Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar

Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
Born 11 January 1898
Died 2 September 1976
Occupation Writer
Notable works Yayati, Kraunchwadh, Ulka
Notable awards Jnanpeeth Award (Yayati)

Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar (Devanagari: विष्णु सखाराम खांडेकर) (11 January 1898 – 2 September 1976) (V. S. Sakharam Khandekar) was an eminent Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He was the first Marathi litterateur to win prestigious Jnanpith Award.[1][2][3]

Early life

Khandekar was born in Sangli, Maharashtra. His father was a munsif in Sangli principality. In his early life, he was interested in acting in dramas and staged various dramas in his school days.

Professional and literary life

In 1920, Khandekar started working as a school teacher in a small town, Shirode, in the present-day Sindhudurg district of the Konkan region in Maharashtra. He worked in that school until 1938. While working as a teacher, Khandekar produced in his spare time abundant Marathi literature in various forms. In his lifetime, he wrote sixteen novels, six plays, around 250 short stories, 50 allegorical stories, 100 essays, and over 200 critiques.[4] He worked and founded Khandekari alankar in Marathi grammar.

Honors and awards

In 1941, Khandekar was elected as the president of the annual Marathi Sahitya Sammelan (Marathi Literary Conference) in Solapur. In 1968, the Government of India honoured him with a Padma Bhushan award in recognition of his literary accomplishments.[5] Two years later, he was also honoured with the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship of the Indian Sahitya Akademi. in 1974, he was awarded Jnanpith Award, country's highest literary recognition, for his novel Yayati.[2][3] Shivaji University at Kolhapur, Maharashtra conferred on him an honorary degree of D.Litt. In 1998, the Government of India issued a commemorative postage stamp in his honour.

Major works

Khandekar's novel Yayāti (ययाति) received three prestigious awards: A Maharashtra State Award (1960), a Sahitya Akademi Award (1960), and a Jnanpith Award (1974).[2][4]

Khandekar's other novels are as follows:

Other works

The following is a partial list of Khandekar's other works:

Movies and television serials

Several movies and television serials have been made based on the works of Khandekar. The movies include:

Khandekar wrote the dialogue and screenplay for the Marathi movie Lagna Pahāwe Karoon (1940).[6]

Other works

Bibliography

Works in translation

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 M. L. NARASIMHAM (4 September 2011). "DHARMAPATHNI (1941)". Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "JNANPITH LAUREATES". Bharatiya Jannpith. Retrieved 20 November 2013. 12. V.S. Khandekar (1974) Marathi
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jnanpith, Bhartiya (1994). The text and the context: an encounter with Jnanpith laureates. Bhartiya Jnanpith. p. 124.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "V. S. Khandekar Memorial Museum: Tribute of Shivaji University to the Dnyanpith award winning Marathi novelist". Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra. April 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. 1968: 12: Shri Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
  6. ↑ Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar at the Internet Movie Database

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