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Dattaram Maruti Mirasdar (14 April 1927 – 2 October 2021), popularly known by his initials ("D Ma" and also as "Dadasaheb") was a Marathi writer and narrator principally of humorous stories. His stories were principally based on rural Maharashtra.The subtle and comic stories he wrote were well read. [1]
Lakshmibai Tilak was married to Narayan Waman Tilak, at the age of 11, as per the social customs of the time. Narayan Waman Tilak was an accomplished poet. He gave his wife, the young Lakshmibai a basic formal education, to the extent where she could read and write basic Marathi.
The Christian missionaries introduced the Western forms to the Marathi literature. [note 1] Marathi at this time was efficiently aided by Marathi Drama. Here, there also was a different genre called 'Sangit Natya' or Musicals. The first play was V.A. Bhave's Sita Swayamvar in 1843.
Pustakanch Gaav (English: Village of Books) is a special library in Bhilar, Maharashtra that opened on May 4, 2017. [1] The initiative was conceptualized and led by Vinod Tawde, Minister of Cultural Affairs and Marathi Language [2] and inaugurated by Devendra Fadnavis, Ex.Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
The Marathi Wikipedia (Marathi: मराठी विकिपीडिया) is the Marathi language edition of Wikipedia, a free and publicly editable online encyclopedia, and was launched on 1 May 2003. The project is one of the leading Wikipedia among other South Asian language Wikipedia's in various quality matrices. [1]
Gangadhar Vithoba Pantawane (28 June 1937 – 27 March 2018) was an Indian Marathi language writer, reviewer and Ambedkarite thinker from the state of Maharashtra. He was the follower of B. R. Ambedkar. [1] He is one of the pioneers of the dalit literary movement in Maharashtra. [2]
In his preface to Yayati, Khandekar states that he was drawn to the original story from the Mahabharata at multiple levels, and for many reasons. [1] The resulting novel is a modern retelling of the story of the Hindu king, who enjoyed all the pleasures of the flesh for a millennium only to realise how empty of meaning was his pursuit of desire.
Vishnudas Bhave (died 9 August 1901) was the leading dramatist of Maharashtra, India and considered as pioneer of Marathi theatre. He was born in Sangli and he staged the first Marathi-language play Sita Swayamvar in Sangli in 1843. [1] In this venture, Bhave was supported by the then king of the princely state of Sangli.