Daji Bhatawadekar

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Daji Bhatawadekar
Born15 September 1921 (1921-09-15)
Padma Sri
(1967)

Daji Bhatawadekar (stage name for Krishnachandra Moreshwar)

Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 1965,[3] he was honoured by the Government of India in 1967, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his contributions to the society.[4]

Biography

Daji Bhatwadekar was born on 15 September 1921 at Bombay then in the

Mumbai University.[5] He started his career with an office job but was drawn towards theatre and began involving with Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh, a Mumbai-based literary association.[2]

Bhatwadekar acted in many Marathi, Sanskrit, Hindi and English language plays and was associated with actors such as Durga Khote and directors like

Byomkesh Bakshi (1993), broadcast by Doordarshan
.

A scholar in English and Sanskrit,

Sanskrit theatre.[3] The Government of India honoured him with the civilian award of Padma Shri in 1967.[4] He lived in his ancestral home at Bhatawadekar Wadi along Charni Road in Mumbai.[5] Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh observes the date of his death, 26 December, as Dr. Daji Bhatawadekar Memorial day.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 9780195644463
    .
  2. ^ a b c d e "Times of India". Times of India. 29 May 2001. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Sangeet Natak Akademi". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2015. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Daji Bhatwadekar: Timeless performance". Sify. 23 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  6. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Byomkesh Bakshi: Ep#4- Makdi ka Ras". YouTube.
  7. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Byomkesh Bakshi: Ep#31 - Veni Sanhar". YouTube.
  8. ^ "Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh". Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh. 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.

Further reading

  • Ananda Lal, ed. (2004). The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre. Oxford University Press.
    ISBN 9780195644463
    .

External links
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