Kelkar

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Kelkar is a surname native to the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is found mainly among Chitpavan Brahmin community.[1]

Notable people[]

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Ashok Ramchandra Kelkar (born 1929), linguist and critical Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India
  • Bhalchandra Vaman Kelkar (1920–1987), Marathi writer and stage actor, from Maharashtra, India
  • Dinkar G. Kelkar (1896–1990), Indian writer, art collector and historian
  • Diwakar Krushna Kelkar (1902–1973), Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India
  • Girijabai Kelkar (1886–1980), feminist and writer from India
  • Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar (born 21 January 1974), Indian actor, played Mrinalini Vivek Purohit in the Zee TV show Chotti Bahu - Sindoor Bin Suhagan
  • Narasimha Chintaman Kelkar (1872–1947), British era Indian Nationalist leader as well as a lawyer, journalist, dramatist, writer, critic and historian.
  • P. K. Kelkar, Indian Scientist, founding director of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
  • Ratnakar Hari Kelkar (1901–1985), revisor and translator of the Bible into Marathi
  • , Mumbai-based artist
  • Sharad Kelkar (born 7 October 1972), Indian television and film actor, played Nahar Pratap Singh in Saat Phere - Saloni Ka Safar, Dr. Ashutosh in , Laxmi in
  • Vijay Kelkar (born 1942), Indian economist and academic, Chairman of the Forum of Federations, Ottawa

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Richard I. Cashman (25 September 2018). The Myth of the Lokamanya: Tilak and Mass Politics in Maharashtra. University of California Press. p. 222.
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