Krishnaji Keshav Damle ( mr, कृष्णाजी केशव दामले) (October 7, 1866 - November 7, 1905) was a

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poet from Malgund , Ratnagiri

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, who wrote poetry under the pen name Keshavasuta or Keshavsut कृष.

Legacy

Keshavsut's poem Tutari is seen in the soundtrack of the Oscar-nominated film

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. On 22 May 2017, the

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was named as "Tutari Express" to mark the centenary of Damle's famed poem titled "Tutari".

References

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