Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar (1 December 1885 – 21 August 1981), popularly known as Kaka Kalelkar, was an Indian independence activist, social reformer, journalist and an eminent follower of the philosophy and methods of Mahatma Gandhi.
Selected works
Kalelkar wrote several books, including voluminous travelogues, in Gujarati, Marathi, and Hindi. The following is a partial list of Kalelkar's books:
Quintessence of Gandhian Thought (English)
Profiles in Inspiration (English)
Stray Glimpses of Bapu (English)
Mahatma Gandhi's Gospel of Swadeshi (English)
Mahatma Gandhi Ka Swadeshi Dharma (Hindi)
Rashtriya Shiksha Ka Adarsha (Hindi)
Smaran Yatra (Marathi)
Uttarekadil Bhinti (Marathi) (also translated into English as Even behind the Bars)
Hindalgyacha Prasad (Marathi)
Lok-Mata (Marathi)
Latanche Tandav (Marathi)
Himalayatil Pravas (Marathi)
Himalayano Pravas (Gujarati)
Jeevan-Vyavastha (Gujarati)
Purva Africaman (Gujarati)
Jivavano Anand (Gujarati)
Jivata Tehvaro (Gujarati)
Mara Sansmarano (Gujarati)
Ugamano Desh (Gujarati)
Otterati Divaro (Gujarati) (also translated into English as Even behind the Bars)
Brahmadeshano Pravas (Gujarati)
Rakhadvano Anand (Gujarati)
Multi-Part Kaka Kalelkar Granthawali
Part 5: Atmacharitra
Part 6: Charitra Kirtan
Part 7: Geeta darshan
Part 8: Dharma
Part 9: Sahitya
Part 10: Diary
Part 11: Patra
Sahijan ka ped
Recognition
Kalelkar received a Sahitya Akademi Award in 1965 for his Jeevan-Vyavastha, a collection of essays in Gujarati. He was honored with Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 1971 for his literary achievements.
The Government of India conferred on him Padma Vibhushan (India's second-highest civilian award after the Bharat Ratna) in 1964 It also issued a commemorative stamp in his honor in 1985.