: विद्याधर गोखले) (1924–1996) was a political activist, a Marathi

Marathi people

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 playwright, and an editor of a Marathi newspaper, Loksatta

Loksatta (newspaper)

-Introduction:Launched on January 14, 1948, Loksatta has stood by its tradition of being a forum and voice of democracy in Maharashtra, India. Published by The Indian Express Group, a champion of change, Loksatta is known for its impartial coverage and nonconformist & liberal viewpoint...

(लोकसत्ता), from Maharashtra

Maharashtra

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, India

India

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.

He wrote novel Jhanjhawat (झंझावात ) and the following musical plays:

• Suvarna Tula (सुवर्णतुला) (1960)
• Panditraj Jagannath (पंडितराज जगन्नाथ) (1960)
• Mandarmala (मंदारमाला) (1963)
• Madanachi Manjiri (मदनाची मंजिरी) (1965)
• Jai Jai Gauri Shankar (जय जय गौरीशंकर)
• Bawannkhani (बावन्नखणी)

He formed Ranga Sharada Pratishthan (रंगशारदा प्रतिष्ठान) to stage the above plays.

He presided over Marathi Sahitya Sammelan

Marathi Sahitya Sammelan

Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan is a conference for literary discussions by Marathi writers. Though the conference has sometimes been held in a town outside the Indian state of Maharashtra, it is typically held annually in one of the towns in Maharashtra where Marathi is the mother tongue...

 in Satara

Satara

Satara is a city located in the Satara District of Maharashtra state of India. The town is 2320 ft. above sea-level, near the confluence of the Krishna and its tributary river Venna. The city was the capital of the Maratha empire in the 17th century, hence one of the the historical cities of...

 in 1993.

He had represented Mumbai North Central in 9th Lok Sabha in 1989-91 as Shiv Sena

Shiv Sena

Shiv Sena , is a political party in India founded on 19 June 1966 by Balasaheb Thackeray. It is currently headed by Thackeray's son, Uddhav Thackeray...

candidate.