Shankar Babaji Patil

Shankar Babaji Patil was an Indian screenwriter and author. He worked in Marathi film industry.

He was alumni of colleges of Gadhinglaj and Kolhapur from where he did B.A and B.T. respectively.

He served for some time as a member of Maharashtra state government's committee on high school textbooks and curricula research.

Patil presided over Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan at Nanded in 1985.

Literary works

Collections of short stories Valiv (1958) Bhetigati (1960) Abhal (1961) Dhind (1962) Uen (1963) Vavri sheng (1963) Kulyanchi chavdi (1964) Kandoba (1974) Meeting Khush Kharedi (1984) Paijj Pavulvata Patalachi chinch

Novel Tarfula

Movie scripts Vadal vat Yuge yuge mi vat pahili Gangolan Bholi Bhabadi Pahuni Pinjara (1972) Bhujang Ek gaon bara bhangadi Ashich ek Ratra hoti

Adaptation Shankar Patil's short story Meeting was adapted by Dr. Priyadarshan Manohar as a short play named Meeting. On May 2, 2015, Kansas-based The Big Bang Theater performed the play at Regnier Hall Auditorium at KU Edwards Campus. The play was directed by Dr. Udayan Apte.