Dattaram Maruti Mirasdar Explained
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.
Early life and education
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]
Career
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.[2] [3] [4]
His first public program as a writer was held in 1962 in Nagpur.[5]
For some years, Shankar Patil, Vyankatesh Madgulkar, and Mirasdar jointly presented, in different towns in Maharashtra, highly popular public recitations of their short stories.[6] [7]
Mirasdar was the Acting President of Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad, Pune.[8] In 1998, he was the president of the 71st Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in Parli, Maharashtra.[9] 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
Mirasdar died on 2 October 2021 at the age of 94 in Pune.[14] [15]
Books
- Majhya Bapachi Pend (1957)[16]
- Bhutancha Janma (1958)
- Hubehub (1960)
- Sutti Ani Itar Ekankika (1964)
- Mirasdari (1966)
- 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
Further reading
Notes and References
- Web site: अदवंत . महदेव नामदेव . मिरासदार, द. मा. . मराठी विश्वकोश प्रथमावृत्ती . . 30 May 2021 . mr-IN . 2019-07-04 . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214132/https://vishwakosh.marathi.gov.in/30150/ . live .
- News: Joshi . Milind . जिंदादिल मिरासदारी! . 30 May 2021 . . 11 April 2021 . mr-IN . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214642/https://www.lokmat.com/manthan/wellknowm-marathi-wirter-and-narrator-d-m-mirasdar-a296/ . live .
- Mitraho . खुमासदार मिरासदार . मिसळपाव . 20 October 2014 . 30 May 2021 . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212359/https://www.misalpav.com/node/29187 . live .
- News: चिंचोलीकर . धनंजय . मिरासदारांच्या दमादमाच्या गोष्टी . 30 May 2021 . . April 28, 2013 . mr-IN . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214304/https://www.loksatta.com/lokrang-news/book-review-of-bhokarwaditil-rasavanti-gruha-and-gappagoshti-105337/ . live .
- News: Sabnis . Vivek . माझा विनोद मनुष्यस्वभावाच्या जवळ जाणारा: द. मा. मिरासदार . 30 May 2021 . 14 April 2017 . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215143/https://www.bytesofindia.com/newsdetails?NewsId=5616789902126983443 . live .
- Web site: श्री. द. मा. मिरासदार: Maayboli . vishesh.maayboli.com . 30 May 2021 . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213705/https://vishesh.maayboli.com/index.php?q=diwali-2008%2F123 . live .
- News: साधूच्या शापाने अभिनेत्री बदलते अन्... . 30 May 2021 . . 27 Jun 2017 . mr . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213545/https://maharashtratimes.com/maharashtra/pune-news/da-ma-mirasdar-news-pune/articleshow/59326841.cms . live .
- Web site: महाराष्ट्र साहित्य परिषद | येणें वाग्यज्ञे तोषावे . 2009-06-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090922220343/http://www.masapaonline.org/ . 2009-09-22 .
- News: द. मा. मिरासदार . 30 May 2021 . . 15 April 2017 . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215053/https://www.saamana.com/d-m-mirasdar-dattaram-maruti-mirasdar/ . live .
- News: Marathi Writer Mirasdar Selected for Literary Award . 30 May 2021 . . February 25, 2015 . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214802/https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/marathi-writer-mirasdar-selected-for-literary-award/882953 . live .
- News: Sawant . Rajesh . ज्येष्ठ साहित्यिक मिरासदार यांना जीवनगौरव पुरस्कार . 30 May 2021 . February 25, 2015 . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215115/https://prahaar.in/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A0-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6/ . live .
- News: Vivek V. . विंदांच्या नावाचा पुरस्कार हा बहुमानच – प्रा. द. मा. मिरासदार . . 25 February 2018 . 30 May 2021 . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215234/https://www.loksatta.com/pune-news/vinda-karandikar-d-m-mirasdar-honour-lifetime-awards-1075296/ . live .
- News: पहिला साहित्यसेवा कृतज्ञता पुरस्कार द.मा.मिरासदार यांना जाहीर . 30 May 2021 . . June 13, 2018 . mr-IN . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213031/https://www.lokmat.com/pune/first-literary-awareness-award-announced-mmirasdar/ . live .
- Web site: 2021-10-03. Writer and storyteller Da Ma Mirasdar dies at 94. 2021-10-03. The Indian Express. en. 3 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211003065642/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/writer-and-storyteller-da-ma-mirasdar-dies-at-94-7548686/. live.
- News: Bari . Prachi . Author Dattaram Maruti Mirasdar passes away at 94 . 7 June 2022 . . 2 October 2021 . en.
- Web site: Books by D.M. Mirasdar (Author of Jawai_Bapunchya_Goshti). 2021-10-03. www.goodreads.com. 4 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170704223309/http://www.goodreads.com/author/list/5265172.D_M_Mirasdar. live.
- Web site: मराठी पुस्तक मिरासदारी - द. मा. मिरासदारांच्या निवडक कथा . www.rasik.com . 30 May 2021 . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212915/https://www.rasik.com/cgi_bin/display_book.cgi?bookId=b48464 . live .