- Shripad Narayan Pendse
Shripad Narayan Pendse (1913 –
March 24 ,2007 ) was a majorIndia nnovelist of the post-Independence period. Writing inMarathi , he has numerous novels to his credit out of which "Haddapar" (The Outcast), "Garambacha Bapu" (Bapu of Garambi) and "Tumbadche Khot" (The Khots of Tumbad) are famous. His "Rathachakra" (The Chariot-Wheel) won him theSahitya Akademi Award in 1963. [ [http://www.sahitya-akademi.org/sahitya-akademi/awa10313.htm#marathi Sahitya Akademi site] ] An English translation of "Garambacha Bapu" was published as "Wild Bapu of Garambi" in 1969 as part of aUNESCO collection of representative works, organised with the Sahitya Akademi. [ [http://www.sahitya-akademi.org/sahitya-akademi/pub2.htm Sahitya Akademi publications] ] He died inMumbai .Footnotes
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