Vijay Tendulkar

Vijay Tendulkar
Tendulkar in 2007
Born
Vijay Dhondopant Tendulkar

(1928-01-06)6 January 1928
Died19 May 2008(2008-05-19) (aged 80)
Children3, including Priya Tendulkar
FamilyMangesh Tendulkar (Brother)
AwardsPadma Bhushan: 1984
Sangeet Nātak Akademi Fellowship: 1998
National Film Award for Best Screenplay: Manthan, 1977

Vijay Dhondopant Tendulkar (6 January 1928 – 19 May 2008) was an Indian playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist, and social commentator primarily in Marathi. His Marathi plays established him as a writer of plays with contemporary, unconventional themes.[1] He is best known for his plays Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe (1967), Ghashiram Kotwal (1972), and Sakharam Binder (1972). Many of Tendulkar's plays derived inspiration from real-life incidents or social upheavals, which provide clear light on harsh realities. He has provided guidance to students studying "play writing" in US universities. Tendulkar was a dramatist and theatre personality in Maharashtra for over five decades.

  1. ^ "Legacy of Vijay Tendulkar". India Today. 24 May 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2021.