Born on January 6, 1928, he was a leading Indian playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist, and social commentator primarily in Marathi.
Pune: Marathi playwright Vijay Tendulkar (80) died in a hospital here on Monday morning, according to a PTI report. The 80-year-old playwright was suffering from myasthenia gravis, a debilitating muscular disorder.He had been undergoing treatment at Prayag Hospital for five weeks.
Vijay Tendulkar born on January 6, 1928 was a leading Indian playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist, and social commentator primarily in Marathi.Tendulkar won Maharashtra State government awards in 1956, 1969 and 1972 and the Maharashtra Gaurav Puruskar in 1999.He was honored with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1970, and again in 1998 with the Academy’s highest award for lifetime-contribution, the Ratna Sadasya.
Known for some of the best screenplays of Hindi cinema such as Ardh Satya and Shyam Benegal’s Manthan, he also received Padma Bhushan award in 1984 from the Government of India for his literary accomplishments.For five decades, Tendulkar has been a highly influential dramatist and theater personality in Maharashtra.
- 19 May 2008
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