Manohar Malgonkar

Manohar Malgonkar (Marathi: मनोहर माल्गोन्कार; 12 July 1913 – 14 June 2010^[1]) was an Indian author in the English language of both fiction and nonfiction.

Malgonkar was born into a royal family, and educated at Bombay University. He was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Maratha Light Infantry,^[2] a big game hunter, a civil servant, a mine owner and a farmer, and he also stood for parliament. Most of that activity was during the build-up to Indian independence and its aftermath, often the settings for his works. The socio-historical milieux of those times form the backdrop of his novels, which are usually of action and adventure. He also wrote non-fiction, including biography and history.

Malgonkar lived in a remote bungalow, at some distance from the town of Belgaum, Karnataka. His only child Sunita, who was educated at the famous Lawrence School, Sanawar, died in 1998.^[2]

Works

The list of works below is not complete.

Most of these works were published in India by Orient Paperbacks or by Rupa Paperbacks.

• A Teller of Tales
• Dropping Names
• Distant Drum
• Combat of Shadows
• The Princes
• A Bend in the Ganges
• The Devil’s Wind
• The Sea Hawk: Life and Battles of Kanhoji Angrey
• Chatrapatis of Kolhapur
• Puars of Dewas Senior
• Spy in Amber
• Shalimar
• The Garland Keepers
• Bandicoot Run
• Cactus Country
• A Toast in Warm Wine
• In Uniform
• Bombay Beware
• Rumble-Tumble
• Four Graves and Other Stories
• Inside Goa
• Dropping Names
• Garland Keepers
• The Men Who Killed Gandhi

For many years, Malgonkar wrote a weekly column covering a wide range of topics, which was published in Indian newspapers like The Statesman and Deccan Herald.

References

1. ^ "Malgonkar passes away". Deccan Herald. 2010-06-15. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/75597/malgonkar-passes-away.html. Retrieved 2010-06-17. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Manohar Malgonkar passes away". The Hindu. 2010-06-156. http://beta.thehindu.com/news/article458307.ece. Retrieved 2010-06-17. 

Padmanabhan, A., "The Fictional World of Manohar Malgonkar", Atlantic Publications, 2002.

External links

• Officers and Gentlemen, a 2000 article
• Picture of Manohar Malgonkar at Kamat.com

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Name	Malgonkar, Manohar
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Date of birth	1913-07-12
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Date of death	2010-06-14
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