Biographer Dhananjay Keer

Curiosity about the lives of eminent persons pushed him to study of biography writing. To gain mastery over the English language he recited the the thick volume of Webster's Dictionary. Started writing with nickname Dhananjay for weeklies. His first complete biographical work on the life of V.D. Savarkar earned to him reputation as a best biographer and was compared to the high standard of James Boswell. Following this he wrote English biographies of Dr. B. R.Ambedkar, Tilak, Jotirao Phooley, Shahu and Mahatma Gandhi. He too separately wrote in Marathi on lives of Ambedkar. Phooley, Shahu and labour leader S. K. Bole. His other works include the life sketches of eminent Indians. Thinkers have attributed to him as to be an erudite scholar of contemporary history of India with special context to Maharashtra. His ability of writing in both English and Marathi languages with equal ease and skill brought to him a fame as 'Dhananjay - the ambidexter." Here is the inspiring story of this great biographer... BIOGRAPHER DHANANAJAY KEER ......... Mr. Rajendraprasad S. Masurkar has written this biography....