Bhargavaram Viththal Varerkar (1883 - 1964) was a Marathi

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 writer from Maharashtra

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, India

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.

Varterkar was born in 1883 in Chiplun

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 in the Konkan

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 region of Maharashtra. He attended high schools in Malvan

Malvan

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, Dapoli

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, and Ratnagiri

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. Before matriculating, he left his studies, worked for a while as a postal clerk, and moved to Mumbai

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 for good.

Varterkar wrote the play Kunjawihari (कुंजविहारी) in 1907. Since then, he wrote more plays with historic, mythological, or social themes; and many novels, short stories, and film scripts. His writings strongly reflected his empathy for the plight of laborers under the dominance of their employers and the plight of women under male dominance in his times.

He translated into Marathi many novels of Bengali

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 writer Sharat Chandra Chatterji.

Varerkar presided over Marathi Sahitya Sammelan

Marathi Sahitya Sammelan

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 in Dhule

Dhule

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in 1944.

The following are a few of Varerkar's works:

Novels:

• Widhawa Kumari (विधवा कुमारी) (1928)
• Parat Bhet (परत भेट) (1933)
• Dhawata Dhota (धावता धोटा)
• Godu Gokhale (गोदू गोखले)
• Tarate Polad (तरते पोलाद)
• Petate Pani (पेटते पाणी)
• Sat Lakhatil Ek (सात लाखातील एक)
• Drawidi Pranayam (द्राविडी प्राणायाम)
• Bhangad Galli (भानगडगल्ली)

Plays:

• Kunjawihari (कुंजविहारी) (1907)
• Hach Mulacha Bap (हाच मुलाचा बाप) (1917)
• Satteche Gulam (सत्तेचे गुलाम) (1922)
• Sonyacha Kalas (सोन्याचा कळस) (1932)
• Saraswat (सारस्वत) (1942)
• Bhumikanya Sita (भूमिकन्या सीता) (1955)