Cover via India Post, 2003 stamp (GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons)
Natsamrat
Kusumagraj
A Marathi play by Kusumagraj, the pen name of Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar, about an ageing stage actor famed for his Shakespearean roles who retires, gives his wealth to his children and finds himself unwanted in their homes. It won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1974 and remains a landmark of the Marathi stage.
Vivek’s Notes
Kusumagraj won the Jnanpith Award in 1987 for his lifetime contribution to literature. He also received the 1974 Sahitya Akademi Award in Marathi for "Natsamrat" and the Padma Bhushan in 1991.
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