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Manaswini Lata Ravindra

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Manaswini Lata Ravindra is a Marathi playwright, screenwriter and director, known for writing the play Amar Photo Studio and also being one of the writers of the Marathi sitcom Dil Dosti Duniyadari.[1] In 2016, she is a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for her short story collection, Blogchya Aarshyapallyad.[1]

Early life

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She started writing poetry at the age of 3.[2] She joined Lalit Kala Kendra of Pune University after her 12th and got a Bachelor of Arts degree.[3][4] She graduated from Lalit Kala Kendra in 2003.[5] Manaswini and some of her friends and alumni of Lalit Kala Kendra have started a theatre group called Lalit Mumbai.[6]

Career

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Ravindra wrote her first play Cigarettes when she was 20.[5] In 2006, she won the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar in Playwriting, given by Sangeet Natak Akademi.[7][8] In the same year, she attended the Royal Court Theatre workshop at Vasind.[9] In 2007, she wrote the play Alvida.[10] In 2010, she was also part of Pratibimb, the first ever contemporary Marathi theatre festival, organised by NCPA at Mumbai. She is also credited to have directed the play, Ekmekaat in 2009.[11][12] In 2014, her play Lakh Lakh Chanderi was staged at Pratibimb Marathi Theatre Festival.,[13] she won the Sahitya Akademi Award in the youth category, for Blogchya Arshapalyad (a collection of short stories).[14]

In 2017, she also spoke at Jawab Do, an event organised by Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti.[15] She also won the first position for best writing in the Maharashtra State Marathi Professional Drama Competition, in 2017, for her play Amar Photo Studio.[16] She is also an executive committee member of Screenwriters Association, Mumbai.[17] She was nominated for Filmfare Awards (Marathi) for best screenplay, for the movie Ti Saddhya Kay Karte in 2018.[18]

Works

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Plays

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Year Play Notes
2006 Cigarettes
2007 Alvida
2009 Ekmekaat Writer/Director
2014 Lakh Lakh Chanderi Writer/Director [19]
2019 Daavikadun Chouthi Building Writer [20]
Majhya Vatnicha Kharakhur [21]
Amar Photo Studio [22]

TV shows

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Movies

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Personal life

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She is married to director Satish Manwar.[6] Her parents were social activists. Her mother, Lata Pratibha Madhukar, is an activist with Narmada Bachao Andolan[24] whereas her father, Ravindra, is a campaigner against female foeticide.[3][25] She uses her parents' name instead of her surname.[21] She and her mother were jointly awarded the Prerna Puraskar in 2014 by DD Sahyadri on their Mother's Day special.[24]

References

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  1. ^ Lobo, Dean (12 August 2016). "This 'photo studio' will capture a different perspective". The Times of India.
  2. ^ Varde, Abhijit (1997). Daughters of Maharashtra: Portraits of Women who are Building Maharastra : Interviews and Photographs. Kalnirnay.
  3. ^ a b Bhise, Ameya; Mohite, Anushka (24 October 2010). "A different kind of manoos". Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  4. ^ Joshi, Shekhar (17 August 2017). "नामवंतांचे बुकशेल्फ : वाचन ही निरंतर प्रक्रिया". Loksatta (in Marathi). Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b Thombare, Suparna (11 November 2006). "Ready for their close-ups". DNA India. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "दहा वर्षांच्या सर्जनशील वैवाहिक सहप्रवासाविषयी" Devanagari. Loksatta (in Marathi). 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  7. ^ Pratiyogita Darpan. Vol. 2. Pratiyogita Darpan. October 2007.
  8. ^ "SNA || List of Awardees". sangeetnatak.gov.in. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Our plays are dispersed and edgy". DNA India. 17 March 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  10. ^ Gokhale, Shanta (21 November 2007). "Much ado about money". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  11. ^ "NCPA, Mumbai to stage its first Marathi theatre festival from August 7–11". NetIndian. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  12. ^ Brahme, Nitin (12 December 2009). "Story of a girl". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  13. ^ Dutt, Devina (28 July 2012). "Personal nuances". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  14. ^ "राजीव तांबे, मनस्विनी यांना साहित्य अकादमीचे पुरस्कार". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). 16 June 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  15. ^ "Javed Akhtar warns people: Beware of those trying to rule through religion shield". The Indian Express. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  16. ^ "महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी व्यावसायिक नाट्य स्पर्धेचे पुरस्कार जाहीर" [The Maharashtra State Marathi Professional Drama Competition Awards]. Lokmat (in Marathi). 8 May 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  17. ^ "SWA Elections 2018 – Results". Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  18. ^ "Nominations for the Jio Filmfare Awards (Marathi) 2018". Filmfare.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  19. ^ "Stage set for Marathi - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  20. ^ "PLAN AHEAD: Learn string art". Pune Mirror. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  21. ^ a b Pai, Aditi (17 August 2016). "The changemakers". India Today. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  22. ^ Gokhale, Shanta (29 September 2016). "A necessary burst of energy". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  23. ^ "Manaswini Lata Ravindra". IMDb.
  24. ^ a b "दूरदर्शन सह्यद्री वाहिनीच्या प्रेरणा पुरस्कारांचे वितरण" [Doordarshan Sahyadri Channels Inspiration Prizes Distribution]. Loksatta (in Marathi). 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  25. ^ Pinglay-Plumber, Prachi (22 February 2018). "A Pen Is A Chisel". Outlook India. Retrieved 13 March 2019.


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