Name Narayan Gore | Died 1993 | |
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Narayan Ganesh Gore (Devanagari: नारायण गणेश गोरे) (1907–01 May 1993) was a socialist leader and Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India.
Contents
- Literary work
- Collections of short stories and nonpolitical essays
- Translations
- Collections of political essays
- References
He was born in the town of Hindale in Konkan. He received his school and college education in Pune to earn a degree in law.
Since his college days, Gore participated in India's struggle for independence under Mahatma Gandhi's leadership from the British Raj. In 1942, he suffered imprisonment by the British authorities for his participation in the struggle.
After India's independence in 1947, Gore served as the mayor of Pune in 1967-68; as a member of Indian parliament during 1970-76; and as India's ambassador to the UK during 1977-79. He was the president of Indian socialist party for many years.
During 1979-83, Gore served as the editor of weekly Sadhana (साधना).
Literary work
Gore wrote short stories; political and nonpolitical essays; and travelogues. He also translated two important works. In all, he wrote more than 25 books. The following is a partial list of the titles of his books:
Collections of short stories and nonpolitical essays
Karavande (करवंदे) is a collection of Gore's letters to his young daughter.
Seeteche Pohe (सीतेचे पोहे) is a collection of Gore's short stories.