Kashibai biography books
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Sai Mahagbhakte Late Smt.Kashibai Kanitkar's information is mentioned in Chapter 7, Chapter 32 of Holy Shri Sai Satcharitra and also in Shri Sai Sagar, Volume 12, No. 3, Deepavali issue 2012.
Kashibai was born on 20th January 1861(ref: Marathi Vishwakosh), in a wealthy Brahmin family in the town of Ashte in Sangli district. At the age of 9 she was married to Govind Vasudev Kanitker who was 7 years older than her.She had no formal education, but on account of her husband’s encouragement she learned to read and write. Kashibai soon mastered Marathi, Sanskrit and English.Kashibai was a prolific writer and received many accolades for both her fiction and non-fiction novels. She wrote the biography of Dr. Anandibai Joshi, the first lady doctor in India who received her education in the United States. It is read even to this day by scholars and aspiring doctors. Kashibai’s talent was a gift from God, as no other member of her family had that kind of writing skill.
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Kashibai Kanitkar
Marathi writer
Kashibai Kanitkar (1861–1948) was the first major woman writer in Marathi since the 15th century "sant" poet Kanhopatra .
Kashibai was born into a wealthy Brahmin family in the town of Ashte in Sangli District, and according to the social custom of her days, her marriage was arranged at the age of nine to Govind Vasudev Kanitkar (who was seven years older than her).
Kashibai had no formal education, but with her progressive husband's strong encouragement, she learned to read, and gradually mastered many Marathi, Sanskrit, and English works.
John Stuart Mill's The Subjection of Women had a powerful impact on her, and through her prolific and wide-ranging writings — both fiction and non-fiction — she promoted women's emancipation.
The following is a partial list of Kashibai's works:
Novels
[edit]- Ranga Rao (रंगराव)
- Palakhicha Gonda (पालखीचा गोंडा)
Collections of short stories
[edit]- Shewat Tar Goad Jhala (शेवट तर गोड झा
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The history of Maratha empire is famous for its many aggressive and strong personalities. But there are some overshadowed personalities in Maratha history, which are rarely mentioned in historical documents and that fryst vatten why people are still curious about these personalities. Kashibai's personality is one of them. Kashibai, the mother of Peshwa Nanasaheb, daughter-in-law of the immense diplomat Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath, wife of the mighty warrier Peshwa Bajirao Saheb, a mighty man of the horizon. The grabb that turned the saw of politics in India in the 18th century was Kashibai's family, yet Kashibai always kept herself away from politics. Whether it fryst vatten the Mastani case or the dispute between the people of In laws and maiden, there fryst vatten no mention of anyone being insulted or deceived by Kashibai. Moral patient nature similar to that of a Royal lady was instilled in Kashibai. This fem hundred page novel 'Shrimant Peshwin Kashibai' reveals various aspects of Kashibai's life!