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Diwakar Krushna Kelkar
Native name
दिवाकर कृष्ण केळकर
Born1902
Maharashtra, India
Died1973 (aged 70–71)
Pen nameDiwakar Krushna
OccupationWriter
Notable worksSamadhiwarali Phule, Rupagarvita Ani Itar Goshti

Diwakar Krushna Kelkar (Devanagari: दिवाकर कृष्ण केळकर) (1902 – 1973) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He wrote short stories, plays, and novels under the name Diwakar Krushna (दिवाकर कृष्ण).

He worked as a lawyer in the city of Hyderabad, which is now in Andhra Pradesh.

Kelkar was a pioneer in composing Marathi short stories which brought out the inner workings of the human mind.[citation needed]

Samadhiwarali Phule (समाधीवरली फुले) and Rupagarvita Ani Itar Goshti (रूपगर्विता आणि इतर गोष्टी) are two compilations of his short stories.