Suresh Bhat

Suresh Bhat (Marathi: सुरेश भट; 15 April 1932 – 14 March 2003) was a Marathi poet from the state of Maharashtra, India. Bhat was born in a Karhade Brahmin family in Amravati, Maharashtra to Shridhar Bhat, a physician. His mother was fond of poetry and made young Bhat learn famous Marathi poems by heart. He later acknowledged this practice to be a key influence in the development of his poetic abilities.Bhat completed his education in Amravati, and earned a B.A. degree in 1955. According to him, his poems were the only source of comfort for him during such times of bitterness and depression.