Vidyadhar Pundalik (1924-1989) was a worthy successor to the pioneers of post war Marathi short story. He also wrote plays, character sketches and appreciative and critical articles. His literary work is marked by an intense consciousness of overall form and subtle psychological probings. The spectrum of emotions he deals with is wide; it ranges from the playful to the deeply moving and tragic. He can plumb the depths of the most profound emotion as easily as he can capture the evanescence of a fleeting mood. He had a special fascination for the transcendent and the suprarational element in life. His play Mata Draupadi has been acclaimed as a high watermark of Marathi drama. In this book his life-long friend and critic ably reviews his work.
Former Professor of Economics at the Bombay University, S. H. Deshpande has wide interests covering social, economic, political and literary themes. Some of his books are: a volume of character sketches (Sharadwat), a collection of essays on socio economic movements (Sanghatale Diwas), Some Aspects of Cooperative Farming, Indian Musical Traditions (a translation), a critical review of Hindutva (Savarkar Te Bha. Ja. Pa.). Recently he published (jointly with Mangala Godbole) Amrit-Siddhi - a two-volume study on the famous writer-artiste P. L. Deshpande.
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