: माधव विनायक किबे) (1877 - ?) was a scholar from Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

, India. He was from Kibe family founded by Vithalrao Mahadeo Kibe, known as Tantya Jog, the Prime Minister to Maharaja Malhar Rao Holkar

Malhar Rao Holkar

Malhar Rao Holkar was a noble of the Maratha Empire, in present day India. Malhar Rao is particularly known for being the first Maratha Subhedar of Malwa in Central India. Born in a Dhangar family he was the first prince from the Holkar family which ruled the state of Indore...

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He studied his B.A. degree in 1899 and M.A. degree 2 years later from the Muir Central College, Allahabad. After completing his education he served as an Honorary Secretary to the Indore

Indore

Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631...

 darbar for a few years. Later, he was taken on the staff of the Agent of Governor-General in Central India as Honorary Attaché and Magistrate. In 1911, he was appointed to officiate as Diwan

Dewan

The originally Persian title of dewan has, at various points in Islamic history, designated various differing though similar functions.-Etymology:...

 to the Raja Saheb of Dewas

Dewas

Dewas is an ancient town situated on the Malwa plateau in the West-central part of Indian state called Madhya Pradesh, about 160 km south west from state capital, Bhopal. It is the administrative center of the Dewas District, and was formerly the seat of two princely states during the British...

, Junior Branch. He was made a Rao Bahadur

Rao Bahadur

Rao Bahadur was a title of honour issued in British India to individuals who had performed great service to the nation....

 in June 1912.

He presided over Marathi Sahitya Sammelan

Marathi Sahitya Sammelan

Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan is a conference for literary discussions by Marathi writers. Though the conference has sometimes been held in a town outside the Indian state of Maharashtra, it is typically held annually in one of the towns in Maharashtra where Marathi is the mother tongue...

 held in Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

in 1926.

Location of Lanka and Studies in Indian States Currencies were two among his works.