Madhav Kashinath Deshpande (

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: माधव काशीनाथ देशपांडे) (1910–1974) was a

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writer from

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and a renowned professor of English language and literature of his times. He was unique for his facility both in English and Marathi, making studious efforts to apply his experience of English literature to creative and critical writing in Marathi. His writings include: * A novel ''Aadhar'' (अंधार) (1953) * A collection of his poems ''Priya Kavite'' (प्रिय कविते) (1972) * Personal essays compiled in ''Dhoomra Taranga'' (धूम्रतरंग) (1939) * Literary critiques compiled in ''Sahitya Sadhana'' (साहित्य साधना) * Critiques of the works of

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, and

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* ''A Marathi-English Dictionary'' (1967) * ''Sant Aani Science'' (Marathi saint poets and science) (1970, reprinted 2010)

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