: रमेश मंत्री) (1927-1997) was a Marathi

Marathi people

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 writer primarily of humor from Maharashtra

Maharashtra

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, India

India

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.

He attended Rajaram College in Kolhapur from where he graduated. He also spent some time in the UK in connection with higher education on a Commonwealth programme.

He was employed with the United States Information Service (USIS) in Mumbai India in 1960s.

Mantri presided over Marathi Sahitya Sammelan

Marathi Sahitya Sammelan

Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan is a conference for literary discussions by Marathi writers. Though the conference has sometimes been held in a town outside the Indian state of Maharashtra, it is typically held annually in one of the towns in Maharashtra where Marathi is the mother tongue...

 at Kolhapur in 1992.

He was married and had 3 children.

Literary works

The following is a partial list of Mantri's books:

• Uttarkal (उत्तरकाळ)
• Hulkawani (हुलकावणी)
• Hasyadhara (हास्यधारा)
• Thandiche Diwas (थंडीचे दिवस)
• Sukhachya Ratri (सुखाच्या रात्री)
• Sukhache Diwas (सुखाचे दिवस)
• Mawashi Harawali (मावशी हरवली)
• Bol Bol Mhanata (बोल बोल म्हणता)
• Kolhapuri Chiwda (कोल्हापुरी चिवडा)
• Palasala Pane Pach (पळसाला पाने पाच)
• Hasanyacha Tas (हसण्याचा तास) (तीन खंड)
• Ati Jhale Ni Hasu Ale (अति झाले नि हसू आले)
• Elizabeth Taylor Ani Mi (एलीझबेथ टेलर आणि मी)
• Surya Putrancha Desh Japan (सूर्यपुत्रांचा देश जपान)
• Bara Lakhanchya Jagachi Safar (बारा लाखांच्या जगाची सफर)
• Mahanagar