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Arun Balkrishna Kolatkar (Marathi: अरुण बालकृष्ण कोलटकर) (1 November 1932 – 25 September 2004) was an Indian poet who wrote in both Marathi and English. His poems are known for expressing the humour in everyday life.
Arun Kolatkar was an Indian poet who wrote in both Marathi and English. Although he published sparingly, his impact on Indian poetry in English remains significant. Kolatkar's poetry is characterized by its wit, irony, and conversational style, often incorporating elements of everyday life, cityscapes, and observations of human nature.
Profile of Arun Kolatkar. Pen Name : 'Arun Kolatkar'. Real Name : Arun Balkrishna Kolatkar. Born : 01 Nov 1932 | Kolhapur, Maharashtra. Died : 25 Sep 2004 | Pune, Maharashtra.
Arun Kolatkar was an Indian poet who wrote in English and Marathi. His poetry is remembered for its humorous depictions of mundane, everyday events and circumstances. He is only one of two Indian poets to be featured in the New York Review of Books.
Arun Kolatkar collection of poetry, ghazal, Nazm in Urdu, Hindi & English. Read more about Arun Kolatkar and access their famous audio, video, and ebooks.”
Sep 25, 2019 · Arun Kolatkar wrote extensively and prolifically in both Marathi and English, capturing the soul of Mumbai in his poetry.
Arun Kolatkar, the poet whom I'd seen ever so often at his local adda in south Mumbai, had, with a slim book of poems (published in 1976) transformed a dusty temple town in western Maharashtra into a hallowed spot for a professor from the other side of the globe. It was a reminder of the amazing alchemic powers of poetry. It was also testimony ...
Kolatkar is one of the few South Asian poets to achieve global attention, largely because of Jejuri, a cycle of poems that won the 1977 Commonwealth Prize. As Zecchini notes, his legacy has also been secured through Salman Rushdie’s characterization of Bhupen Gandhi, a fictional and controversial poet in The Satanic Verses.
Arun Kolatkar (1931-2004) was one of India's greatest modern poets. He wrote prolifically, in both Marathi and English, publishing in magazines and anthologies from 1955, but did not...
6 days ago · Arun Kolatkar has a singular poetic voice which finds expression in two languages: English and Marathi. All his work has the consistency of an antinomical sensibility: sporadic in print yet prolific in output, casual in manner yet serious in intent, demotic in register yet abstruse in reference, radical in temper yet immersed in tradition.
