Vyankatesh Madgulkar

Venkatesh Madgulkar (1927–2001) was one of the most popular Marathi writers of his time. He wrote 8 novellas, over 200 short stories, about 40 screenplays, some folk plays, travelogues, and essays on nature. Several of his works have been translated into different languages, including English, German and Hindi. A film based on Bangarwadi was also made under the direction of Amol Palekar. In 1983, Madgulkar won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Sattantar.