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|name =Shri | |name =Shri Shridhar Venkatesh Ketkar | ||
|image = Shridhar Venkatesh Ketkar.jpg | |||
|birth_date = {{birth date|1884|2|2|df=y}} | |birth_date = {{birth date|1884|2|2|df=y}} | ||
|birth_place = [[Raipur]], [[Central Provinces]], [[British India]] | |birth_place = [[Raipur]], [[Central Provinces]], [[British India]] | ||
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|death_date = {{Death date and age|1937|4|10|1884|2|2|df=y}} | |death_date = {{Death date and age|1937|4|10|1884|2|2|df=y}} | ||
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'''Shri | '''Shri Shridhar Venkatesh Ketkar''' (2 February 1884 – 10 April 1937) was a sociologist, historian and novelist from [[Maharashtra]], India. He is principally known as the chief editor of ''[[Maharashtriya Jnanakosha]]'', the first-ever encyclopedia in the [[Marathi language|Marathi]] language. | ||
== Early life and background== | == Early life and background== | ||
Ketkar was born in the city of [[Raipur]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]], and was educated in [[Amravati]] and [[Wilson College, Mumbai|Wilson College, Bombay]]. He left for the United States in 1906 and obtained his PHD from [[Cornell University]] in 1911. After a | Ketkar was born in the city of [[Raipur]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]], and was educated in [[Amravati]] and [[Wilson College, Mumbai|Wilson College, Bombay]]. He left for the United States in 1906 and obtained his PHD from [[Cornell University]] in 1911. After a yearlong sojourn in London (circa 1912), where he met his future wife Edith Kohn, he returned to India. | ||
=Career= | ==Career== | ||
His first appointment in India was as a | His first appointment in India was as a professor of economics, science of administration and universal jurisprudence at [[Calcutta University]]. | ||
In 1920, Ketkar (who was a [[Chitpavan]] [[Brahmin]]) married Edith Kohn ( | In 1920, Ketkar (who was a [[Chitpavan]] [[Brahmin]]) married Edith Kohn (1886–1979), who joined him in [[Pune]]. Edith's name was changed to ''Sheelavati Ketkar'' after the wedding. Mrs Ketkar has written a memoir about Ketkar's peculiarities, their two adopted children and family life.<ref name ="Edith">{{Cite book | last = Ketkar | first = Sheelavati |title = '''Look Back With Me'' | publisher = Writers Workshop | location = Calcutta | year = 1990}}</ref> Mrs Ketkar (who was a native German speaker) had translated [[Moriz Winternitz]]'s 'A History of Indian Literature' from English into German for her husband's private use; however, this was later published due to the encouragement of Prof Winternitz himself (who was a family friend). | ||
Ketkar served as the president of two [[Marathi language|Marathi]] literary conventions, namely the ''Sharadopasak Sammelan'' (शारदोपासक सम्मेलन) in 1926, and the | Ketkar served as the president of two [[Marathi language|Marathi]] literary conventions, namely the ''Sharadopasak Sammelan'' (शारदोपासक सम्मेलन) in 1926, and the | ||