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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 Marathi.
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.
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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,...
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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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
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.
May 19, 2008 · Mumbai/Pune, May 19: Writer and playwright Vijay Tendulkar, whose bold depiction of socially controversial themes changed traditional Marathi theatre, died in Pune this morning. He was 80 and was suffering from myasthenia gravis — a muscular disorder.
