Nagnath Lalujirao Kottapalle (

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: नागनाथ लालूजीराव कोत्तापल्ले; 29 March 1948 – 30 November 2022) was an Indian educationist and

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writer from

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. He was the vice chancellor of

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, whose seat is in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. He was elected as a president of 86th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan scheduled to be held at Chiplun.

Early life and education

Kottapalle was born in the town of Mukhed in

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on 29 March 1948. He received his B.A. (1969), M.A. (1971), and Ph.D (1980) degrees from

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Career

Kottapalle started his career as a college lecturer in 1971 and moved up to be the head of Marathi department at

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in 1996. Kottapalle was a member of the following educational or literary organizations:

Publications

Awards

* Maharashtra state awards for the following literary works ** Moods (1976) (Poetry) **Sandharbha (1984) (Short Stories) ** Gandhariche Dole (1985) (Novel) ** Gramin Sahitya 1985 (Critique) ** Udyachya Sunder Divsasathi (2002) (Essays) * Keshavrao Vichare Paritoshik for ''Jyotiparva'' (2002) (Biography) * B. Raghunath Award for ''Rakha Ani Paus'' (1995) (Short stories) * Mahatma Phule Purskar for ''Rakha Ani Paus'' (1995) * Parimal Award for ''Gramin Sahitya : Swarup Ani Shodh'' (1985) (Critique) * Shirish Gandhi Literary Award for ''Sahitya Awakash'' (Critique) * Yeshwantrao Chavan Literary Award (2001)

References

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