G. D. Madgulkar

G. D. Mādgulkar
Ga Di Mādguḷkar
Ga Di Mādguḷkar
Born(1919-10-01)1 October 1919
Shetphale in Ātpādi taluka in Sāngli district, India His village is Mādguḷe in Ātpādi
Died14 December 1977(1977-12-14) (aged 58)
Pen nameगदिमा (GaDiMā)
OccupationPoet, lyricist, playwright, script writer, dialog writer, actor, and orator
NationalityIndian
GenreMarāthi
Literary movementMarāthi
Notable worksगीतरामायण (Geet Rāmāyana)
Website
gadima.com

Gajānan Digambar Mādguḷkar (1 October 1919 – 14 December 1977) was a Marāthi poet, lyricist, writer and actor from India. He is popularly known in his home state of Mahārāshtra by just his initials as Ga Di Mā (गदिमा). He was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1951[1] and Padma Shri in 1969.[2] He has written 157 screen plays and over 2000 songs in his career.[3] He was called Ādhunik Valmiki (the modern Valmiki) of current era due to his composition of Geet Rāmāyan (lit. Ramayana in Songs) as the most notable work. 2019 is celebrated as his Birth Century year. Government of Maharashtra hosts various events and festivals to grace the occasion.

  1. ^ "Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar (Akademi Awards)". National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Gajanan D. Madgulkar 1951
  2. ^ "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. 1969: 60: Shri Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar
  3. ^ Gaadima