Saraswati Samman
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (2002) Winner
Mahesh Elkunchwar
マヘーシュ・エルクンチワール
Maheshu Erkunchiwāru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1939-10-09 （Parwa, Maharashtra）
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Marathi
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Residence History
- Parwa, Maharashtra → Nagpur
Career
- Occupations
- Playwright, Screenplay writer, English literature professor
- Active Years
- 1966-2024
- Influenced By
- Vijay Tendulkar
- Influenced
- Modern Indian theatre
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagpur University | — | English | M.A. | — | India |
| Morris College | — | — | — | — | India |
Nagpur University
English
Degree:
M.A.
Country:
India
M.A. in English
Morris College
Country:
India
Matriculation
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Sangeet Natak Akademi Award | — | — | Sangeet Natak Akademi | 受賞 |
| — | Sahitya Akademi Award | Yugant | マラーティー語 | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Saraswati Samman | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship | — | — | Sangeet Natak Akademi | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Kalidas Samman | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
1989
Organization:
Sangeet Natak Akademi
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award
Work:
Yugant
Category:
マラーティー語
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Saraswati Samman
2002
Result:
受賞
Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship
2013
Organization:
Sangeet Natak Akademi
Result:
受賞
Kalidas Samman
2015
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Vinda Karandikar Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2018) Winner
Works
Major Works
Yugant
DramaTrilogy depicting the end of an age
CreativityLifeDeath
Party
1976 DramaDrama about human relationships at a party
Social critique
Adaptations
- [Film] Party / Govind Nihalani (1984)
Holi
1969 DramaStory of youth around Holi festival
YouthFriendship
Adaptations
- [Film] Holi / Ketan Mehta (1984)
Sonata
2000 DramaDepicts relationships of three women
WomenRelationships
Adaptations
- [Film] Sonata (2017)
Wada Chirebandi
1985 DramaStory set in an old stone mansion
TraditionDecay
Bibliography
- Rudravarsha
- Sultan
- Holi
- Party
- Wada Chirebandi
- Sonata
- Magna Talyakathi
Adaptations
- Holi (film, 1984)
- Party (film, 1984)
- Sonata (film, 2017)
Translations by Author
- Vinashavela (translation)
Translations of Works
- Translated into English, French, German etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- From realistic to symbolicExpressionistAbsurd theatre
- Recurring Motifs
- CreativityLifeSterilityDeath
Legacy
One of the most influential progressive playwrights in Marathi and Indian theatre
Trivia
- Born to a 9th generation Telugu Brahmin migrant family
- Films and theatre were taboo in his family
- First encountered theatre in Nagpur