Shripad Narayan Pendse

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Shripad Narayan Pendse (January 5, 1913 – March 24, 2007) was a writer of several Marathi novels. He hailed from Maharashtra, India.

His novel Rathachakra (The Chariot-Wheel) received a Sahitya Akademi Award in 1963.

His novel Garambacha Bapu was translated in 1969 into English with the title Wild Bapu of Garambi as a part of the UNESCO Collection of Representative Works, which had been organized with Sahitya Akademi collaboration.

Haddapar (The Outcast) and Tumbadche Khot (The Khots of Tumbad) are Pendse's other two popular novels.

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Name	Pendse, Shripad Narayan
Alternative names	SHRINA PENDSE
Short description	Indian writer
Date of birth	January 5, 1913
Place of birth	He was born at village Murdi Taluka Dapoli Dist. Ratnagiri in a chittapavan Konkanastha Brahman Community. He wrote following novels 1)Elgar in 1949, Haddapar in 1950, Garambicha Bapu in 1952, Hatya in 1954, Yashoda(small novel) in 1957, Kalandar in 1959, Rathachakra in 1962, Lavhali in 1966 and Octopus in 1972. He also wrote novel "Tumbadache Khot" but year is unknown. He became famous with his dramas 1)Garambicha Bapu and 2)Sambhusanchya Chalit. He was offered Rockfeller Foundation Scholarship under which he travelled Europe and United States in order to study and exchange his views with othr novelists and other learned people. He travelled for more than one year with his wife with the help of this scholarship.
Date of death	March 24, 2007
Place of death	Mahim, Mumbai

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