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.
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Born | Shankar Govindrao Diwakar 18 January 1889 Pune, Bombay Presidency, British India |
Died | 1 October 1931 Pune, India | (aged 42)
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 |
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