Bhargavaram Viththal Varerkar

Bhargavaram Viththal Varerkar
Native name भार्गवराम विठ्ठल वरेरकर
Born 1883 (1883)
Chiplun
Died 1964 (aged 80–81)
Occupation Writer
Language Marathi
Nationality Indian
Citizenship Indian
Subject Laborers under the dominance of their employers and the plight of women under male dominance
Notable works Widhawa Kumari, Parat Bhet, Dhawata Dhota

Bhargavaram Viththal Varerkar (Marathi: भार्गवराम विठ्ठल वरेरकर, उर्फ़ मामा वरेरकर) (1883 - 1964) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India.

Varerkar was born in 1883 in Chiplun in the Konkan region. He attended high schools in Malvan, Dapoli and Ratnagiri. Before graduating he left his studies, worked for a while as a postal clerk, then migrated to Mumbai.

Varerkar wrote the play Kunjawihari (कुंजविहारी) in 1907. He wrote other plays with historic, mythological and social themes; he wrote many novels, short stories and film scripts. His writings strongly reflected his empathy for laborers under the dominance of their employers and the plight of women under male dominance.

He translated into Marathi many novels of Bengali writer Sharat Chandra Chatterji.

Varerkar presided over Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in Dhule in 1944. Later, he was nominated to Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament.

Works

Novels

Plays

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