Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar

Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar (11 January 1898 – 2 September 1976) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He was the first Marathi author to win the prestigious Jnanpith Award.

After passing his matriculation exam in 1913, Khandekar joined Fergusson College, Pune. In 1920, he started working as a school teacher at a school in Shiroda Two years later, he was also honoured with the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship of the Indian Sahitya Akademi. in 1974, he was awarded Jnanpith Award, country's highest literary recognition, for his novel Yayati. Shivaji University at Kolhapur, Maharashtra conferred on him an honorary degree of D.Litt. In 1998, the Government of India issued a commemorative postage stamp in his honour.

Major works Khandekar's novel Yayāti (ययाति) received three prestigious awards: A Maharashtra State Award (1960), a Sahitya Akademi Award (1960), and a Jnanpith Award (1974).

Khandekar's other novels are as follows:

Hrudayāchi Hāk (हृदयाची हाक) (1930) Kānchan Mruga (कांचनमृग) (1931) Ulkā (उल्का) (1934) Don Mane (दोन मने) (1938) Hirwā Chāphā (हिरवा चाफ़ा) (1938) Don Dhruwa (दोन धृव) (1934) Rikāmā Dewhārā (रिकामा देव्हारा) (1939) Pahile Prem (पहिले प्रेम) (1940) Kraunchawadh (क्रौंचवध) (1942) Jalalelā Mohar (जळलेला मोहर) (1947) Pāndhare Dhag (पांढरे ढग) (1949) Amrutawel (अमृतवेल) Sukhāchā Shodh (सुखाचा शोध) Ashru (अश्रू)) Soneri Swapne Bhangaleli (सोनेरी स्वप्ने भंगलेली) Yayati (ययाति) Eka Panachi Kahani (एका पानाची कहाणी) (Autobiography)

Other works The following is a partial list of Khandekar's other works:

अभिषेक(Abhishek) अविनाश (Avinash) गोकर्णीची फुले (Gokarnichi Fule) ढगाआडचे चांदणे (Dhagaadache Chandne) दवबिंदू (Davabindu) नवी स्त्री (Navi Stree) प्रसाद (Prasad) मुखवटे (Mukhawate) रानफुले (Ranfule) विकसन (Vikasan) क्षितिजस्पर्श (Kshitijsparsh)

Movies and television serials Several movies and television serials have been made based on the works of Khandekar. The movies include: Chhāyā...........[Marathi] (1936) Jwālā..............[Marathi and Hindi] (1938) Devatā............[Marathi] (1939) Amrit..............[Marathi and Hindi] (1941) Dharma Patni...[Telugu and Tamil] (1941)

Other works