Vinda Karandikar Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar
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Edition 4 (2013) Winner
Vasant Abaji Dahake
ヴァサント・アバジ・ダハケ
Vasant Abaji Dahake
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1942-03-30 （Amaravati district, Maharashtra, India）
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Marathi, English, Hindi
- Residence History
- Maharashtra, India
Career
- Occupations
- poet, playwright, short story writer, artist, critic
- Active Years
- 1955-
- Affiliations
- Little magazine movement (Marathi), Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan (Marathi literary organization)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Chitralipi | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
Sahitya Akademi Award
2009
Work:
Chitralipi
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Yogabhrashta
1972 PoetryA collection of experimental, image-rich poems exploring inner life and social tensions.
modernityindividual vs societylanguage and imagery
Translations
- Yogabhrashta — translated into English as A Terrorist of the Spirit (translators: Ranjit Hoskote, Mangesh Kulkarni)
Shubha-Wartaman
1987 PoetryA mature collection combining linguistic experimentation with philosophical inquiry.
linguistic experimentationontologyurbanity
Shunah-Shepa
1996 PoetryA collection that reinterprets classical motifs in a contemporary poetic idiom.
classical vs contemporarymyth reinterpretation
Chitralipi
PoetryAn important collection exploring relations between poem and image; the work for which he received the Sahitya Akademi Award.
imageryvisualization of poetry
Adholoka
1975 FictionA fiction work dealing with dark and profound themes, including social and psychological elements.
psychologysocial critique
Pratibaddha Ani Martya
1981 FictionA collection including short and mid-length fiction focusing on themes of morality and obligation.
responsibilityethics
Yatra Antaryatra
1999 Essays & CriticismAn essay collection combining travelogue elements and introspection, with literary-critical observations.
essaysliterary criticism
Kavita Mhanje Kay?
1991 CriticismA critical work questioning the nature of poetry, containing theoretical and practical considerations of poetic creation.
poeticstheory of creation
Bibliography
- Yogabhrashta (1972)
- Adholoka (1975)
- Pratibaddha Ani Martya (1981)
- Shubha-Wartaman (1987)
- Kavita Mhanje Kay? (1991)
- Shunah-Shepa (1996)
- Nivadak Sadanand Rege (1996)
- Shaleya Marathi Shabdakosh (1997)
- Sankshipta Marathi Vangmayakosh (1998)
- Kavita Visavya Shatakachi (2000)
- Yatra Antaryatra (1999)
- Chitralipi (publication year unknown)
Translations of Works
- Yogabhrashta → translated into English as A Terrorist of the Spirit (translators: Ranjit Hoskote, Mangesh Kulkarni)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimental and symbolic poetryheavy use of visual imageryfragmentary and suggestive voice
- Recurring Motifs
- city and modernityrelationship of language and imageintrospection and solitude
Legacy
An important figure in modern Marathi poetry associated with the little magazine movement. Recognized by the 2009 Sahitya Akademi Award and his presidency of the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in 2012.
Academic Societies
- Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan
Trivia
- He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2009 for Chitralipi.
- He served as president of the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan held at Chandrapur in 2012.
- Yogabhrashta has been translated into English as A Terrorist of the Spirit.