


Vijay Dhondopant Tendulkar was born on 7 January 1928 in a Bhalavalikar Saraswat brahmin family in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, where his father held a clerical job and ran a small publishing business.

For over five decades, Tendulkar had been a highly influential dramatist and theater personality in Mahārāshtra. He provided his guidance to students studying “Playwright writing” in US universities. He is best known for his plays, Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe (1967), Ghāshirām Kotwāl (1972), and Sakhārām Binder (1972).Many of Tendulkar’s plays derived inspiration from real-life incidents or social upheavals, which provides clear light on harsh realities. Early life Vijay Dhondopant Tendulkar was born on 7 January 1928 in a Bhal Vijay Tendulkar (Marathi: विजय तेंडुलकर) (7 January 1928 – ) was a leading Indian playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist, and social commentator primarily in Marāthi. Vijay Tendulkar (Marathi: विजय तेंडुलकर) (7 January 1928 – ) was a leading Indian playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist, and social commentator primarily in Marāthi.
