Prahlad Keshav Atre (1898-1969), better known as Acharya Atre, was an Indian playwright and novelist in the Marathi language. Often writing under the pseudonym "Keshav Kumar", Atre was a major contributor to literature in the Marathi language. His works, which range from plays to sonnets to verse parodies, have influenced many later Marathi literateurs. 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... A pseudonym (Greek: false name) is a fictitious name used by an individual as an alternative to his or her legal name. ... Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... A play (noun) is a common literary form, usually consisting chiefly of dialog between characters, and usually intended for performance rather than reading. ... This article is about the sonnet form of poetry. ... Verse is a writing that uses meter as its primary organisational mode, as opposed to prose, which uses grammatical and discoursal units like sentences and paragraphs. ... In contemporary usage, parody is a form of satire that imitates another work of art in order to ridicule it. ...

Born at Saswad near Pune in present-day Maharashtra, Atre started his career as a teacher and is also known for his novel experiments in that field. However, he is best known for his contribution to Marathi literature and social life. He was a successful playwright even during the downtime of Marathi theatre and his comedies like "Sashtang Namaskar", "Moruchi Maushi" (1947) and social plays like "To mee Navhech" and "Gharabaher" were all hits. He was also a successful poet; his collection of poems "Zhenduchi Phule" receiving wide acclaim. He has written a lot about himself and his life. "Mee Kasa Jhalo" and his 5-volume autobiography "Karheche Paani" constitute a major portion of his writings. Atre’s short-stories, novels, autobiographies and column writings are considered a valuable contribution to Marathi literature. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Maharashtra (Devanagari: महाराष्ट्र, literally: Great Nation)( (help· info)) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Literature in Marathi. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...

Atre was also a successful journalist and movie director. One of his movies, ‘Shyamchi Aai’ (1953), received the national award for the best film of the year. 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ...

Important works

Atre's notable works include:

• Jhenduchi Phulen (1925) — parodic poems
• Sashtang Namaskar (1935)
• Lagnachi Bedi (1936) — three-act play
• Moruchi Maushi (1947)
• To Mi Navhech (1962) — three-act play based on a real-life scandal

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See also

• Marathi literature