The play is a political satire created as a musical drama set in 18th century Pune. In 1972, Tendulkar wrote another, even much more acclaimed play, Ghāshirām Kotwāl ('Officer Ghāshirām'), which dealt with political violence. Paradoxically, some of the women which Sakhārām had enslaved buy into his arguments and simultaneously badly want freedom from their enslavement. He justifies all his acts through claims of modern, unconventional thinking, and comes up with hollow arguments meant in fact to enslave women. He regularly gives 'shelter' to abandoned wives and uses them for his sexual gratification while remaining oblivious to the emotional and moral implications of his exploits. He accordingly uses the society for his own pleasure. The main character, Sakhārām, is a man devoid of ethics and morality, and professes not to believe in 'outdated' social codes and conventional marriage. (Sakhārām, the Binder), Tendulkar dealt with the topic of domination of the male gender over the female. In his 1972 play, Sakhārām Binder Golf card game with skip bo cards.
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Satyadev Dubey presented it in movie form in 1971 with Tendulkar's collaboration as the screenplay writer. It was presented on the stage for the first time in 1967 and proved as one of his finest works. īased on a 1956 short story, Die Panne ('Traps') by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Tendulkar wrote the play, Śāntatā! Court Cālū Āhe ('Silence! The Court Is in Session'). Thus, Gidhāḍe proved to be a turning point in Tendulkar's writings with regard to establishment of his own unique writing style. In his following creations, Tendulkar explored violence in its various forms: domestic, sexual, communal, and political. The play was set in a morally collapsed family structure and explored the theme of violence. Tendulkar wrote the play Gidhāḍe (The Vultures) in 1961, but it was not produced until 1970. Actors in these theatre groups like Shriram Lagoo, Mohan Agashe, and Sulabha Deshpande brought new authenticity and power to Tendulkar's stories while introducing new sensibilities in Marathi theatre. Tendulkar's writings rapidly changed the storyline of modern Marathi theatre in the 1950s and the 60s, with experimental presentations by theatre groups like Rangayan. He thus brought new authenticity to their depiction in Marathi theatre. Tendulkar's early struggle for survival and living for some time in tenements (' cāḷ/chawls') in Mumbai provided him first-hand experience about the life of urban lower middle class. Śrīmant jolted the conservative audience of the times with its radical storyline, wherein an unmarried young woman decides to keep her unborn child while her rich father tries to 'buy' her a husband in an attempt to save his social prestige. īreaking the vow, in 1956 he wrote Śrīmant, which established him as a good writer. The latter did not receive much recognition from the audience, and he vowed never to write again. He had already written a play, Āmcyāvar Koṇ Preṃ Karṇār (आम्च्यावऱ कोण प्रेम करणार Who will Love us?), and he wrote the play, Gṛhastha (The Householder), in his early 20s.
Tendulkar began his career writing for newspapers. He said that he liked sense of sacrifice and discipline of the communists. During this period, he participated in the activities of Nabajiban Sanghatana, a splinter communist group. Writing then became his outlet, though most of his early writings were of a personal nature, and not intended for publication. The latter alienated him from his family and friends. Īt age 14, he participated in the 1942 Indian freedom movement, leaving his studies. At age eleven, he wrote, directed, and acted in his first play. He grew up watching western plays and felt inspired to write plays himself. The literary environment at home prompted young Vijay to take up writing. Vijay Dhondopant Tendulkar was born on 6 January 1928 in Girgaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra, where his father held a clerical job and ran a small publishing business. For over five decades Tendulkar had been a highly influential dramatist and theatre personality in Mahārāshtra. He has provided guidance to students studying 'play writing' in US universities. Many of Tendulkar's plays derived inspiration from real-life incidents or social upheavals, which provides clear light on harsh realities. He is best known for his plays Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe (1967), Ghāshirām Kotwāl (1972), and Sakhārām Binder (1972).
Vijay Dhondopant Tendulkar (6 January 1928 – ) was a leading Indian playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist, and social commentator primarily in Marāthi. National Film Award for Best Screenplay: Manthan, 1977
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