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Vijay Dhondopant Tendulkar (6 January 1928 – 19 May 2008) was a leading Indian playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist, and social commentator primarily in Marāthi.
Learn about the life and career of Vijay Tendulkar, one of India's most influential and renowned playwrights of the 20th century. Explore his works in Marathi, Hindi, and English, and his themes of social criticism, political satire, and humanism.
- Vijay Tendulkar
May 24, 2008 · He was one of India’s greatest playwrights. Vijay Tendulkar, whose hard-hitting Marathi plays established him as an irreverent but brilliant writer of plays with contemporary, unconventional themes, passed away on May 19 in Pune. He was 80.
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Jun 6, 2008 · Vijay Dhondopat Tendulkar, one of the most important and influential Indian playwrights of the last six decades and the writer for some critically acclaimed Hindi films, died on May 19 in Pune,...
Vijay Tendulkar (Marathi: विजय तेंडुलकर) (7 January 1928 – 19 May 2008) was a leading Indian playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist, and social commentator primarily in Marāthi. He is best known for his plays, Shantata!
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- May 19, 2008
- January 6, 1928
Dec 2, 2013 · Vijay Tendulkar, at 52, still travels for two weeks in a month to slake his thirst for '"reality". The result has been a continuous string of theatrical triumphs-and growing recognition as the country's best playwright.
Vijay Dhondopant Tendulkar, born on 6 January 1928 in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, emerged as one of India's most renowned playwrights and literary activists. Tendulkar's father ran a small publishing business, a venture that highly directed his son's life.
