VI SA KHANDEKAR

Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar (Devanagari: विष्णु सखाराम खांडेकर) (January 19, 1898 – September 2, 1976) was an eminent Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India.
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* 1 Early life
* 2 Professional and literary life
* 3 Honors and awards
* 4 Major works
* 5 Other works
* 6 Movies and television serials
* 7 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 dramas and staged several dramas in his school days.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 honored him with a Padma Bhushan award in recognition of his literary accomplishments. Two years later, he was also honored with the fellowship of the Indian Sahitya Akademi. 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 honor.
[edit] 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)[1].

Khandekar's other novels are as follows:

* Hrudayāchi Hāk (हृदयाची हाक) (1930)
* Kānchan Mruga (कांचनमृग) (1931)
* Ulkā (उल्का) (1934)
* Don Mane (दोन मने) (1938)
* Hirwā Chāphā (हिरवा चाफ़ा) (1938)
* Don Dhruwa (दोन धृव) (1934)
* Rikāmā Dewhārā (रिकामा देव्हारा) (1939)
* Pahile Prem (पहिले प्रेम) (1940)
* Kraunchawadh (क्रौंचवध) (1942)
* Jalalelā Mohar (जळलेला मोहर) (1947)
* Pāndhare Dhag (पांढरे ढग) (1949)
* Amrutawel (अमृतवेल)
* Sukhāchā Shodh (सुखाचा शोध)
* Ashru (अश्रू))
* Soneri Swapne Bhangaleli (सोनेरी स्वप्ने भंगलेली)

Other works

The following is a partial list of Khandekar's other works:

* अभिषेक
* अविनाश
* गोकर्णीची फुले
* ढगाआडचे चांदणे
* दवबिंदू
* नवी स्त्री
* प्रसाद
* मुखवटे
* रानफुले
* विकसन
* क्षितिजस्पर्श

Movies and television serials

Several movies and television serials have been made based on the works of Khandekar. The movies include:

* Chhāyā...........[Marathi] (1936)
* Jwālā..............[Marathi and Hindi] (1938)
* Devatā............[Marathi] (1939)
* Amrut..............[Marathi and Hindi] (1941)
* Dharmapatni...[Marathi and Hindi] (1941)
* Pardeshi.........[Marathi]) (1953)