SMRUTIGANGA (Marathi)

B.D. KHER MET MANY PERSONALITIES IN HIS LIFE. HE HAS DONE A SPLENDID JOB OF WEAVING SOME OF THEM IN HIS ARTICLES. DHARMAVEER BHOPATKAR, WHO STOOD IN DEFENSE OF SAVARKAR... JAYANTRAO TILAK, WHO LED B.D. KHER TO PROGRESS THROUGH HIS NEWSPAPER `KESARI`... P. L. DESHPANDE, WHO GAVE HIS REACTION TO THE BOOK `HASRE DUKKH` BY WRITING A LETTER TO HIM; SCHOOLMATE DADA DESHMUKH , WHO HELD HIGH POSITIONS IN THE INDIAN JUDICIARY... Y. G. JOSHI, WHO WROTE `SHEVGYA CHYA SHENGA`....SWAMI SWAROOPANAND OF PAWAS...SUNIL GAVASKAR...BARRISTER BHASKARRAO GHORPADE WHO FOUGHT FOR BHAWANI TALWAR, KOHINOOR HIRA AND NATARAJA IDOL IN LONDON...HUMBLE POET/LYRICIST GANGADHAR MAHAMBARE; VASANTRAO KANE WHO CONTINUED PUBLISHING THE MAGAZINE `ROHINI` DESPITE ADVERSE CONDITIONS ...KHER’S COUSIN NANASAHEB, WHO LOVED HIM DEEPLY...WITH ALL THESE CHARACTER SKETCHES, B.D. KHER HAS EVOKED MEMORIES OF HIS DAYS SPENT IN `KESARI`. THIS `SMRITIGANGA` SHOWERS ITS READERS IN LOVING MEMORIES.