Shankar Babaji Patil (1926 - July 30, 1994) was an Indian Screenwriter, author who worked in Marathi film industry.
Shankar Babaji Patil | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 August 1926[citation needed] |
| Died | 18 October 1996 (aged 70) |
| Occupation | Screenplay writer |
| Known for | Pinjara (1972) |
| Notable work | Pinjara (1972), Ek gaon bara bhangadi (1968) |
He was alumni of colleges of Gadhinglaj and Kolhapur from where he did B.A and B.T. respectively.
He served for some time as a member of Maharashtra state government's committee on high school textbooks and curricula research.
Patil presided over Marathi Sahitya Sammelan at Nanded in 1985.
Literary works
editCollections of short stories
edit- Valiv (1958)
- Bhetigati (1960)
- Abhal (1961)
- Dhind (1962)
- Uen (1963)
- Vavri sheng (1963)
- Kulyanchi chavdi (1964)
- Kandoba (1974)
- Meeting
- Khush Kharedi (1984)
- Paijj
- Pavulvata
- Patalachi chinch
Novel
edit- Tarfula
Movie scripts
edit- Vadal vat
- Yuge yuge mi vat pahili
- Gangolan
- Bholi Bhabadi
- Pahuni
- Pinjra (1972)
- Bhujang
- Ek gaon bara bhangadi
- Ashich ek Ratra hoti
Adaption
editShankar Patil's short story Meeting was adapted by Dr. Priyadarshan Manohar as a short play named Meeting. On May 2, 2015, Kansas-based The Big Bang Theater performed the play at Regnier Hall Auditorium at KU Edwards Campus. The play was directed by Dr. Udayan Apte.