Girija Keer

Girija Keer (5 February 1933—31 October 2019) was an Indian Marathi language writer from Maharashtra state. She started her career as a school teacher in a village. Keer had written around 115 books in Marathi Language in the fields of novels, short stories, travelogues, and literature for children.

Girija Keer
Girija Keer
Native name
गिरिजा कीर
Born5 February 1933
Dharwad, Karnataka, India
Died31 October 2019
Bandra, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India[1]
LanguageMarathi
NationalityIndian
GenreNovels, short stories, travelogues, and literature for children
Notable worksJanmathep

Following a six-year research involving interviews with prisoners undergoing life imprisonment at Yerawada prison near Pune, she recently published a book titled Janmathep (जन्मठेप).

Keer has received awards for her works. Some of them include the Pune Marathi Library's Kamalabai Tilak Award, the Abhiruchi Award and the Shri Akshar dhan Mahila Sahitya Award from Mumbai.[2]

Death

Keer died on 30 October 2019 at her Mumbai residence due to Ill health.[3][4]

References
  1. "ज्येष्ठ लेखिका गिरिजा कीर यांचं निधन". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). 31 October 2019. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. "लेखिका गिरीजा कीर यांचं वयाच्या 86 व्या वर्षी निधन; राहत्या घरी घेतला अखेरचा श्वास". LatestLY मराठी (in Marathi). 31 October 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  3. "कथाकथन शैलीतील तारा निखळला; ज्येष्ठ लेखिका गिरिजा किर यांचे निधन". Lokmat. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  4. टीम, एबीपी माझा वेब (31 October 2019). "ज्येष्ठ लेखिका, कथाकथनकार गिरीजा कीर यांचे निधन". marathi.abplive.com (in Marathi). Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

The following web pages list some of her books:

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