Malgund, a small village, 1 km away from ganpatipule beach, is known as the birthplace of famous Marathi poet Keshavasuta, who was born here in 1866. He is regarded as a poet who heralded the dawn of modern Marathi poetry. There is a monument at Malgund dedicated to his work and also a museum where you can find information on most of the modern day poets of Marathi language. The memorial is a real treat for people who are interested in Marathi literature. Malgund also houses Nirmal Nagari of Her Holiness Mrs. Nirmala Shrivastava of Sahaja Yoga fame.

In memories of him kavi keshasut smarak is build in malgund. Many tourist prefer to stay i

malgund instead of ganpatipule due to calm and quiet nature and no commercialization. Many private MTDC approved accommodations available in malgund.One of them is atharva residency.

Accommodation :
Hotels and cottages are availbale in ratnagiri city.