Question

Who is described in the following sentences?

a. He was an author from Pune.

b. He used to go in the colonies of the untouchables and teach them.

c. In 1945 he was the president of the function arranged to celebrate ‘Ambedkar Jayanti’ at Kalyan.

d. He was a supporter of Hinduism from Pune.

1. D.K. Pethe 
2. Mamarao Date
3. S.M. alias Bapusaheb Mate
4. Krushnarao Marathe

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : S.M. alias Bapusaheb Mate

The correct answer is Shripad Mahadev mate.

• Shripad Mahadev Mate was a Marathi writer and a social reformer from Maharashtra.
• He served as a teacher at the Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya, Pune, and later as a professor at Sir Parshurambhau College, Pune.
• Mate presided over the Marathi Sahitya Sammelan at Sangli in 1943.
• In 1945, he was the president of the function arranged to celebrate ‘Ambedkar Jayanti’ at Kalyan.
• He used to go in the colonies of the untouchables and teach them.
• He was a supporter of Hinduism from Pune.
• Rasavantichi Janmkatha, Sant-Pant-Tant are the important literary works by him.
• Sahityadhara, Parshuramcharitra, and Vichar-Shalaka are also important literary works by him.