Narayan Ganesh Gore


Narayan Ganesh Gore was a socialist leader and Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India.

Early life

He was born in the town of Hindale in Konkan. He received his school and college education in Pune to earn a degree in law.

Career

Since his college days, Gore participated in India's struggle for independence under Mahatma Gandhi's leadership from the British Raj. In 1942, he suffered imprisonment by the British authorities for his participation in the struggle.
After India's independence in 1947, Gore served as member of 2nd Lok Sabha in 1957–62, the mayor of Pune in 1967–68; as a member of Rajya Sabha in Indian parliament during 1970–76; and as the High Commissioner
of India to the United Kingdom during 1977–79. He was the president of the Indian socialist party for many years.
From 26 January 1981 to 12 January 1984, Gore served as the editor of the weekly Sadhana .

Literary work

Gore wrote short stories; political and nonpolitical essays; and travelogues. He also translated two important works. In all, he wrote more than 25 books. The following is a partial list of the titles of his books:

Collections of short stories and nonpolitical essays