- Bal Samant
Bal Gangadhar Samant is an Indian writer. He was born on
May 27 ,1924 .He has written about 80 books in Marathi on a wide range of topics from fiction, biography, Marathi dramas, history etc. His selected books include a biography of
Richard Francis Burton , (titled "Shapith Yaksha"),Hitler ,Deenanath Mangeshkar , Marathi natyasangeet, reincarnation,Bal Gandharva , elephants (titled "Gajaraja"), death, and many more.He was awarded the
Padma Shri in 2004 for Literature and education. [cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/Padma/PadmaAwardsDir(1954-2007).pdf |title=Public Padma Awards Directory (1954-2007) |accessdate=2008-01-28 |format=pdf |work=Ministry of Home Affairs |publisher=Government of India ]References
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