- Shripad Mahadev Mate
Shripad Mahadev Mate (1886-1957) (or Shri Maa MaaTe) was a Marathi writer.
Mate was a professor at S P College in
Pune . His most famous book is "Upekshitanche Antrang" (Life of Neglected People). He was a social worker whose work amongdalits earned him the sobriquet 'Mahaar Mate', thinker who opened up horizons of his readers, an able teacher who could tap the potential among his students and inspire them, writer who announced the plight of poor Marathi people.References
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=XU8dmAiaZSgC&pg=PA137&lpg=PA137&dq=marathi+writer+mate&source=web&ots=rGuSDR7QMo&sig=xtIE0E0Ld53M8GrCFbN6xvmMeKE&hl=en Mate on socio-cultural trends in Maharashtra]
* [http://languages.iloveindia.com/marathi.html Shri Ma Mate as Marathi essayist]
* [http://www.spcollegepune.org/SP/ALUMNIMN_1.HTM Mate's association with S P College, Pune]
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