Manaswini Lata Ravindra

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Manaswini Lata Ravindra is a Marathi playwright, screenwriter and director, known for writing the play Amar Photo Studio and also being one of the writers of the Marathi sitcom Dil Dosti Duniyadari.[1] In 2016, she is a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for her short story collection, Blogchya Aarshyapallyad.[1]

Early life[edit]

She started writing poetry at the age of 3.[2] She joined Lalit Kala Kendra of Pune University after her 12th and got a Bachelor of Arts degree.[3][4] She graduated from Lalit Kala Kendra in 2003.[5] Manaswini and some of her friends and alumni of Lalit Kala Kendra have started a theatre group called Lalit Mumbai.[6]

Career[edit]

Ravindra wrote her first play Cigarettes when she was 20.[5] In 2006, she won the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar in Playwriting, given by Sangeet Natak Akademi.[7][8] In the same year, she attended the Royal Court Theatre workshop at Vasind.[9] In 2007, she wrote the play Alvida.[10] In 2010, she was also part of Pratibimb, the first ever contemporary Marathi theatre festival, organised by NCPA at Mumbai. She is also credited to have directed the play, Ekmekaat in 2009.[11][12] In 2014, her play Lakh Lakh Chanderi was staged at Pratibimb Marathi Theatre Festival.,[13] she won the Sahitya Akademi Award in the youth category, for Blogchya Arshapalyad (a collection of short stories).[14]

In 2017, she also spoke at Jawab Do, an event organised by Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti.[15] She also won the first position for best writing in the Maharashtra State Marathi Professional Drama Competition, in 2017, for her play Amar Photo Studio.[16] She is also an executive committee member of Screenwriters Association, Mumbai.[17] She was nominated for Filmfare Awards (Marathi) for best screenplay, for the movie Ti Saddhya Kay Karte in 2018.[18]

Works[edit]

Plays[edit]

Year Play Notes
2006 Cigarettes
2007 Alvida
2009 Ekmekaat Writer/Director
2014 Lakh Lakh Chanderi Writer/Director [19]
2019 Daavikadun Chouthi Building Writer [20]
Majhya Vatnicha Kharakhur [21]
Amar Photo Studio [22]

TV shows[edit]

Movies[edit]

Personal life[edit]

She is married to director Satish Manwar.[6] Her parents were social activists. Her mother, Lata Pratibha Madhukar, is an activist with Narmada Bachao Andolan[24] whereas her father, Ravindra, is a campaigner against female foeticide.[3][25] She uses her parents' name instead of her surname.[21] She and her mother were jointly awarded the Prerna Puraskar in 2014 by DD Sahyadri on their Mother's Day special.[24]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Lobo, Dean (Aug 12, 2016). "This 'photo studio' will capture a different perspective". The Times of India.
  2. ↑ Varde, Abhijit (1997). Daughters of Maharashtra: Portraits of Women who are Building Maharastra : Interviews and Photographs. Kalnirnay.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bhise, Ameya; Mohite, Anushka (Oct 24, 2010). "A different kind of manoos". Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  4. ↑ Joshi, Shekhar (17 August 2017). "नामवंतांचे बुकशेल्फ : वाचन ही निरंतर प्रक्रिया". Loksatta (in मराठी). Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Thombare, Suparna (11 November 2006). "Ready for their close-ups". DNA India. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "दहा वर्षांच्या सर्जनशील वैवाहिक सहप्रवासाविषयी" Devanagari. Loksatta (in मराठी). 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "Pratiyogita Darpan". Vol. 2, no. 16. Pratiyogita Darpan. October 2007. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  8. ↑ "SNA || List of Awardees". sangeetnatak.gov.in. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  9. ↑ "Our plays are dispersed and edgy". DNA India. 17 March 2006. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  10. ↑ Gokhale, Shanta (21 November 2007). "Much ado about money". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  11. ↑ "NCPA, Mumbai to stage its first Marathi theatre festival from August 7–11". NetIndian. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  12. ↑ Brahme, Nitin. "Story of a girl". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  13. ↑ Dutt, Devina (2012-07-28). "Personal nuances". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  14. ↑ "राजीव तांबे, मनस्विनी यांना साहित्य अकादमीचे पुरस्कार". Maharashtra Times (in मराठी). 16 June 2016. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  15. ↑ "Javed Akhtar warns people: Beware of those trying to rule through religion shield". The Indian Express. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  16. ↑ "महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी व्यावसायिक नाट्य स्पर्धेचे पुरस्कार जाहीर" [The Maharashtra State Marathi Professional Drama Competition Awards]. Lokmat (in मराठी). 8 May 2017. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  17. ↑ "SWA Elections 2018 – Results". Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  18. ↑ "Nominations for the Jio Filmfare Awards (Marathi) 2018". Filmfare.com. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  19. ↑ "Stage set for Marathi - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  20. ↑ "PLAN AHEAD: Learn string art". Pune Mirror. October 5, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Pai, Aditi (August 17, 2016). "The changemakers". India Today. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  22. ↑ Gokhale, Shanta (September 29, 2016). "A necessary burst of energy". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  23. ↑ "Manaswini Lata Ravindra". IMDb.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "दूरदर्शन सह्यद्री वाहिनीच्या प्रेरणा पुरस्कारांचे वितरण" [Doordarshan Sahyadri Channels Inspiration Prizes Distribution]. Loksatta (in मराठी). 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  25. ↑ Pinglay-Plumber, Prachi (February 22, 2018). "A Pen Is A Chisel". Outlook India. Retrieved 2019-03-13.


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