Dattaram Maruti Mirasdar

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.

His first public program as a writer was held in 1962 in Nagpur.

For some years, Shankar Patil, Vyankatesh Madgulkar, and Mirasdar jointly presented, in different towns in Maharashtra, highly popular public recitations of their short stories.

Mirasdar was the Acting President of Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad, Pune. In 1998, he was the president of the 71st Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in Parli, Maharashtra. In 2015, he received the Vinda Karandikar Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar from the Department of Marathi Language, Government of Maharashtra. In 2018, he was awarded the first-ever Sahityaseva Krutadnyata Puraskar.

Death Mirasdar died on 2 October 2021 at the age of 94 in Pune.

Books Majhya Bapachi Pend (1957) Bhutancha Janma (1958) Hubehub (1960) Sutti Ani Itar Ekankika (1964) Mirasdari (1966) Gappangan Navetil Tin Pravasi Sarmisal Angatpangat Virangula Ganara Mulukh Javaibapunchya Goshti Bendbaja Gammat Goshti Pharmas Goshti