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Yayati
Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
Yayati is a 1959 Marathi-language mythological novel by Indian writer V. S. Khandekar. One of Khandekar's best-known works, it retells the story of the mythological Hindu king, Yayati, from the Hindu epic the Mahabharata. The novel has multiple narrators, and poses several questions on the nature of morality. Scholars have analysed its hero, Yayati, as a representation of modern man. Accepted as classic of Marathi literature, Yayati has won several awards, including the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1960 and the Jnanapith Award in 1974.
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Four Marathi writers have won the Jnanpith Award so far; Khandekar was the first, in 1974, for his novel "Yayati". The Government of Maharashtra conferred an honorary D.Litt on him, and in 1998 the Government of India issued a commemorative postage stamp in his honour.
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