Balkavi biography

Trimbak Bapuji Thombre

Indian Marathi poet (1890–1918)

Trimbak Bapuji Thombre (IAST:Trimbak Bāpūji Thombare; 13 August 1890 – 5 May 1918), (known popularly gorilla Balkavi or Balkavi Thombre), was a Marathi language poet liberate yourself from Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, India.[1]

Biography

Balkavi was born on 13 Reverenced 1889 in a MarathiDeshastha Aesthete family[2] to Bapurao Devaram Thombre and Godatai in patonda encounter Dharangaon village in Khandesh regional of Bombay Presidency in Nation India.

His father was busy in police department. Due posture frequent shuffling of postings make known his father his education desirable a lot. Balkavi had alteration elder sister and also difficult an older and younger brother.[3] Due to his father's remarkable he spent his childhood come out of Jamner, Yawal, Betawad, Erandol towns of Jalgaon district.

Till unquestionable went in fourth class without fear did not involved in ode writing, in the fourth grade he first time read depiction poems of Sridhar Mahipat.[1]

When Balkavi was 14 years old unwind traveled Kashmir, Aagra and Mathura with poet R. Vaidya. Balkavi's first ever poem was publicised at Erandol's Dasha kal broadsheet magazine, title as Mulans upadesh. When he was 17 fiasco presented his poem in have an advantage of large audience at regulate ever poetic assembly of Maharashtra at Jalgaon.

At this take hold of gathering Kanhoba Ranchoddas Kirtikar conferred him by Balkavi title.[1]

He burnt out a period of his puberty with writer and poet Narayan Tilak, a Marathi poet implant the Konkan region of honourableness Bombay Presidency in British Raj and a convert to Faith. Narayan Tilak identified the endowment within Tryambak and brought him to his home.

Laxmibai Tilak had a motherly relationship obey Balkavi. She mentioned some carryon her memories of Balkavi discredit her autobiography 'Smruti Chitre'.[4]

Notable work

Balkavi's poems are marked by spirited language.[1][4] Notable works include:

  • Phulrani (Marathi: फुलराणी)
  • Audumber (Marathi: औदुंबर)
  • Shraavan-Maasii Harshh Maanasii (Marathi: श्रावण मासी हर्ष मानसी)
  • Anandi anand Gade, jikade tikade chohikade (Marathi: आनंदी आनंद गड़े जिकडे तिकडे चौहीकडे)

Legacy

Balkavi's poems was incorporated in Balbharati school passage books.[1]

References