Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
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Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar (विष्णु सखाराम खांडेकर, January 19, 1898 – September 2, 1976), was an eminent Marathi writer of India.
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[edit] Early life
Khandekar was born in Sangli, Maharashtra. His father was a munsif in Sangli principality. In his early life, he was interested in acting in dramas and staged several dramas in his school days.
[edit] Professional and literary life
In 1920, Khandekar started working as a school teacher in a small town, Shirode, in the present-day Sindhudurg district of the Konkan region in Maharashtra. He worked in that school until 1938. While working as a teacher, Khandekar produced in his spare time abundant Marathi literature in various forms. In his lifetime, he wrote sixteen novels, six plays, around 250 short stories, 50 allegorical stories, 100 essays, and over 200 critiques. His generation of writers was much influenced by Haribhau Apte.
[edit] Honors and awards
In 1941, Khandekar was elected as the president of the annual Marathi Sahitya Sammelan (Marathi Literary Confernce)[1]. In 1968, the Government of India honored him with a Padma Bhushan award in recognition of his literary accomplishments. Two years later, he was also honored with the fellowship of the Indian Sahitya Akademi[2]. The Shivaji University at Kolhapur, Maharashtra conferred on him an honorary degree of D.Litt. In 1998, the Government of India issued a commemorative postage stamp in his honor. He was honored with prestigious Jnanpith Award in 1974 for his work Yayaati
[edit] Major works
Khandekar's novel, Yayāti, received three prestigious awards: A Maharashtra State Award (1960), a Sahitya Akademi Award (1960), and a Jnanpith Award (1974)[3][4].
Khandekar's other novels are as follows:
- Hrudayāchi Hāk (1930)
- Kānchan Mruga (1931)
- Ulkā (1934)
- Don Mane (1938)
- Hirwā Chāphā (1938)
- Don Dhruwa (1934)
- Rikāmā Dewhārā (1939)
- Pahile Prem (1940)
- Kraunchawadh (1942)
- Jalalelā Mohar (1947)
- Pāndhare Dhag (1949)
- Amrutawel
- Sukhāchā Shodh
- Ashru
- Soneri Swapne Bhangaleli
[edit] Movies and television serials
Several movies and television serials have been made based on the works of Khandekar. The movies include:
- Chhāyā...........[Marathi] (1936)
- Jwālā..............[Marathi and Hindi] (1938)
- Devatā............[Marathi] (1939)
- Amrut..............[Marathi and Hindi] (1941)
- Dharmapatni...[Marathi and Hindi] (1941)
- Pardeshi.........[Marathi]) (1953)
Khandekar wrote the dialogue and screenplay for the Marathi movie Lagna Pahāwe Karoon (1940).
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