Gopal Mayekar
Gopal Mayekar | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1989–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Shantaram Naik |
| Succeeded by | Harish Zantye |
| Constituency | North Goa |
| Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1967–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Raghunath Tople |
| Succeeded by | Pancar Raghuvir |
| Constituency | Mapusa |
Gopal Mayekar (1934 – 22 July 2021) was a writer and a leader of Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party. He was a member of 9th Lok Sabha from North Goa. He served as minister in Dayanand Bandodkar's ministry of Goa, Daman and Diu from 1967 to 1970. He received the Kala Academy Award for best poetry in 1987 for Swapnamegh.[1] He died at the age of 87 on 22 July 2021.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Members Bioprofile
- ^ "Former Goa MP Gopalrao Mayekar dead". The Hindu. PTI. 23 July 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Gopalrao Mayekar passes away". oHeraldo. Retrieved 23 July 2021.