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Vijay Tendulkar

(January 6, 1928 - May 19, 2008)

Vijay Tendulkar was a leading Indian playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist, and social commentator primarily in Marāthi. He is best known for his plays, Shāntatā! Court Chālu Āhe (1967), Ghāshirām Kotwāl (1972), and Sakhārām Binder (1972).Many of Tendulkar's plays derived inspiration from real-life incidents or social upheavals, which provides clear light on harsh realities. For over five decades, Tendulkar had been a highly influential dramatist and theater personality of our country.

Tendulkar had won Maharashtra State government awards in 1956, 1969 and 1972; and "Mahārāshtra Gauruw Puraskār" in 1999. He was honored with the Sangeet Nātak Akademi Award in 1970, and again in 1998 with the Academy's highest award for "lifetime contribution", the Sangeet Nātak Akademi Fellowship ("Ratna Sadasya")[24]. In 1984, he received the Padma Bhushan award from the Government of India for his literary accomplishments. In 1977, Tendulkar won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay for Shyām Benegal's movie, Manthan (1976).

After being ill four days, unfortuantely he had passed away today at the age of 80. On this sad demise of this legendry playwright and scholar, Sehar pays heartly gratitude to his family and friends.