Vijay Tendulkar | |
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 Tendulkar in 2007 | |
| Born | Vijay Dhondopant Tendulkar 6 January 1928 |
| Died | 19 May 2008 (aged 80) Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Children | 3, including Priya Tendulkar |
| Family | Mangesh Tendulkar (Brother) |
| Awards | Padma 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 a leading 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.
- ^ "Legacy of Vijay Tendulkar". India Today. 24 May 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2021.