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| name = Bal Kudtarkar<br />
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| birth_date = August 21, 1921<br />
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| death_date = 7 February 2020 (aged 98)<br />
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| nationality = [[India]]n<br />
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| known_for = "Prapanch" and "Punha Prapanch"<br />
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'''Bal Kudtarkar''' (21 August 1921 – 7 February 2020) was a radio personality from [[All India Radio]], [[Mumbai]]. He was the [[Maratha|Marathi]] voice that was most recognized on Mumbai Radio and was the voice enjoyed by millions from the 1940s through 1980s. His most famous radio creation was a show called "Prapanch" and its revived version "Punha Prapanch",<ref>{{cite news|title='Prapanch' revisited |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/printarticle.aspx?page=comments&action=translate&sectid=35&contentid=2010090520100906125103398d00e8bea&subsite= |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904164826/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/printarticle.aspx?page=comments&action=translate&sectid=35&contentid=2010090520100906125103398d00e8bea&subsite= |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 September 2012 |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |date=5 September 2010 |accessdate=6 January 2012 }}</ref> a 15-minute radio show with three characters (Pant, Meena and Tekade) that covered local events and the toils of daily life, in a humorous way. The three characters were Pant (Bal Kudtarkar), Meena (late Neelam Prabhu) and Tekade (late Prabhakar Joshi).<br />
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Kudtarker died in February 2020 at a private hospital. He is survived by two children and three grandchildren. His body was cremated on 6 February 2020.<ref>[https://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/maharashtra/pune-news/bal-kudartkar-dies/articleshow/74014770.cms बाळ कुडतरकर यांचे निधन]</ref><br />
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