Template:Infobox writer Dinanath Gopal Tendulkar (1909–1972) was an Indian writer and documentary film maker. He is most well known as the author of an eight-volume biography of Mahatma Gandhi, titled Mahatma: Life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was also a close associate of Vithalbhai Jhaveri and collaborated for the documentary film, Mahatma: Life of Gandhi, 1869–1948.[1] He died on Monday, June 12, 1972.[2]
Early life
He was born in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra (Bombay Presidency as it was called then) and was educated first at University of Cambridge and then at Universities Marburg and Göttingen.[3]
Writer
Tendulkar gained international notability for writing the eight-volume biography of Mahatma Gandhi, titled Mahatma: Life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.[4][5] In fact his most noted work is his Gandhi biography which was first published in 1951 with a foreword by the then Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.[6] He was awarded the Padma Bhushan (third highest civilian honour in the Republic of India) decoration by the then President of India, Rajendra Prasad. He refused the award and asked for (and got) a watch instead.[7][8] Tendulkar's 1967 biography of Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan – Faith is a Battle is among the few very biographies written about Gaffar Khan.[9] He was appointed as a member of the National Book Trust of India, when it was first established in 1957.[10][11] His other works include 30 months in Russia (1943), Gandhi in Champaran (1957) and Soviet Sanskriti. He has also edited two books – Jawaharlal Nehru in pictures (1967) and Gandhiji:His life and works (1944). Tendulkar was also a documentary film maker who had trained under Sergei Eisenstein in Moscow. Tendulkar and his fellow European trained film makers – P. V. Pathy and K. S. Hirlekar – are considered to be the pioneers of documentary film making in India.[8][12][13][14][15]
Bibliography
- Mahatma: Life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
- 30 months in Russia[16]
- Faith is a Battle (a biography of Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan)[17]
- (ed.) Jawaharlal Nehru in pictures[18]
- Gandhi in Champaran[19]
- Soviet Sanskriti[3]
- (ed.)Gandhiji:His life and works[20]
References
- ↑ Vithalbhai Jhaveri
- ↑ Relevance of June 12 in the history of India, India Today[1][2]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Selected Works of Acharya Narendra Deva: 1948–1952; Volume 3{{#if:Deva|, Deva}. Radiant Publishers(1999). ISBN 978-81-7027-176-5
- ↑ Of a nation in a sling, Guha, Ramachandra(9 January 2003). Retrieved 15 February 2010.
- ↑ Mahatma; life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi{{#if:Tendulkar|, Tendulkar}(1951–54)
- ↑ Price of Freedom, Govindu, Venu Madhav(15 August 2008). Retrieved 15 February 2010.
- ↑ The Siege Within. Sharp descent for Padma awards – and the Republic. Times of India. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The book I won't be writing and other essays{{#if:Sharada Prasad|, Sharada Prasad}. Orient Blackswan(2003). ISBN 978-81-8028-002-3
- ↑ A non-violent giant, Singh, Natwar. The Hindu(13 October 2001). Retrieved 15 February 2010.
- ↑ National Book Trust Members. Government of India. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
- ↑ National Book Trust : History. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
- ↑ The Short Film in India, Jag Mohan(1 December 2009). Retrieved 15 February 2010.
- ↑ Beyond belief: India and the politics of postcolonial nationalism{{#if:Roy|, Roy}. Duke University Press(2007). ISBN 978-0-8223-4001-0
- ↑ Paul Robeson: the years of promise and achievement{{#if:Sheila|, Sheila}. University of Massachusetts Press(2001). ISBN 978-1-55849-149-6
- ↑ Basic Audio-Visual Media{{#if:Yadav|, Yadav}. Anmol Publications(2005). ISBN 978-81-261-2453-4
- ↑ 30 months in Russia{{#if:Tendulkar|, Tendulkar}. Karnatak Pub. House(1943)
- ↑ Faith is a Battle{{#if:Tendulkar|, Tendulkar}. Popular Prakashan(1967)
- ↑ Jawaharlal Nehru in pictures{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Printed and published for the Proprietors Bennet, Coleman, by Pyarelal Sah at the Times of India Press(1964)
- ↑ Gandhi in Champaran{{#if:Tendulkar|, Tendulkar}. Publications Division, Ministry of Informations and Broadcasting(1957)
- ↑ Gandhiji, his life and work{{#if:Tendulkar|, Tendulkar}. Karnatak Pub. House(1944)