Occupation Writer Books Yayati Name Vishnu Khandekar Movies Dharmapatni | Role Writer Died September 2, 1976 | |
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Born 11 January 1898 ( 1898-01-11 ) Notable works Yayati, Kraunchwadh, Ulka Notable awards Jnanpeeth Award (Yayati) | ||
Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar | Wikipedia audio article
Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar (11 January 1898 – 2 September 1976) (V. S. Sakharam Khandekar) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He was the first Marathi author to win the prestigious Jnanpith Award.
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- Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar Wikipedia audio article
- Early life
- Professional and literary life
- Honors and awards
- Major works
- Other works
- Movies and television serials
- Works in translation
- References
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 movies 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. 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. 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. 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).
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).