Shripad Narayan Pendse
Shripad Narayan Pendse (January 5, 1913 – March 24, 2007) was a writer of several Marathi novels. He hailed from Maharashtra, India. He was born at village Murdi Taluka Dapoli Dist. Ratnagiri in a chittapavan Konkanastha Brahman Community.
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.
He was offered a Rockfeller Foundation Scholarship under which he travelled Europe and United States in order to study and exchange his views with other novelists and learned people. He travelled for more than one year with his wife with the help of this scholarship. In his tour to England, France and US he met many well known writers. E. M. Forster is a name to mention.
Works
Novels
- 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
- Octopus in 1972.
- Tumbadache Khot, year unknown
Dramas
- Mahapur -1961
- Rajemastar -1964
- Yashoda-drama -1965
- Garambicha Bapu -1965
- Sambhusanchya Chalit -1967
- Asa zala aani ujadala -1969
- Chakravyuha -1970
Short stories
- Jumman -1966
Other
- Prayaschitta -translation of Scarlte Letter
- Best upakramachi katha -1972 (he was Deputy Public Relations Officer in BEST undertaking and retired in 1968)
- Biography of Lokamanya Tilak.
Footnotes
This information is taken from his autobiography written in 1974 and published by Mauj Prakashan 228.
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