Vinda Karandikar

Poet, Author

1918 – 2010

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Who was Vinda Karandikar?

Govind Vināyak Karandikar, better known as Vindā Karandikar, was a well-known Marathi poet, writer, literary critic, and translator.

He was conferred the 39th Jnanpith Award in 2003, which is the highest literary award in India. He also received some other awards for his literary work including the Keshavasut Prize, the Soviet Land Nehru Literary Award, the Kabir Samman, and the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 1996.

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Born
Aug 23, 1918
Devgad, Maharashtra
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  • India
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Lived in
  • Maharashtra
Died
Mar 14, 2010
Mumbai

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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