Suresh Bhat ( mr, सुरेश भट; 15 April 1932 – 14 March 2003) was a Marathi poet from the state of Maharashtra,

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Life

Suresh Bhat converted to

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with the help of

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Surai Sasai. Because of Buddhism was the religion of

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, who was an ideal to him. Suresh Bhat died of

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on 14 March 2003. He was 70.Popular gazal writer Suresh Bhat expires - The Times of India
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Works

Bhat published his first collection of poems, ''Roopgandha'' in 1961. In 1974, he published his second collection, ''Ranga maazhaa wegalaa'' and in 1983 he self-published a collection named ''Elgaar''. Other collections of his poems include ''Zanjhaavaat'' and ''Saptaranga'' ''Roopgandha'' and ''Ranga maazhaa wegalaa'' were the recipients of the state literary awards sponsored by the Government of Maharashtra in their respective years of publication. Poet

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was his student in Pune. His famous song on B. R. Ambedkar 'Bhimraya Ghe Tuzya Ya Lekranchi Vandana' (father Ambedkar, take these offerings from your children). Bhat's poems are generally classified as Marathi ''

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''. Bhat's best-known verses gained popularity after they were set to music by

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, and were sung by

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and

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. Bhat's poem 'Maayboli' was composed by music director Kaushal Inamdar as the Marathi Abhimaangeet as a song featuring more than 450 singers.

List of poetry collections

* ''Roopgandha'' * ''Ranga maazhaa vegalaa'' * ''Elgaar'' * ''Zanjhaavaat'' * ''Saptaranga'' * ''Rasvanticha Mujara'' * ''Kaflaa''

References

External links

www.sureshbhat.in - a site dedicated to Suresh Bhat and Marathi ghazals (in Marathi)An interview with Suresh Bhat (in Marathi)
* http://www.sureshbhat.in/
Suresh Bhat: BookGanga
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhat, Suresh Marathi-language poets Writers from Nagpur Marathi-language writers 1932 births 2003 deaths 20th-century Indian poets 20th-century Buddhists 21st-century Buddhists Converts to Buddhism from Hinduism Indian Buddhists Indian male poets Poets from Maharashtra 20th-century Indian male writers