Classic Poetry Series

Mangesh Padgaonkar
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Publication Date:
2012

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Mangesh Padgaonkar (10 March 1929 -)

Mangesh Keshav Padgaonkar (Devanagari:
) is a Marathi poet from Maharashtra, India. He was born
on March 10, 1929 in Vengurla, Sindhudurg District in Maharashtra. He is
married to Yashoda Padgaonkar and has three children, Dr. Ajit Padgaonkar,
Abhay Padgaonkar and Anjali Kulkarni.
Education and Career
He received a Master of Arts degree in Marathi and Sanskrit from the
University of Bombay, He taught Marathi at Ruia College for some years, and
then during the 19701990 period served as an editor at the U.S.
Information Service, both in Mumbai.
Along with <a href="http://www.poemhunter.com/vinda-karandikar/">Vinda
Karandikar</a> and <a
href="http://www.poemhunter.com/vasant-bapat/">Vasant Bapat</a>,
Padgaonkar has been part of many poetry recitation programmes that were
held in Maharashtra in 1960s and 1970s. He has also written lyrics of many
Marathi film songs. Sung by Arun Date, his songs Ya Janmawar, Ya
Jaganyawar Shatada Prem Karawe, Bhatukalichya Khelamadhali and
Shukratara Mand Wara are well known.
In 1983-84, he also penned University of Punes theme song Punyamayee
De Amha Akshar Vardaan. It was Pu La Deshpande who asked Padgaonkar
to write this song in one day. It was then composed by music director
Bhaskar Chandavarkar. In 2012, he was also honoured with Jeevan
Sadhana Gaurav Puraskar by University of Pune for his contributions in the
field of literature.
He has been President of the 2nd Vishwa Marathi Sahitya Sammelan held in
Dubai in 2010 and organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya
Mahamandal.
Padgaonkar has 40 publications to his credit. The U.S. Library of Congress
has acquired 31 of his publications. He has written a collection of essays and
published it under the title "Nimbonichya Zaadamage". On suggestion of
author <a
href="http://www.poemhunter.com/nagorao-ghanashyam-deshpande/">N.
G. Deshpande</a> (Naa Gha Deshpande), Padgaonkar started working on
translations in his spare time. <a
href="http://www.poemhunter.com/nagorao-ghanashyam-deshpande/">N G
Deshpande</a>, who has written various poems, has himself also translated
Bhagwat Gita in Marathi. Following his and Kakasaheb Kalelkar's advice
Padgaonkar translated works of Mirabai and published a book "Mira" in 1965.
He has also translated works of <a
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href="http://www.poemhunter.com/kabir/">Kabir</a> and <a

href="http://www.poemhunter.com/sant-surdas/">Surdas</a> in Marathi
alongwith <a
href="http://www.poemhunter.com/william-shakespeare/">Shakesphere</a
>'s plays The Tempest, Julius Ceasar and Romeo and Juliet. These
translations have been included in the <a
href="http://www.poemhunter.com/william-shakespeare/">Shakesphere</a
> Memorial at British town of Stratford upon Avon. The only other Indian
author whose poems are included in the memorial is <a
href="http://www.poemhunter.com/rabindranath-tagore/">Rabindranath
Tagore</a>. His latest translations of Bible: The New Testament was
published in 2008. Along with translating the famous works of other authros,
Padgaonkar also wrote forewords to these books wherein he has commented
on the original authors, their styles of writing and literature of respective
eras. A collection of these forewords is publihed as "Chintan" by Popular
Publications.
Recently Padgaonkar also published his experiences of poetry writing in the
book "Shodh Kavitecha". He writes about his poems, how they were born,
their journeys so far and other author's views on them. Most of the articles in
this book have been separately published previously. His another book
"Snehagatha" reminisces days with other fellow authors. The book is divided
in three sections. First section "Murgi Club" is about authors Gangadhar
Gadgil, Shri Pu Bhagwat, Sadanand Rege, Vinda Karandikar and <a
href="http://www.poemhunter.com/vasant-bapat/">Vasant Bapat</a>. The
second section talks about Nath Pai, Shrinivas Khale, Pu La Deshpande, poet
Maydev, <a
href="http://www.poemhunter.com/rabindranath-tagore/">Rabindranath
Tagore</a>, Mama Varerkar and Dr. Sharachandra Gokhale. The last section
is dedicated to Keshavsuta, Balkavi, Kusumavati Deshpande and others.
Padgaonkar has received several awards, including the Sahitya Academy
Award in 1980 for his collection of poems Salam (), the M.P. Literary
Conference Award in 1956, and the Maharashtra State Award in 1953 and
1955. In 2008 Padgaonkar was awarded with Maharashtra Bhushan Award
along with Late Nana Dharmadhikari, noted Spiritual leader.
Works:
The following is a partial list of collections of Padgaonkar's poems:
Dharanrtya (1950)
Sharmishtha (1960)
Kavyadarshan (1962)
Utsav (1962)
Salam (1980)
Gajhala (1981)
Bhatake Pakshi (1984)
Tujhe Gita Ganyasathi (1989)
Bolagani (1990)
Nava Diwas (1993)
Sutti Eke Sutti (1993)
Jipsi (1994)
Mira (1995)
Triveni (1995)
Udasabodh (1996)
Kabira (1997)
Vatratika(1999)
Vidushak (1999)
Moru (1999)
Suradas (1999)
Kavita Manasanchya, Manasasathi (1999)
Radha (2000)

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