Education
He attended Rajaram College in Kolhapur from where he graduated.
He attended Rajaram College in Kolhapur from where he graduated.
He also spent some time in the United Kingdom in connection with higher education on a Commonwealth programme. He was employed with the United States Information Service (United States Information Service) in Mumbai India in 1960s. Mantri presided over Marathi Sahitya Sammelan at Kolhapur in 1992.