Theatre personality, film actor
Daji Bhatawadekar (stage name for Krishnachandra Moreshwar) [1] (15 September 1921 – 26 December 2006), was an Indian theatre personality and film and television actor. He was credited with the revival of Sanskrit and Marathi theatre in India.[1][2] A winner of the 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 Mumbai in the Indian state of Maharashtra and did his schooling at Arya Education Society, Mumbai.[5] He graduated from Wilson College, Mumbai and followed it up with by a post graduate degree (MA) in Sanskrit from 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 Purushottam Laxman Deshpande and Herbert Marshall.[2] He also performed for Mumbai Brahman Sabha.[5] He was reported to have acted 78 different roles, some of them multiple times.[5] Tochi ek Samarth, Mitra, Hee Tar Premachi Khari Gammat Ahe, Lagnachi Goshta, Macbeth and Tuzha Ahe Tuzhpashi are some of his well-known plays.[2][5] He also acted in a film, Vijeta (1982). He played characters, Nand Dulal Babu in the episode Makdi ka Ras[6] and Beni Madhav in the episode Veni Sanhar,[7] for the television series, Byomkesh Bakshi (1993), broadcast by Doordarshan.
A scholar in English and Sanskrit,[2] Bhatwadekar wrote a book on Sanskrit theatre, with emphasis on aesthetics (rasa) and expression (abhinaya).[5] He pursued his studies into his 70s and secured a doctoral degree at the age of 74.[5] He was a recipient of several awards such as Natya Bhooshan, Kala Guarav, Maharashtra Ratna and Nata Samraat. In 1965, he received the Sangeet Natak Akademi award for his contributions to 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Oxford University Press(2004). ISBN 9780195644463
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Times of India. Times of India(29 May 2001). Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sangeet Natak Akademi. Sangeet Natak Akademi(2015). Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Padma Shri. Padma Shri(2015). Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Sify. Sify(23 June 2004). Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSFFFTmZsy8
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0KFS1_7hjU
- ↑ Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh. Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh(2015). Retrieved 10 May 2015.
Further reading
- The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Oxford University Press(2004). ISBN 9780195644463
External links
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- Daji Bhatwadekar In Komanam. Prakash Bendke(12 April 2014). Retrieved 10 May 2015.