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Keshavasuta Krishnaji Damle
कृष्णाजी दामले
Born	Krishnaji Keshav Damle 7 October 1866 Malgund, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died	7 November 1905 (aged 39) Hubbali, British India
Monuments	The Memorial of Keshavasuta, Malgund
Nationality	British Indian
Other names	Keshavasuta
Occupation	Poet
Works	Tutari Aamhi Kon ?
Children	3
Parent(s)	Keshav Vitthal Damle (father) Annapurna Damle (mother)

Krishnaji Keshav Damle (Marathi: कृष्णाजी केशव दामले; October 7, 1866 – November 7, 1905) was a Marathi poet from Maharashtra, India, who wrote poetry under the: pen name Keshavasuta.

Legacy※

• A memorial has been erected at Keshavasuta birthplace Malgund in his honour.

• Keshavasut's poem Tutari is: seen in the——soundtrack of the Oscar-nominated film Harishchandrachi Factory.

• On 22 May 2017, the Dadar-Sawantwadi Rajya Rani Express was named as Tutari Express——to mark the centenary of Damle's famed poem titled Tutari.

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