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.

Early life

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

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

Plays

YearPlayNotes
2006Cigarettes
2007Alvida
2009EkmekaatWriter/Director
2014Lakh Lakh ChanderiWriter/Director [19]
2019Daavikadun Chouthi BuildingWriter [20]
Majhya Vatnicha Kharakhur[21]
Amar Photo Studio[22]

TV shows

Movies

Personal life

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

  1. Lobo, Dean (12 August 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. 1 2 Bhise, Ameya; Mohite, Anushka (24 October 2010). "A different kind of manoos". Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  4. Joshi, Shekhar (17 August 2017). "नामवंतांचे बुकशेल्फ : वाचन ही निरंतर प्रक्रिया". Loksatta (in Marathi). Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  5. 1 2 Thombare, Suparna (11 November 2006). "Ready for their close-ups". DNA India. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 "दहा वर्षांच्या सर्जनशील वैवाहिक सहप्रवासाविषयी" Devanagari. Loksatta (in Marathi). 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  7. Pratiyogita Darpan. Vol. 2. Pratiyogita Darpan. October 2007.
  8. "SNA || List of Awardees". sangeetnatak.gov.in. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  9. "Our plays are dispersed and edgy". DNA India. 17 March 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  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 (12 December 2009). "Story of a girl". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  13. Dutt, Devina (28 July 2012). "Personal nuances". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  14. "राजीव तांबे, मनस्विनी यांना साहित्य अकादमीचे पुरस्कार". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). 16 June 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  15. "Javed Akhtar warns people: Beware of those trying to rule through religion shield". The Indian Express. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  16. "महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी व्यावसायिक नाट्य स्पर्धेचे पुरस्कार जाहीर" [The Maharashtra State Marathi Professional Drama Competition Awards]. Lokmat (in Marathi). 8 May 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  17. "SWA Elections 2018 – Results". Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  18. "Nominations for the Jio Filmfare Awards (Marathi) 2018". Filmfare.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  19. "Stage set for Marathi - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  20. "PLAN AHEAD: Learn string art". Pune Mirror. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  21. 1 2 Pai, Aditi (17 August 2016). "The changemakers". India Today. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  22. Gokhale, Shanta (29 September 2016). "A necessary burst of energy". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  23. "Manaswini Lata Ravindra". IMDb.
  24. 1 2 "दूरदर्शन सह्यद्री वाहिनीच्या प्रेरणा पुरस्कारांचे वितरण" [Doordarshan Sahyadri Channels Inspiration Prizes Distribution]. Loksatta (in Marathi). 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  25. Pinglay-Plumber, Prachi (22 February 2018). "A Pen Is A Chisel". Outlook India. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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