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Narsinha
Chintamani Kelkar (1872-1947) or Na Chi Kelkar, popularly known
as Tatyasaheb Kelkar, was a journalist, a historian and an
artist with a sensitive feeling for words. Personal integrity,
honesty in public dealings, simple living, respect and love for
books, music and all the graces of life, a sense of social
responsibility, loyalty to family, friends and country were the
characteristics of NC Kelkar. Kelkar handled every branch of
literature, poetry, drama, history, fiction, novel, literary
criticism, biography, editorials, essays and reviews with equal
authority and ease, both in his speeches and writings. In 1932
his friends, admirers and various literary associations
conferred upon him the title ‘Sahitya Samrat'. He also
wrote a book in Marathi titled "Life and Times of Lokamanya
Tilak", which was translated into English by DV Divekar.
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 Laxmibai
Kelkar, popularly known as Mausiji, was the founder and Pramukh
Sanchalika of
Rashtra Sevika Samiti. Deep devotion towards
the motherland, a dauntless spirit, resoluteness, organizational
capabilities, and many other such qualities were transfused in her from her parents. Mausiji lost her husband in 1932 and was required to look after
her eight children and a vast property. She was introduced to
RSS work through her sons. She was keenly observant of their way of
working based on individual contact, mutual love and voluntary
discipline. It occurred to her that such an organization to do
similar work amongst women could meet the challenge of the times.
Fortunately P. P. Dr. Hedgewar was to visit Wardha Shakha of RSS.
With the help of local workers including Shri Appaji Joshi, she
got an opportunity to see him. In their meeting Vandaneeya
Mausiji expressed the urgency of organizing Hindu women on a
cultural and national basis. The Rashtra Sevika Samiti came into
existence in 1936 at Wardha on the auspicious day of Vijaya
Dashami.
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 Dr. Vijay
L. Kelkar - Advisor to Minister of Finance, Government of India,
North Block, New Delhi, and author of the "Report
of the Task Force on Implementation of the Fiscal Responsibility
and Budget Management Act, 2003", also known as the
"Kelkar Committee Report" of July
2004.
- Prof. Purshottam Kashinath
Kelkar, or Dr. PK Kelkar, was the founding Director of
the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, when it was established by an Act of Parliament in 1959.
He later moved to Mumbai to become the Director of IIT Bombay
for a brief while.
In 1980, IIT Kanpur started the Kelkar Alumni Lecture (KAL)
series in memory of Dr. PK Kelkar, and the Central Library
of IIT Kanpur was renamed after him in 2003.
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Ram Kelkar -
Screenplay writer, Director, Cinematographer in the Indian film
industry. Twenty-two of the fifty or so films that he has
scripted have crossed the Silver, Golden, or Platinum Jubliee
mark. He has a long history of working with Subhash Ghai, dating
back to Naatak (1976). Kalicharan went on to become a superhit
and established Shatrughan Sinha as a frontline hero in the same
year that Naatak flopped. Ghai's next film, produced for
Shatrughan's home banner, Vishwanath (1978) was also scripted by
Kelkar. This association continued and included Ghai's first
production, Hero (1983), Ram Lakhan (1989) and Khalnayak (1993).
His work includes Aasha (1980), Aap Ki Kasam (1974), Be-Imaan
(1972) and Ekati (1968).
- Shree
Gopalbua Kelkar Maharaj alias Shree Preetinand Swamikumar
Maharaj was blessed by Akkalkot-Niwasi Shree Swami Samarth
Maharaj. Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj gave him 'Silver Padukas',
one 'Wooden Dand' (arm rest during meditation), one 'Jholi' (a
beggars wallet to collect alms) and instructed him "For your
maintenance collect alms on every Thursday. There would be no
shortage for you at all". He came to Mumbai from Akkalkot to the
Muth at Kandewadi, Mumbai and stayed with Shree Swamisut Maharaj.
Shree Swamisut Maharaj instructed Shree Gopalbua Kelkar Maharaj
to go to a place Markandi, Chiplun Taluka, District Ratnagiri,
and worship the 'Silver Padukas' of Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj
installed by Shree Brahmacharibua Maharaj. Accordingly, Shree
Gopalbua Kelkar Maharaj along with his wife came to the village
Markandi (Chiplun Taluka), raised one hermitage and started
staying there. On every Thursday he used to collect the alms and
with available rice, the husband and wife used to pull on for a
week. Gradually the saintliness of Shree Gopalbua Kelkar Maharaj
spread in the village Markandi and the devotees started crowding
the hermitage for his blessings. Later, on Shree Gopalbua Kelkar
Maharaj raised one Muth (Temple-shrine) and installed the
'Silver Padukas' given by Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj.
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