1912 - 1999
Kusumagraj Indian Playwright
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Details
| First Name |
Kusumagraj
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| Birthday |
27th February, 1912
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| Birthplace |
Pune, Maharashtra
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| Died |
10th March, 1999
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| Place of Death |
Nashik, Maharashtra
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| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces
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| Nationality |
Indian
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| Occupation Text |
Poet, author, marathi poet, playwright, novelist, short story writer, humanist
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| Occupation |
Playwright
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| Official Websites |
http://kusumagraj.org
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Vishnu Vāman Shirwādkar (27 February 1912 – 10 March 1999), popularly known by his pen name, Kusumāgraj, also known as Vi. Vā. Shirwadkar, was an eminent Marathi poet, playwright, novelist, short story writer, apart from being a humanist, who wrote of freedom, justice and emancipation of the deprived, In a career spanning five decades starting in pre-independence era, he wrote 16 volumes of poems, three novels, eight volumes of short stories, seven volumes of essays, 18 plays and six one-act plays. His works like the Vishakha (1942), a collection of lyrics, inspired a generation into the Indian freedom movement, and is today considered one of the masterpieces of Indian literature, apart from his play, Natsamrat, which has an important place in Marathi literature. He was the recipient of several State awards, and National awards including the 1974 Sahitya Akademi Award in Marathi for Natsamrat, Padma Bhushan (1991) and the Jnanapith Award in 1987; he also served as the President
of the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan held at Margao in 1964.
