Career
He served during 1959-1979 as the head of the department of Marathi in Marathwada University, which was later renamed as Doctor Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University. The following are the titles of some of Kulkarni"s critical works:
वामन मल्हार: वाङ्मयदर्शन
मराठी ज्ञानप्रसारक इतिहास वाङमयविचार
तुकारामाची कविता
हरिभाऊंची सामाजिक कादंबरी
Kulkarni presided over Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in Satara in 1965.