Kelkar Explained

Kelkar is a surname native to the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is found mainly among Chitpavan Brahmin community.^[1]

Notable people

Notable people with the surname include:

• Ashok Ramchandra Kelkar (born 1929), linguist and critical Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India
• Bhalchandra Vaman Kelkar (1920–1987), Marathi writer and stage actor, from Maharashtra, India
• Dinkar G. Kelkar (1896–1990), Indian writer, art collector and historian
• Diwakar Krushna Kelkar (1902–1973), Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India
• Girijabai Kelkar (1886–1980), feminist and writer from India
• Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar (born 21 January 1974), Indian actor
• Narasimha Chintaman Kelkar (1872–1947), British era Indian Nationalist leader, lawyer, journalist, dramatist, writer, critic and historian
• P. K. Kelkar, Indian scientist, founding director of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
• Ratnakar Hari Kelkar (1901–1985), revisor and translator of the Bible into Marathi
• Sharad Kelkar (born 7 October 1972), Indian television and film actor
• Vijay Kelkar (born 1942), Indian economist and academic, chairman of the Forum of Federations, Ottawa
• Ram Kelkar (born 6th June 1932 - 12 February 2002) Hindi and Marathi film writer,Only Marathi writer who wrote 25 Silver and 4 Golden Jubilee hit Films.

See also

• P K Kelkar library or Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, established by an Act of Parliament in 1959
• Vinayak Ganesh Vaze College of Arts, Science & Commerce (Kelkar College), Mumbai, a Mumbai University affiliated college
• Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum, in Pune, Maharashtra, India
• Kela (disambiguation)
• Kelar
• Kelk (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. Book: The Myth of the Lokamanya: Tilak and Mass Politics in Maharashtra. 222. Richard I. Cashman. University of California Press. 25 September 2018.