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{{short description|Marathi playwright, screenwriter and film director}}
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'''Manaswini Lata Ravindra''' is a [[Marathi language|Marathi]] [[playwright]], [[screenwriter]] and [[Theatre director|director]], known for writing the play ''[[Amar Photo Studio]]'' and also being one of the writers of the Marathi [[sitcom]] ''[[Dil Dosti Duniyadari]]''.<ref name="ref1">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Amar-Photo-Studio-Pune/articleshow/53654719.cms|title=This 'photo studio' will capture a different perspective |work=The Times of India |date=12 Aug 2016 |last=Lobo |first=Dean}}</ref> In 2016, she is a recipient of the [[Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar]] for her short story collection, Blogchya Aarshyapallyad.[http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/awards/yuva_samman_suchi.jsp]

==Early life==
She started writing poetry at the age of 3.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YP4pAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Manaswini+Lata+Ravindra%22+-Bharatpedia|title=Daughters of Maharashtra: Portraits of Women who are Building Maharastra : Interviews and Photographs|last=Varde|first=Abhijit|date=1997|publisher=Kalnirnay|language=en}}</ref> She joined Lalit Kala Kendra of Pune University after her 12th and got a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/a-different-kind-of-manoos/story-otuIYECAARW5GNtE2wPesI.html|title=A different kind of manoos|last1=Bhise|first1=Ameya|last2=Mohite|first2=Anushka|date=24 Oct 2010|language=en|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loksatta.com/mumbai-news/screenwriter-manaswini-lata-ravindra-1531470/|title=नामवंतांचे बुकशेल्फ : वाचन ही निरंतर प्रक्रिया|last=Joshi|first=Shekhar|date=17 August 2017|website=Loksatta|language=mr-IN|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref> She graduated from Lalit Kala Kendra in 2003.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-ready-for-their-close-ups-1063558|title=Ready for their close-ups|last=Thombare|first=Suparna|date=11 November 2006|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=16 April 2019}}</ref> Manaswini and some of her friends and alumni of Lalit Kala Kendra have started a theatre group called ''Lalit Mumbai''.<ref name="ref2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.loksatta.com/sarvarthane-jodidar-news/manaswini-lata-ravindra-and-satish-manwar-love-story-1467484/|title=दहा वर्षांच्या सर्जनशील वैवाहिक सहप्रवासाविषयी|date=6 May 2017|work=Loksatta|access-date=6 April 2019|language=mr|script-title=mr:Devanagari}}</ref>

== Career ==
Ravindra wrote her first play ''Cigarettes'' when she was 20''.''<ref name=":3" /> In 2006, she won the [[Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar]] in Playwriting, given by [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xOgDAAAAMBAJ|title=Pratiyogita Darpan|publisher=Pratiyogita Darpan|volume=2|issue=16|language=en|date=October 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/Awardees.php?section=yp&sort=&awtype=boxviews&page=4|title=SNA {{!}}{{!}} List of Awardees|website=sangeetnatak.gov.in|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref> In the same year, she attended the Royal Court Theatre workshop at Vasind.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/salon-our-plays-are-dispersed-and-edgy-1018476|title=Our plays are dispersed and edgy|date=17 March 2006|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=2019-04-08}}</ref> In 2007, she wrote the play ''Alvida''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/columnists/shanta-gokhale/Much-ado-about-money/articleshow/15759861.cms|title=Much ado about money|last=Gokhale|first=Shanta|date=21 November 2007|website=Mumbai Mirror|language=en|access-date=16 April 2019}}</ref> In 2010, she was also part of ''Pratibimb'', the first ever contemporary Marathi [[theatre]] festival, organised by NCPA at [[Mumbai]]. She is also credited to have directed the play, ''Ekmekaat'' in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://netindian.in/news/2010/08/04/0007347/ncpa-mumbai-stage-its-first-marathi-theatre-festival-august-7-11|title=NCPA, Mumbai to stage its first Marathi theatre festival from August 7–11|date=4 August 2010|website=NetIndian|language=en|access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/unwind/Story-of-a-girl/articleshow/32457725.cms|title=Story of a girl|last=Brahme|first=Nitin|website=Pune Mirror|date=12 December 2009 |language=en|access-date=16 April 2019}}</ref> In 2014, her play ''Lakh Lakh Chanderi'' was staged at Pratibimb Marathi Theatre Festival.,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/personal-nuances/article3686102.ece|title=Personal nuances|last=Dutt|first=Devina|date=2012-07-28|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-06-13|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> she won the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in the youth category, for ''Blogchya Arshapalyad'' (a collection of short stories).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/mumbai-news/sahitya-academy-awards-to-manswini-lata-ravindra-and-rajiv-tambe/articleshow/52781981.cms|title=राजीव तांबे, मनस्विनी यांना साहित्य अकादमीचे पुरस्कार|date=16 June 2016|website=Maharashtra Times|language=mr|access-date=2019-03-13}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In 2017, she also spoke at ''Jawab Do'', an event organised by [[Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/javed-akhtar-warns-people-beware-of-those-trying-to-rule-through-religion-shield-4806035/|title=Javed Akhtar warns people: Beware of those trying to rule through religion shield|date=21 August 2017|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref> She also won the first position for best writing in the Maharashtra State Marathi Professional Drama Competition, in 2017, for her play ''Amar Photo Studio''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lokmat.com/maharashtra/maharashtra-state-marathi-professional-drama-competition-awards/|title=महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी व्यावसायिक नाट्य स्पर्धेचे पुरस्कार जाहीर|date=8 May 2017|website=Lokmat|language=mr|trans-title=The Maharashtra State Marathi Professional Drama Competition Awards|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> She is also an executive committee member of Screenwriters Association, Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swaindia.org/blog/elections-2018-results/|title=SWA Elections 2018 – Results |language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref> She was nominated for [[Filmfare Awards]] (Marathi) for best screenplay, for the movie ''[[Ti Saddhya Kay Karte]]'' in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/nominations-for-the-jio-filmfare-awards-marathi-2018_-30438.html|title=Nominations for the Jio Filmfare Awards (Marathi) 2018|website=Filmfare.com|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref>

==Works==
===Plays===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year!! Play !! Notes
|-
| 2006 || ''Cigarettes''||
|-
| 2007 || ''Alvida'' ||
|-
| 2009 || ''Ekmekaat''|| Writer/Director
|-
| 2014 || ''Lakh Lakh Chanderi''|| Writer/Director <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/stage-set-for-marathi/987840/|title=Stage set for Marathi - Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com|access-date=2019-06-13}}</ref>
|-
| 2019 || ''Daavikadun Chouthi Building'' || Writer <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/unwind/plan-ahead-learn-string-art/articleshow/71446583.cms|title=PLAN AHEAD: Learn string art|website=Pune Mirror|language=en| access-date=8 October 2019|date=5 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
| || ''Majhya Vatnicha Kharakhur'' ||<ref name="Majhya">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/supplement/story/20160829-changemakers-smita-gondkar-kumar-prashant-nivedita-saboo-pravin-patil-manaswini-lata-ravindra-aditya-tiwari-829429-2016-08-17|title=The changemakers|last=Pai|first=Aditi |date=17 August 2016|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref>
|-
| || ''[[Amar Photo Studio]]''||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/columnists/shanta-gokhale/A-necessary-burst-of-energy/articleshow/54571031.cms|title=A necessary burst of energy|last=Gokhale|first=Shanta|author-link=Shanta Gokhale |website=Mumbai Mirror|date=29 September 2016|language=en|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref>
|}

===TV shows===
* ''Lek Ladki Hya Gharchi'' (aired on [[ETV Marathi]])
* ''[[Eka Lagnachi Dusri Goshta]]'' (aired on [[Zee Marathi]])
* ''[[Dil Dosti Duniyadari]]'' (aired on Zee Marathi)
* ''[[Bun Maska]] '' ( aired on Zee Yuva )
* ''[[Ti Phulrani]] '' ( aired on Sony Marathi )

===Movies===
* ''[[Rama Madhav]]''.<ref name="ref2"/><ref name="ref3">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6668295/|title=Manaswini Lata Ravindra|website=IMDb}}</ref>
* ''[[Ti Saddhya Kay Karte]]''
* ''[[Kaccha Limboo]]''

== Personal life ==
She is married to director [[Satish Manwar]].<ref name="ref2"/> Her parents were social activists. Her mother, Lata Pratibha Madhukar, is an activist with [[Narmada Bachao Andolan]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.loksatta.com/vruthanta-news/doordarshan-sahyadri-channels-inspiration-prizes-distribution-494322/|title=दूरदर्शन सह्यद्री वाहिनीच्या प्रेरणा पुरस्कारांचे वितरण|date=6 May 2014|website=Loksatta|language=mr|trans-title=Doordarshan Sahyadri Channels Inspiration Prizes Distribution|access-date=6 April 2019}}</ref> whereas her father, Ravindra, is a campaigner against female foeticide.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/a-pen-is-a-chisel/299856|title=A Pen Is A Chisel|last=Pinglay-Plumber|first=Prachi|date=22 February 2018|magazine=Outlook India|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref> She uses her parents' name instead of her surname.<ref name="Majhya"/> She and her mother were jointly awarded the Prerna Puraskar in 2014 by [[DD Sahyadri]] on their [[Mother's Day]] special.<ref name=":2" />

== References ==
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== External links ==

* {{IMDb name|6668295|Manaswini Lata Ravindra}}

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