KESHAVSUT IS KNOWN AS THE FATHER OF MODERN MARATHI POETRY. HE USHERED A RENAISSANCE IN MARATHI POETRY BY WRITING ABOUT THEMES OF LOVE, PATRIOTISM, FREEDOM AGAINST THE CASTE SYSTEM, CELEBRATION OF SELF-EXPRESSION, AND BEAUTY. KESHAVSUT'S CONTRIBUTION TO MARATHI POETRY IS INCREDIBLE. V.S.KHANDEKAR APTLY PENNED OUT FEATURES OF HIS POETRY & HIS CONTRIBUTION IN THIS BOOK...'... . ., .,: N, . - -: ., N, .,, ., ...'