Chintamani Tryambak Khanolkar

Indian writer (1930–1976) C. T. KhanolkarBornChintamani Tryambak Khanolkar8 March 1930Baglanchi Rai, Vengurla, MaharashtraDied26 April 1976(1976-04-26) (aged 46)Writing careerNotable workNakshatranche DeneNotable awardsSangeet Natak Akademi Award (1976)Sahitya Akademi Award (1978) Chintamani Tryambak Khanolkar (C. T. Khanolkar) (8 March 1930 – 26 April 1976) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He wrote poetry under the name "Arati Prabhu" and prose under his own name. He received a Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1976 for his playwriting and a Sahitya Akademi Award in 1978 for his collection of poems Nakshatranche Dene. Early life Khanolkar was born on 8 March 1930 in the village of Baglanchi Rai near Vengurla in Maharashtra into a family with meagre means. He started writing poetry in 1950 and received acclaim for his poem Shunya Shrungarte, which featured in the February edition of Marathi literary journal Satya Katha in 1954. Khanolkar completed his education up to matriculation and began running the family business of "Khanaval" (a small hotel). However, the business did not do well and Khanolkar decided to leave his village for Mumbai in search of livelihood in 19