel on Tribes of Narmada Banks.
* " Bhillaveer Kalinga" a historical story/novel on Tribes of Narmada Banks.
* ''Krishnawedh''
* ''Krishnawedh''
* "Aai Chi Denagi" 8 volumes of motivational stories from Indian History for children
* "Aai Chi Denagi" 8 volumes of motivational stories from Indian History for children
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=== Travelogues===
=== Travelogues===
* ''Durga Bhramangatha'' (Concerrning wanderings among the hill forts of Maharashtra)
* ''Durga Bhramangatha'' (Concerning wanderings among the hill forts of Maharashtra)<ref name=":0" />
* ''Durga Darshan'' ( Concerrning wanderings among the hill forts of Maharashtra)
* ''Durga Darshan'' (Concerning wanderings among the hill forts of Maharashtra)
* ''Kille'' (Informative book about trekking routes in [[Sahyadri]])
* ''Kille'' (Informative book about trekking routes in [[Sahyadri]])
* ''Maharashtrachi DharaTirthe'' (Informative book about forts in Maharashtra)
* ''Maharashtra Darshan'' (Informative book about Maharashtra, especially the rural parts).
* ''Maharashtra Darshan'' (Informative book about Maharashtra, especially the rural parts).
* ''Narmadechya Tataaki''
* ''Narmadechya Tataaki''
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===Biographical works===
===Biographical works===
*''Mogara Phulala'' (Based on the life and works of Dnyaneshwar)
*''Mogara Phulala'' (Based on the life and works of Dnyaneshwar)
*''Das Dongari Rahato'' (Based on the life and works of Ramdas Swami)
*''Das Dongari Rahato'' (Based on the life and works of Ramdas Swami)
*''Anandvan Bhuvani''  
*''Anandvan Bhuvani''  
*''Tuka Akaashaaevdhaa'' (Novel based on the life and works of Tukaram)
*''Tuka Akaashaaevdhaa'' (Novel based on the life and works of Tukaram)
*''The Last Kirtan of Gadage Baba''
*''The Last Kirtan of Gadage Baba''
*''Waadalatil Deepstambh'' (Novel based on story of Keshav Baliram Hedgewar the founder of Rashtriya Swayamsevek Sangh)
*''Waadalatil Deepstambh'' (Novel based on story of Keshav Baliram Hedgewar the founder of Rashtriya Swayamsevek Sangh)
*''Devaki Nandan Gopaalaa''
*''Devaki Nandan Gopaalaa''
*"Shree gadge maharaj"  (the biography of maharashtras saint -majestic prakashan-pablisher book  )
*"Shree gadge maharaj"  (the biography of maharashtras saint -majestic prakashan-pablisher book  )
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Latest revision as of 20:01, 12 March 2026

Gopal Nilkanth Dandekar
Born8 July 1916
Paratwada, Amravati district, Maharashtra, India
Died1 June 1998 (aged 81)
Maharashtra, India
Pen nameAppa Dandekar
Occupation
  • writer
  • novelist
  • biographer
LanguageMarathi
NationalityIndian
Genre
  • Fiction
  • Historical novels
  • Biographies
  • Travelogues
Notable worksSmaran Gatha
Shitu
Pavanakathacha Dhondi
Jait Re Jait
Notable awardsSahitya Akademi Award (1976)
Honorary D.Litt. from Pune University (1992)
SpouseNeera Dandekar

Gopal Nilkanth Dandekar aka Appa Dandekar (8 July 1916 – 1 June 1998) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India.[1][2]

Awards and honors[edit | edit source]

In 1976, Dandekar received a Sahitya Akademi Award for his autobiographical work Smaran Gatha. He was elected president of Marathi Sahitya Sammelan held at Akola in 1981. He received an honorary D.Litt. degree from Pune University on 30 December 1992.

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Dandekar and his wife Neera Dandekar have a daughter, Veena Dev.[3] Veena has two daughters: Marathi actress Mrinal Kulkarni, and Madhura.[4]

Works[edit | edit source]

Autobiography[edit | edit source]

  • Smaran Gatha

Novels[edit | edit source]

  • Shitu
  • Pavanakathacha Dhondi (1955)
  • Padaghavli (Novel concerning a Brahmin family in coastal Maharashtra. It describes the lifestyle there in the 18th century.) (1956)
  • Machivarala Budha (1958)
  • Zunjar Machi
  • Kuna Ekachi Bhramangatha
  • Purnamaychi Lekare
  • Ranbhuli
  • Chhand Maze Vegle
  • Tambadphuti
  • Mrunmayi
  • Aamhi Bhagirathache Putra (Novel based on the construction of Bhakra-Nangal dam on river Satlaj)
  • Jait-Re-jait (A film based on this novel was later made by Jabbar Patel.)
  • Baya Dar Ughad (Part 1 of 5 novels on Raja Shivaji's Maharashtra)
  • Har Har Mahaadev (Part 2 of 5 novels on Raja Shivaji's Maharashtra)
  • Daryabhavani (Part 3 of 5 novels on Raja Shivaji's Maharashtra)
  • Zunzarmachi (Part 4 of 5 novels on Raja Shivaji's Maharashtra)
  • He To Shrinchi Ichchha (Part 5 of 5 novels on Raja Shivaji's Maharashtra)
  • Rumaalee Rahasya
  • Tya Tithe Rukhatali
  • Waagharu
  • Karnaayan
  • ShriRamayan
  • Tudavalele Gharkul
  • " Bhillaveer Kalinga" a historical story/novel on Tribes of Narmada Banks.
  • Krishnawedh
  • "Aai Chi Denagi" 8 volumes of motivational stories from Indian History for children

Travelogues[edit | edit source]

  • Durga Bhramangatha (Concerning wanderings among the hill forts of Maharashtra)[1]
  • Durga Darshan (Concerning wanderings among the hill forts of Maharashtra)
  • Kille (Informative book about trekking routes in Sahyadri)
  • Maharashtra Darshan (Informative book about Maharashtra, especially the rural parts).
  • Narmadechya Tataaki
  • Dakshin Waara

Biographical works[edit | edit source]

  • Mogara Phulala (Based on the life and works of Dnyaneshwar)
  • Das Dongari Rahato (Based on the life and works of Ramdas Swami)
  • Anandvan Bhuvani
  • Tuka Akaashaaevdhaa (Novel based on the life and works of Tukaram)
  • The Last Kirtan of Gadage Baba
  • Waadalatil Deepstambh (Novel based on story of Keshav Baliram Hedgewar the founder of Rashtriya Swayamsevek Sangh)
  • Devaki Nandan Gopaalaa
  • "Shree gadge maharaj" (the biography of maharashtras saint -majestic prakashan-pablisher book )

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Documentary on GoNiDa to be released on Gudi Padwa". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  2. ↑ टीम, एबीपी माझा वेब (8 July 2023). "साहित्यिक गो. नी. दांडेकर, कॉम्रेड ज्योती बसू आणि सौरव गांगुली यांचा जन्म; आज इतिहासात". ABP Majha (in मराठी). Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Dolare, Rahul (29 October 2024). "Pune: Renowned Marathi Writer Dr. Veena Vijay Dev Passes Away at 76". Punekar News. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Mrinal Kulkarni is celebrated writer Gopal Nilkanth Dandekar's grand-daughter". The Times of India. 13 May 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
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