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| Bhargavaram Viththal Varerkar | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (Nominated) | |
| In office 3 April 1956 – 1964 (his death) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1883 (1883) Chiplun |
| Died | 1964 (aged 80–81) |
| Writing career | |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Marathi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Subject | Laborers under the dominance of their employers and the plight of women under male dominance |
| Notable works | Widhawa Kumari, Parat Bhet, Dhawata Dhota |
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Bhargavaram Viththal Varerkar (1883–1964), also known as Mama Warerkar, was a Marathi writer from Bombay Presidency, India.
Varerkar was born in 1883 in Chiplun in the Konkan region. He attended high schools in Malvan, Dapoli and Ratnagiri. Before graduating he left his studies, worked for a while as a postal clerk, then migrated to Mumbai.
Varerkar wrote the play Kunjawihari (कुंजविहारी) in 1907. He wrote other plays with historic, mythological and social themes; he wrote many novels, short stories and film scripts. His writings strongly reflected his empathy for laborers under the dominance of their employers and the plight of women under male dominance.
He translated into Marathi many novels of Bengali writer Sharat Chandra Chatterji.
Varerkar presided over Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in Dhule in 1944. Later, he was nominated to Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament.
Works
Novels
- Widhawa Kumari (विधवा कुमारी) (1928)
- Parat Bhet (परत भेट) (1933)
- Dhawata Dhota (धावता धोटा)
- Godu Gokhale (गोदू गोखले)
- Tarate Polad (तरते पोलाद)
- Petate Pani (पेटते पाणी)
- Sat Lakhatil Ek (सात लाखातील एक)
- Drawidi Pranayam (द्राविडी प्राणायाम)
- Bhangad Galli (भानगडगल्ली)
- Kuldaiwat(कुलदैवत)
Plays
- Kunjawihari (कुंजविहारी) (1907)
- Hach Mulacha Bap (हाच मुलाचा बाप) (1917)
- Satteche Gulam (सत्तेचे गुलाम) (1922)
- Sonyacha Kalas (सोन्याचा कळस) (1932)
- Saraswat (सारस्वत) (1942)
- Bhumikanya Sita (भूमिकन्या सीता) (1955)
References
- "Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellow". New Delhi: Sangeet Natak Akademi. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
| Padma Bhushan award recipients (1954–1959) | |
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| 1956 | |
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| # Posthumous conferral | |
- Marathi-language writers
- 1964 deaths
- 1883 births
- Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in public affairs
- Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha
- Presidents of the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan
- Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
- Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship
- Writers from British India