Keshavasuta
Marathi poet
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| Intro | Marathi poet | |
| Places | India | |
| was | Writer | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | 15 March 1866 | |
| Death | 7 November 1905 (aged 39 years) |
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Biography
Krishnaji Keshav Damle (Marathi: कृष्णाजी केशव दामले) (March 15, 1866 - November 7, 1905) was a Marathi poet from Maharashtra, India, who wrote poetry under the pen name Keshavasuta or Keshavsut (केशवसुत).
Legacy
Keshavsut's poem Tutari is seen in the soundtrack of the Oscar-nominated film Harishchandrachi Factory. On 22 May 2017, the Dadar-Sawantwadi Rajya Rani Express was named as "Tutari Express" to mark the centenary of Damle's famed poem titled "Tutari".