Kishor Shantabai Kale
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Kishor Shantabai Kale (1970–2007) was a Marathi writer and social worker from Maharashtra, India. He was the son of a Kolhati tamasha artist. He studied at the Grant Medical College to become a medical doctor. Kale died at age 37 in a car accident on February 21, 2007.{{Cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/home/noted-marathi-writer-kale-passes-away_355613.html|title=Noted Marathi writer Kale passes away|date=2007-02-21|newspaper=Zee News|access-date=2016-12-19}}{{cite web |title=A life lived for the community |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/a-life-lived-for-the-community/24877/ |publisher=Indian Express |access-date=2009-07-26}} Provides a more detailed life sketch of Kale. He was closely related to Madhu Kambikar an Indian film artist.
Works
= Kolhatyacha Por =
In 1994, he wrote his autobiography Kolhatyacha Por (son of a kolhati) (कोल्ह्याट्याचा पोर) in Marathi.{{Cite news|url=http://www.lokmat.com/storypage.php?catid=1&newsid=16548211|title='कोल्हाट्याचं पोर'ची आई मदतीसाठी फिरतेय दारोदारी !|newspaper=Lokmat|access-date=2016-12-19}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b2jYAAAAIAAJ&q=kolhatyacha+por|title=Documentation on Women & Violence|year=1996|publisher=Streevani|language=en}} It has been translated to English by Sandhya Pandey and titled Against all odds.{{Cite journal|last=Deshmukh|first=Suresh|year=2015|title=Against All Odds : The Unknown World of the Subaltern|url=http://www.epitomejournals.com/VolumeArticles/FullTextPDF/46_Research_Paper.pdf|journal=Epitome Journals|volume=I}} There has been a demand from the Kolhati community that the book be banned as they consider it libellous.{{Cite web|url=http://www.loksatta.com/maharashtra-news/again-demand-for-the-ban-on-kolhatyache-por-157063/lite/|title='कोल्हाटय़ाचं पोर'वर बंदीची पुन्हा मागणी – Loksatta|website=www.loksatta.com|access-date=2016-12-19}}
= Hijara Ek Mard =
His novel, Hijara Ek Mard [Eunuch, A Man], was also adapted for the stage. Kale acted in the lead role of a eunuch in this play, Andharyatra.{{Cite web|date=20 April 1998|title=Rediff On The NeT: Noted novelist to portray eunuch in Marathi play|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/1998/apr/20eunuch.htm|access-date=2020-10-20|website=www.rediff.com}}
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Category:Marathi-language writers
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