Balkavi

Tryambak Bapuji Thombre (13 August 1890 – 5 May 1918) (Marathi: त्र्यंबक बापूजी ठोंबरे उर्फ बाल-कवि) was a Marathi language poet of Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, India. He used pen name Balkavi for his literature work. He better known as his nom de plume ' Balkavi'.[2]

Tryambak Bapuji Thombre
Born
Tryambak Bapuji Thombre

13 August 1890
Dharangaon, District -Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
Died5 May 1918
Bhadali Railway Station, Jalgaon district
NationalityIndian
Other namesBalkavi (nom de plume)
OccupationPoet
Known forPoems in Marathi language
Notable work
  • Fulrani[1]
  • Srawan Masi Harsh Manishi, Hirvad Date Chohikade[1]
  • Aanandi Aanand Gade, Jikde Tikde Chohikade
Style•Nature • Happiness[1]
Spouse(s)Parvati Bai[1]

Early life

Tryambak Bapuji Thombre was born on 13 August 1889 to Bapurao Devaram Thombre and Godatai in Dharangaon village of Jalgaon district (then Khandesh district) of Maharashtra (then Bombay Presidency ) of India (then British India). His father was employed in police department. Due to frequent shuffling of postings of his father his education suffered a lot. Thombre had a elder sister and also had a older and younger brother.[3] Due to his father's job he spent his childhood in Jamner, Yawal, Betawad, Erandol towns of Jalgaon district. Till he went in fourth class he did not involved in poetry writing, in the fourth class he first time read the poems of Sridhar Mahipat.[2]

When Thombre was 14 years old he traveled Kashmir, Aagra and Mathura with poet R. Vaidya. Thombre's first ever poem was published at Erandol's Dasha kal weekly magazine, title as Mulans upadesh. When he was 17 he presented his poem infront of large audience at first ever poetic assembly of Maharashtra at Jalgaon. At this very gathering Nana Fadanis bestowed him by Balkavi name.[2]

He spent a period of his childhood with writer and poet Narayan Tilak, a Marathi poet from the Konkan region of the Bombay Presidency in British Raj and a convert to Christianity. Narayan Tilak identified the talent within Tryambak and brought him to his home. Laxmibai Tilak had a motherly relationship with Balkavi. She mentioned some of her memories of Balkavi in her autobiography 'Smruti Chitre'.[4]

Notable work

Thombre's poems are marked by exuberant language.[4] Notable works include:

  • Phulrani (Marathi: फूलरानी)
  • Audumber (Marathi: औदुंबर)
  • Shraavan-Maasii Harshh Maanasii (Marathi: श्रावण मासी हर्ष मानसी)
  • Anandi anand Gade, jikade tikade chohikade (Marathi: आनंदी आनंद गड़े जिकडे तिकडे चौहीकडे)

Legacy

References
  1. https://maharashtratimes.com/maharashtra/nagpur/balkavi/amp_articleshow/65722904.cms
  2. "बालकवी". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  3. "एक शापित गंधर्व". Loksatta (in Marathi). Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. Datta, Amaresh (1987). The Encyclopedia of Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-260-1803-1. Retrieved 9 December 2009.


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