Kishor Shantabai Kale (1970–2007) was a

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writer and social worker from Maharashtra,

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. He was the son of a

Kolhati The Kolhati are an Indian nomadic community that form a subgroup of the Banjara people. They belong to central India and Maharashtra. They traditionally are professional entertainers and acrobats. They are classified as a nomadic tribe by the gove ...

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artist. He studied at the

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to become a medical doctor. Kale died at age 37 in a car accident on February 21, 2007. Provides a more detailed life sketch of Kale. He was closely related to Madhu Kambikar an Indian film artist.

Works

Kolhatyacha Por

In 1994, he wrote his autobiography ''Kolhatyacha Por'' (son of a kolhati) (कोल्ह्याट्याचा पोर) in Marathi. It has been translated to English by Sandhya Pandey and titled ''Against all odds''. There has been a demand from the Kolhati community that the book be banned as they consider it libellous.

Hijara Ek Mard

His novel, ''Hijara Ek Mard unuch, A Man'' was also adapted for the stage. Kale acted in the lead role of a eunuch in this play, ''Andharyatra.''

References

2007 deaths Marathi-language writers 1970 births {{Maharashtra-stub