B.D. Kher was born in Karjat in Ahmednagar. He was co-editor of Dainik Kesari for 20 years and editor of Sahyadri for 10 years. He has also edited Samagra Tilak and Savarkar Sahitya.
So far, he has published nearly a hundred small books. He was the first to bring the biographical novel into Marathi. Among them 'Yadnya' on Savarkar, 'Krantiphule' on Chapekar brothers, 'Kalpavriksha' on Mahabharata, 'Samar Saudamini' on Queen of Jhansi, Charlie Chaplin on
The novels 'Hasare Dukha', 'Sarathi Sarvancha' on Shri Krishna were especially popular. Also, the novel 'Hiroshima' on atomic destruction in Japan was also popular. Apart from this, translated books like 'The Princess', 'Vadaal Vara', 'Adhantari' also became popular. He wrote uninterruptedly for fifty years.