Prabhakar Bhanudas Mande | |
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| Born | 16 December 1933 Maharashtra, India |
| Died | 21 December 2023 Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Scholar, folklorist, educator |
| Known for | Marathi folk literature |
| Awards | Padma Shri (2023) |
Prabhakar Bhanudas Mande (16 December 1933 – 21 December 2023) was an Indian scholar of folklore, folk culture, and literature from Maharashtra.[1] He was associated with the academic study and institutionalisation of folklore in higher education in Maharashtra. He received the Padma Shri in 2023 in the field of Literature and Education.[2]
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Mande was born on 16 December 1933 in Maharashtra.[3] He completed his Ph.D. in 1967 with a focus on analytical studies of folklore.[4]
Academic career[edit | edit source]
He began his career in 1955 as a teacher at a government school in Pishor, Aurangabad district.[5] In 1961, he joined Shri Shivaji College, Parbhani. He later served as a Reader at Marathwada University for 17 years and retired as a senior professor in 1993.[6]
Research and contributions[edit | edit source]
Mande conducted field research on folklore and folk artists and documented folk songs, oral narratives, and performance traditions.[7] In 1973, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University included folklore at the postgraduate level; Mande contributed to syllabus preparation and authored prescribed textbooks for the subject.[8] He established the Loksahitya Research Centre and organised academic seminars in Maharashtra and Goa.[9]
Selected works[edit | edit source]
- Gawgadya Baher
- Ramkathechi Maukhik Parampara
- Lokrangbhoomi
- Mangani Thyanche Magte
Awards[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Padma Shri awardee Mande passes away in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ↑ "Padma Awards 2023". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ↑ "Veteran folklorist Prabhakar Mande no more". Loksatta. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ↑ "Academic work of Prabhakar Bhanudas Mande". Sakal. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ↑ "Life and work of folklorist Prabhakar Mande". Loksatta. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ↑ "Noted folklorist Prabhakar Mande honoured with Padma Shri". Sakal. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ↑ "Documentation of Marathi folklore". Sakal. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ↑ "Folklore studies at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University". Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ↑ "Loksahitya Research Centre activities". Loksatta. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ↑ "Sangeet Natak Akademi awards" (PDF). Sangeet Natak Akademi. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ↑ "Sangeet Natak Akademi awards" (PDF). Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ↑ "Padma Awards 2023". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Prabhakar Bhanudas Mande – Padma Awards 2023 at Press Information Bureau
- Official Padma Awards Portal