Manaswini Lata Ravindra Explained

Manaswini Lata Ravindra is a Marathi playwright, screenwriter and director, known for writing the play Amar Photo Studio and also being one of the writers of the Marathi sitcom Dil Dosti Duniyadari.[1] In 2016, she is a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for her short story collection, Blogchya Aarshyapallyad.http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/awards/yuva_samman_suchi.jsp

Early life

She started writing poetry at the age of 3.[2] She joined Lalit Kala Kendra of Pune University after her 12th and got a Bachelor of Arts degree.[3] [4] She graduated from Lalit Kala Kendra in 2003.[5] Manaswini and some of her friends and alumni of Lalit Kala Kendra have started a theatre group called Lalit Mumbai.[6]

Career

Ravindra wrote her first play Cigarettes when she was 20. In 2006, she won the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar in Playwriting, given by Sangeet Natak Akademi.[7] [8] In the same year, she attended the Royal Court Theatre workshop at Vasind.[9] In 2007, she wrote the play Alvida.[10] In 2010, she was also part of Pratibimb, the first ever contemporary Marathi theatre festival, organised by NCPA at Mumbai. She is also credited to have directed the play, Ekmekaat in 2009.[11] [12] In 2014, her play Lakh Lakh Chanderi was staged at Pratibimb Marathi Theatre Festival.,[13] she won the Sahitya Akademi Award in the youth category, for Blogchya Arshapalyad (a collection of short stories).[14]

In 2017, she also spoke at Jawab Do, an event organised by Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti.[15] She also won the first position for best writing in the Maharashtra State Marathi Professional Drama Competition, in 2017, for her play Amar Photo Studio.[16] She is also an executive committee member of Screenwriters Association, Mumbai.[17] She was nominated for Filmfare Awards (Marathi) for best screenplay, for the movie Ti Saddhya Kay Karte in 2018.[18]

Works

Plays

!Year!! Play !! Notes
2006 Cigarettes
2007 Alvida
2009 EkmekaatWriter/Director
2014 Lakh Lakh ChanderiWriter/Director [19]
2019 Daavikadun Chouthi Building Writer [20]
Majhya Vatnicha Kharakhur [21]
Amar Photo Studio[22]

TV shows

Movies

Personal life

She is married to director Satish Manwar.[6] Her parents were social activists. Her mother, Lata Pratibha Madhukar, is an activist with Narmada Bachao Andolan[24] whereas her father, Ravindra, is a campaigner against female foeticide.[25] She uses her parents' name instead of her surname.[21] She and her mother were jointly awarded the Prerna Puraskar in 2014 by DD Sahyadri on their Mother's Day special.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: This 'photo studio' will capture a different perspective . The Times of India . 12 Aug 2016 . Lobo . Dean.
  2. Book: Varde, Abhijit. Daughters of Maharashtra: Portraits of Women who are Building Maharastra : Interviews and Photographs. 1997. Kalnirnay. en.
  3. Web site: A different kind of manoos. Bhise. Ameya. Mohite. Anushka. 24 Oct 2010. en. 2019-03-13.
  4. Web site: नामवंतांचे बुकशेल्फ : वाचन ही निरंतर प्रक्रिया. Joshi. Shekhar. 17 August 2017. Loksatta. mr-IN. 2019-03-13.
  5. Web site: Ready for their close-ups. Thombare. Suparna. 11 November 2006. DNA India. en. 16 April 2019.
  6. News: दहा वर्षांच्या सर्जनशील वैवाहिक सहप्रवासाविषयी. 6 May 2017. Loksatta. 6 April 2019. mr. mr:Devanagari.
  7. Book: Pratiyogita Darpan. Pratiyogita Darpan. 2. 16. en. October 2007.
  8. Web site: SNA List of Awardees. sangeetnatak.gov.in. 2019-03-13.
  9. Web site: Our plays are dispersed and edgy. 17 March 2006. DNA India. en. 2019-04-08.
  10. Web site: Much ado about money. Gokhale. Shanta. 21 November 2007. Mumbai Mirror. en. 16 April 2019.
  11. Web site: NCPA, Mumbai to stage its first Marathi theatre festival from August 7–11. 4 August 2010. NetIndian. en. 13 March 2019.
  12. Web site: Story of a girl. Brahme. Nitin. Pune Mirror. 12 December 2009 . en. 16 April 2019.
  13. News: Personal nuances. Dutt. Devina. 2012-07-28. The Hindu. 2019-06-13. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  14. Web site: राजीव तांबे, मनस्विनी यांना साहित्य अकादमीचे पुरस्कार. 16 June 2016. Maharashtra Times. mr. 2019-03-13.
  15. Web site: Javed Akhtar warns people: Beware of those trying to rule through religion shield. 21 August 2017. The Indian Express. en-IN. 2019-03-13.
  16. Web site: महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी व्यावसायिक नाट्य स्पर्धेचे पुरस्कार जाहीर. 8 May 2017. Lokmat. mr. The Maharashtra State Marathi Professional Drama Competition Awards. 2019-03-18.
  17. Web site: SWA Elections 2018 – Results . en-US. 2019-03-13.
  18. Web site: Nominations for the Jio Filmfare Awards (Marathi) 2018. Filmfare.com. 2019-03-13.
  19. Web site: Stage set for Marathi - Indian Express. archive.indianexpress.com. 2019-06-13.
  20. Web site: PLAN AHEAD: Learn string art. Pune Mirror. en. 8 October 2019. 5 October 2019.
  21. Web site: The changemakers. Pai. Aditi . 17 August 2016. India Today. en. 2019-03-13.
  22. Web site: A necessary burst of energy. Gokhale. Shanta. Shanta Gokhale . Mumbai Mirror. 29 September 2016. en. 2019-03-13.
  23. Web site: Manaswini Lata Ravindra. IMDb.
  24. Web site: दूरदर्शन सह्यद्री वाहिनीच्या प्रेरणा पुरस्कारांचे वितरण. 6 May 2014. Loksatta. mr. Doordarshan Sahyadri Channels Inspiration Prizes Distribution. 6 April 2019.
  25. A Pen Is A Chisel. Pinglay-Plumber. Prachi. 22 February 2018. Outlook India. 2019-03-13.

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