| Name(s) |
G.A. KULKARNI |
| Date of
Birth |
July 10, 1923 |
| Date of
death |
December 11, 1987 |
|
Identity |
Indian Marathi
writer of short stories. |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- He created a world of his own in
his short stories.
- His use of symbolism,
allegory and irony provides
his stories a unique texture and
ethos.
- Some of his short stories have
been translated
into English, Hindi, and Kannada.
- He translated five
novels by Conrad Richter
into Marathi in the 1960s for a
project which USIS in India had
initiated for getting some prominent
American writings translated into
Indian languages.
- He also wrote the book
Manase Arbhat Ani Chillar,
which contains some of his
autobiographical ramblings.
|
| Awards
and Accolades |
- Sahitya Akademi Award - 1973.
|
|
Commemorations |
- A major road in the
Kothrud area of Pune, where
GA lived for couple of years before
his death, has been named after him.
- Marathi movie Kairee,
which was directed by Amol Palekar,
was based on one of his short
stories.
- Based on his short story,
Director Kranti Kanade made
short film Chaitra that
went on to win five National Film
Awards in 2002.
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