Natyachhatakar Diwakar
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, Maharashtra.
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| Born | Shankar Govindrao Diwakar 18 January 1889 Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Died | 1 October 1931 (aged 42) Pune, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Diwakar, Shankar Kashinath Garge |
| Education | School Final, 1908 |
| Occupation | 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.
He was a favourite writer of a few leading Marathi writers like Durga Bhagwat, Vijay Tendulkar, Sadanand Rege.
Ms. Bhagwat praises him in a book based on her long interviews.[2] Mr. Tendulkar edited a book of Diwakar's Natyachhata's.[3]
References
- 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
- 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