Dattaram Maruti Mirasdar

D. M. Mirasdar
Born(1927-04-14)April 14, 1927
DiedOctober 2, 2021(2021-10-02) (aged 94)
Pune, Maharashtra, India

Dattaram Maruti Mirasdar (14 April 1927 – 2 October 2021), popularly known by his initials ("D Ma" and also as "Dadasaheb") was a Marathi writer and narrator principally of humorous stories.His stories were principally based on rural Maharashtra.The subtle and comic stories he wrote were well read.[1]

Early life and education

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Mirasdar was born on 14 April 1927 in Akluj and went to school in Pandharpur. He earned M.A. from the Sir Parashurambhau College in Pune and became a teacher in 1952. He became a professor of Marathi in a college in Pune in 1961.[1][2]

Career

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Many of Mirasdar's humorous stories revolve around village life in Maharashtra. However, some of his stories concern the serious social issues and lives of the poor living in villages. His stories Gavat, Ranmanus, Kone Eke Kali, Bhavaki, Hubehub, and Sparsha belong to the latter class.[3][4][5]

His first public program as a writer was held in 1962 in Nagpur.[6]

For some years, Shankar Patil, Vyankatesh Madgulkar, and Mirasdar jointly presented, in different towns in Maharashtra, highly popular public recitations of their short stories.[7][8]

Mirasdar was the Acting President of Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad, Pune.[9] In 1998, he was the president of the 71st Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in Parli, Maharashtra.[2] In 2015, he received the Vinda Karandikar Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar from the Department of Marathi Language, Government of Maharashtra.[10][11][12] In 2018, he was awarded the first-ever Sahityaseva Krutadnyata Puraskar.[13]

Death

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Mirasdar died on 2 October 2021 at the age of 94 in Pune.[14][15]

Books

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  • Majhya Bapachi Pend (1957)[16]
  • Bhutancha Janma (1958)
  • Hubehub (1960)
  • Sutti Ani Itar Ekankika (1964)
  • Mirasdari (1966)[17]
  • Makadmeva (1970)
  • Chakatya (1973)
  • Hasnaval (1975)
  • Chutakyanchya Goshti (1976)
  • Gudagulya (1977)
  • Mi Ladachi Maina Tumachi (1979)
  • Bhokarwadichya Goshti (1983)
  • Goshtich Goshti (1993)
  • Khade Ani Orakhade (1997)
  • Nivadak Da Ma[17]
  • Gappangan
  • Navetil Tin Pravasi
  • Sarmisal
  • Angatpangat
  • Virangula
  • Ganara Mulukh
  • Javaibapunchya Goshti
  • Bendbaja
  • Gammat Goshti
  • Pharmas Goshti

References

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  1. ^ a b अदवंत, महदेव नामदेव (4 July 2019). "मिरासदार, द. मा". मराठी विश्वकोश प्रथमावृत्ती (in Marathi). Marathi Vishwakosh. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "द. मा. मिरासदार". Saamana. 15 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. ^ Joshi, Milind (11 April 2021). "जिंदादिल मिरासदारी!". Lokmat (in Marathi). Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. ^ Mitraho (20 October 2014). "खुमासदार मिरासदार". मिसळपाव. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  5. ^ चिंचोलीकर, धनंजय (28 April 2013). "मिरासदारांच्या दमादमाच्या गोष्टी". Loksatta (in Marathi). Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  6. ^ Sabnis, Vivek (14 April 2017). "माझा विनोद मनुष्यस्वभावाच्या जवळ जाणारा: द. मा. मिरासदार". Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  7. ^ "श्री. द. मा. मिरासदार: Maayboli". vishesh.maayboli.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  8. ^ "साधूच्या शापाने अभिनेत्री बदलते अन्..." Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). 27 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  9. ^ "महाराष्ट्र साहित्य परिषद | येणें वाग्यज्ञे तोषावे". Archived from the original on 22 September 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  10. ^ "Marathi Writer Mirasdar Selected for Literary Award". Outlook India. 25 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  11. ^ Sawant, Rajesh (25 February 2015). "ज्येष्ठ साहित्यिक मिरासदार यांना जीवनगौरव पुरस्कार". Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  12. ^ Vivek V. (25 February 2018). "विंदांच्या नावाचा पुरस्कार हा बहुमानच – प्रा. द. मा. मिरासदार". Loksatta. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  13. ^ "पहिला साहित्यसेवा कृतज्ञता पुरस्कार द.मा.मिरासदार यांना जाहीर". Lokmat (in Marathi). 13 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Writer and storyteller Da Ma Mirasdar dies at 94". The Indian Express. 3 October 2021. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  15. ^ Bari, Prachi (2 October 2021). "Author Dattaram Maruti Mirasdar passes away at 94". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  16. ^ "Books by D.M. Mirasdar (Author of Jawai_Bapunchya_Goshti)". www.goodreads.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  17. ^ a b "मराठी पुस्तक मिरासदारी - द. मा. मिरासदारांच्या निवडक कथा". www.rasik.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

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