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'''Datta Ganpat Bhagat''' (born 13 June 1945 in Waghi village of [[Nanded district]], [[Maharashtra]]) is an Indian [[Marathi people|Marathi]] [[playwright]], [[B. R. Ambedkar|Ambedkarite]] thinker and one of the leaders of the [[Dalit]] theater movement in Marathi. He is a professor of [[Marathi language|Marathi]] at the [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University]] in [[Aurangabad]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref>https://www.forwardpress.in/2017/08/dalit-rangmanch-aur-ambedkar/</ref> | '''Datta Ganpat Bhagat''' (born 13 June 1945 in Waghi village of [[Nanded district]], [[Maharashtra]]) is an Indian [[Marathi people|Marathi]] [[playwright]], [[B. R. Ambedkar|Ambedkarite]] thinker and one of the leaders of the [[Dalit]] theater movement in Marathi. He is a professor of [[Marathi language|Marathi]] at the [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University]] in [[Aurangabad]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref>https://www.forwardpress.in/2017/08/dalit-rangmanch-aur-ambedkar/</ref> | ||
His play ''Avart'' (whirlpool) was critically acclaimed for its use of the traditional forms of dindi and [[tamasha]] to reflect on Dalit oppression against the background of a pilgrimage to [[Pandharpur]].<ref>{{cite journal|author=Joya John |title=Plays of Datta Bhagat |journal=[[Muse India]] |issue=21 |date=September 2008 |url=http://www.museindia.com/showfocus10.asp?id=1030 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104135355/http://museindia.com/showfocus10.asp?id=1030 |archivedate=2010-01-04 }}</ref> His other play ''Wata Palwata'' (Routes and Escapes) is also well known and included in the collection of Indian plays Drama Contemporary by Erin B Mee. It is considered to be 'a milestone in Marathi theater'.<ref>{{cite book|author=Gabrielle H Cody and Evert Sprinchorn|title=The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama|volume=2|location=New York|publisher=Columbia University Press|year=2007}}</ref> | His play ''Avart'' (whirlpool) was critically acclaimed for its use of the traditional forms of dindi and [[tamasha]] to reflect on Dalit oppression against the background of a pilgrimage to [[Pandharpur]].<ref>{{cite journal|author=Joya John |title=Plays of Datta Bhagat |journal=[[Muse India]] |issue=21 |date=September 2008 |url=http://www.museindia.com/showfocus10.asp?id=1030 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104135355/http://museindia.com/showfocus10.asp?id=1030 |archivedate=2010-01-04 }}</ref> | ||
He is also noted for his literary criticism, particularly the essay ''Dalit chetna aur Marathi Dalit Rangmanch'' (Dalit consciousness and Marathi Dalit theater). | |||
His long plays like Ashmak, Khelia were liked by most of his senior critics and was successfully produced.<ref>{{Cite web|title=esakal {{!}} लेखन, चिंतन अन् संशोधनाचा झरा...|url=https://www.esakal.com/blog/article-pralhad-lulekar-datta-bhagat-307072|access-date=2021-10-01|website=www.esakal.com}}</ref> | |||
His other play ''Wata Palwata'' (Routes and Escapes) is also well known and included in the collection of Indian plays Drama Contemporary by Erin B Mee. It is considered to be 'a milestone in Marathi theater'.<ref>{{cite book|author=Gabrielle H Cody and Evert Sprinchorn|title=The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama|volume=2|location=New York|publisher=Columbia University Press|year=2007}}</ref> | |||
He is also noted for his literary criticism, particularly the essay ''Dalit chetna aur Marathi Dalit Rangmanch'' (Dalit consciousness and Marathi Dalit theater). Datta Bhagat was selected as the President of the 37th Marathwada Sahitya Sammelan of Marathwada Sahitya Parishad.<ref>{{Cite web|title=३७ व्या मराठवाडा साहित्य संमेलनाध्यक्षपदी दत्ता भगत|url=https://www.loksatta.com/aurangabad/marathwada-sahitya-sammelan-datta-bhagat-president-1186405/|access-date=2021-10-01|website=Loksatta|language=mr-IN}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:11, 1 October 2021
Datta Ganpat Bhagat (born 13 June 1945 in Waghi village of Nanded district, Maharashtra) is an Indian Marathi playwright, Ambedkarite thinker and one of the leaders of the Dalit theater movement in Marathi. He is a professor of Marathi at the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University in Aurangabad, Maharashtra.[1]
His play Avart (whirlpool) was critically acclaimed for its use of the traditional forms of dindi and tamasha to reflect on Dalit oppression against the background of a pilgrimage to Pandharpur.[2]
His long plays like Ashmak, Khelia were liked by most of his senior critics and was successfully produced.[3]
His other play Wata Palwata (Routes and Escapes) is also well known and included in the collection of Indian plays Drama Contemporary by Erin B Mee. It is considered to be 'a milestone in Marathi theater'.[4] He is also noted for his literary criticism, particularly the essay Dalit chetna aur Marathi Dalit Rangmanch (Dalit consciousness and Marathi Dalit theater). Datta Bhagat was selected as the President of the 37th Marathwada Sahitya Sammelan of Marathwada Sahitya Parishad.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://www.forwardpress.in/2017/08/dalit-rangmanch-aur-ambedkar/
- ↑ Joya John (September 2008). "Plays of Datta Bhagat". Muse India (21). Archived from the original on 4 January 2010.
- ↑ "esakal | लेखन, चिंतन अन् संशोधनाचा झरा..." www.esakal.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ↑ Gabrielle H Cody and Evert Sprinchorn (2007). The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama. Vol. 2. New York: Columbia University Press.
- ↑ "३७ व्या मराठवाडा साहित्य संमेलनाध्यक्षपदी दत्ता भगत". Loksatta (in मराठी). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
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