Natyachhatakar Diwakar
Shankar Kashinath Garge | |
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| Born | Shankar Govindrao Diwakar 18 January 1889 Pune, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Died | 1 October 1931 (aged 42) Pune, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Diwakar, Shankar Kashinath Garge |
| Education | School Final, 1908 |
| Occupation(s) | Clerk, teacher at Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya 1915-1931, writer. researcher |
| Known for | Natyachhata, a kind of dramatic monologues |
Shankar Kashinath Garge (शंकर काशीनाथ गर्गे) more popularly known as Natyachhatakar Diwakar (नाट्यछटाकार दिवाकर) (18 January 1889 – 1 October 1931) was a Marathi writer whose mastery of the Natyachhata, a kind of dramatic monologue made him the only major Marathi writer to have used this literary form very successfully. He was born in Pune, Bombay Presidency.
He also wrote plays, short stories. He was particularly influenced by the writings of Robert Browning, William Wordsworth, William Shakespeare.[1]
He did pioneering work in researching poems of a leading modern Marathi poet Keshavasuta.[citation needed]
He was a favourite writer of a few leading Marathi writers like Durga Bhagwat, Vijay Tendulkar, Sadanand Rege.[citation needed]
Ms. Bhagwat praises him in a book based on her long interviews.[2][page needed] Mr. Tendulkar edited a book of Diwakar's Natyachhata's.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Marathi Vishwakosh https://marathivishwakosh.maharashtra.gov.in/khandas/khand7/index.php/component/content/article?id=13250
- ^ 'Aispais Gappa: Durgabainshi', 1998 by Pratibha Ranade, published by Rajhans Prakashan
- ^ 'Samagra Diwakar', 1996 Edited by Sarojini Vaidya, published by Popular Prakashan
External links[edit]
- Entry of Natyachhatakar Diwakar in Marathi Wikipedia https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/u23
- Entry of Natyachhatakar Diwakar in Marathi Vishwakosh https://marathivishwakosh.maharashtra.gov.in/khandas/khand7/index.php/component/content/article?id=13250
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