Keshav Rao Koratkar - Early Years and Career

Early Years and Career

Keshav Rao Koratkar (Keshavraoji) was born in 1867 at Purjal Village in his maternal grandfather's house. He was one among the five sons of Santukarao, a religious Maharashtrian Brahmin. At the age of nine, Keshavraoji left for his sister's house in Gulbarga where he started learning Urdu and Parsi. He decided to pursue law as a career; in 1889 he passed both law and judiciary exams, and started his law career at Hyderabad in 1896. A highlight of his law career was his appointments as the High Court Judge for the state of Hyderabad.

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