V.S. Khandekar- Makers of Indian Literature

Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar (1898-1976) has been one of the most powerful literary influences that have shaped the taste of two generations of Marathi readers. His writings represent the spirit of brooding over the social and metaphysical essence of man. His deep empathy forced him to write about the miserable and the downtrodden of the society. His philosophy of life was a balance between wealth and poverty, enjoyment and self-denial, poetry and action. He tried various forms of literature-novels, short-stories, essays, dramas, criticism, parables, even film scripts-in quest of this ideal synthesis.

Madhukar Dattatraya Hatkanagalekar (b. 1927), the author of this monograph, is an eminent critic and writer in both Marathi and English, and member of various regional and national committees for awarding literary prizes. In this monograph he evaluates the life and works of V.S. Khandekar mainly for the non-Marathi readers.

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