Madhukar Dattatreya Hatakananglekar

Madhukar Dattatreya Hatakananglekar (Devanagari: मधुकर दत्तात्रेय हातकणंगलेकर) (1 February 1927 - January 2015) was a Marathi literary critic from Maharashtra, India. He was born on February 1, 1927, in the town of in Hatakananagle in Kolhapur district. After his high school education in Sangli, he attended Sangli's Willingdon College to receive a master's degree. During 1956–1987, he served as a professor at the same college, also serving during 1973-1978 as the college's principal. In 1975, Maharashtra state government recognized him as an "ideal college teacher."