Pralhad Keshav Atre

Āchārya
Pralhad Keshav Atre
Born13 August 1898
Kodit Khurd, Pune district, Maharashtra
Died13 June 1969(1969-06-13) (aged 70)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityBritish Indian (1898-1947)
Indian (1947-1969)
Other namesĀchārya Atre
EducationBachelor of Arts
Alma materUniversity of Pune
University of London
Occupation(s)Writer, editor, politician, social activist
MovementIndian Independence Movement
Samyukta Maharashtra Movement
ChildrenShirish Atre-Pai, Meena Deshpande
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
1962 - 1967
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byVaman Matkar
ConstituencyDadar
Member of Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti
In office
1959 -1960
Succeeded byposition abolished
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Pralhad Keshav Atre (pronunciationⓘ) (13 August 1898 – 13 June 1969), popularly known as Āchārya Atre, was a prominent Marathi writer, poet, educationist, founder–editor of Maratha (a Marathi language newspaper), and above all a noted orator.

Biography

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Early life

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Atre was born on 13 August 1898 in a Marathi Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin[1] family of Kodit Khurd, a village near Saswad in Pune district. His father was a clerk and also a secretary of Saswad Municipality for a brief period and his uncle was teacher at MES Waghire High School Saswad. He completed his primary and High School education from MES Waghire High School, Saswad. He matriculated from Fergusson college in 1919. He completed Bachelor of Arts from University of Pune. After graduation Atre took up a career as a school teacher. Atre did his T. D. (teacher's diploma) from the University of London in 1928.[2] Before returning to India he studied Experimental Psychology under Cyril Burt and taught at Harrow.[3]

Film and theatre career

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His Marathi film, Shyamchi Aai won the 1954 National Film Award for Best Feature Film.[4] Atre wrote seven plays; some of them had a humorous theme while others, a serious one. All of them received high public acclaim. His comedy-play, Moruchi Mavshi was later adapted into Hindi film, Aunty No. 1 (1998), starring Govinda and Raveena Tandon. His movie Mahatma Phule (1955) received the President's Silver Medal.

Writing and Publishing

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Atre was the founder–editor of four Marathi newspapers. Two of them had a short life. But the other two, Maratha and (Weekly) Navayug, ran for many years with a large circulation. Below are some of his works.

Poetry collections: 1.Akrava Avtar (अकरावा अवतार) (1920) 2.Zenduchi Fule (झेंडूची फुले) (1925) 3.Geetganga (गीतगंगा) (1935) 4.Panchagavya (पंचगव्य) (1958)

Novels: 1.Maharashtra Mohra (महाराष्ट्र मोहरा) (1914) 2.Mohityancha Shaap (मोहित्यांचा शाप) (1921) 3.Changuna (चांगुणा) (1954)

Autobiographical works: 1.Mi Kasa Jhalo (मी कसा झालो) 2.Karheche Pani (कर्हेचे पाणी)

Political career

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Novels, Biographies, and Essays

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  • Chāngunā (1954)
  • Battāshi Wa Itar Kathā (1954)
  • Mahātmā Jyotibā Phule (1958)
  • Suryāsta (1964) (On the life of Jawaharlal Nehru)
  • Samādhiwaril Ashru (1956)
  • Kelyāne Deshātan (1961)
  • Krantikarkanche kulpurush Savarkar (1983)
  • Atre Uwāch (1937)
  • Lalit Wāngmaya (1944)
  • Hashā Āni Tālyā (1958)
  • Dalitanche Baba (Remembering Dr. Ambedkar)
  • Mi Kasā Jhālo (1953)

Movies

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  • Brahmachari (1938)
  • Vasantsena (Marathi and Hindi 1942)
  • Shyāmchi Aai (1953)
  • Premveer (Script writer)
  • Dharmveer (Script writer)
  • Brandichi Bātali (Script writer)
  • Paayaachi Daasi (Hindi: Charanon Ki Daasi). Producer.
  • Mahātmā Phule
  • Parinde (Hindi, Director under name of Principal Atre) (1945)

Journalism

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  • Founder/Editor of (weekly) Sāptāhik Navyug (1940–1962) and Tukārām (1954)
  • Evening newspaper Jai Hind (1948)
  • Daily Marāthā (1956 – Till the end)

Honors

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  • President of 38th Natya Sammelan at Belgaon (1955)
  • President of 10th Maharashatra Patrakar Sammelan (1950)
  • President of Regional Sahitya Sammelan at Baroda, Indore and Gwalior
  • In his honor there is an Acharya atre bhavan in Saswad

Awards

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National Film Awards (India)

References

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  1. ^ The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95. Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. 1974. p. 31. Marathi literature is strewn with Deshastha writers. Some of the luminaries are B. S. Murdhekar, the neo classical poet and critic; the popular dramatists P. K. Atre, V.V.Shirwadkar; the poet and story writer G.D.Madgulkar popularly known as the "Modern Walmiki" of Maharashtra, Sahitya Akademi Award winners G. T. Deshpande, Laxmanshastri Joshi, S. N. Banhatti, V. K. Gokak and Mugali all belong to this community.
  2. ^ Jaquir Iqbal (October 2009). Sunita Deshpande (ed.). Encyclopedic dictionary of Marathi literature. Global Vision Publishing House. pp. 37–38. ISBN 9788182202214. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
  3. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. p. 47. ISBN 9781135943189. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  4. ^ Awards IMDb
  5. ^ "1st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  6. ^ "2nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  • Prahlad Keshav Atre, by A. N. Pednekar. Sahitya Akademi Publications. ISBN 81-260-1570-5.
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