Balakrishna Bhagwant Borkar
Konkani language, Author
1910 – 1984
Who was Balakrishna Bhagwant Borkar?
Balakrishna Bhagwant Borkar was a poet from Goa, India.
Bā Bha Borkar, also known as Ba-ki-baab, started writing poems at an early age. Vi Sa Khandekar was an early champion of Borkar's verse. Borkar joined Goa's fight for freedom in 1950s, and moved to Pune, where he worked for radio in 1950s. Most of his literature is written in Marathi, though his Konkani output is also numerous. He excelled as a prose writer as well.
His long poems Mahatmayan and TamaHstotra are famous.
One of his famous poems is 'mazha gaav' meaning 'my village'
After Borkar's death, Pu La Deshpande and his wife Sunitabai performed public readings of Borkar's poetry.
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- Born
- 1910
- Also known as
- Poet Borkar
- Bakibab Borkar
- Nationality
- India
- Died
- 1984
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on July 23, 2013
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