25 Facts About Madhu Rye

Madhu Rye is a Gujarati playwright, novelist and story writer.

Madhu Rye moved to the US in 1974 and has lived there since.

Madhu Rye's plays were successful and have been adapted into several languages and media.

Madhu Rye has adapted his novels into plays and some plays into novels.

Madhu Rye completed his primary and secondary education in Calcutta.

Madhu Rye studied Intermediate Science at Scottish Church College in Calcutta from 1958 to 1960.

Madhu Rye did his Bachelor of Arts from University of Calcutta in 1963.

Madhu Rye taught for a brief period and worked in a machinery concern for few years.

Madhu Rye wrote his first short story for a contest under the pen name "Madhu Rye" and won second prize.

Madhu Rye moved to Ahmedabad in 1967 and joined Navneetlal and Co.

Madhu Rye went to Honolulu, US in 1970 and studied stagecraft, especially playwriting and direction at the University of Hawaii for two semesters.

Madhu Rye settled in the US and started the Gujarati weekly in 1978.

Madhu Rye edited Gujarat Times, published from New York City.

Madhu Rye created the style of formless prose writing called "harmonica" for some of his short stories.

Madhu Rye adapted his novels into plays and vice versa.

Madhu Rye's plays were adapted into several languages including Hindi, Marathi and English.

Madhu Rye adapted three novels from his own plays; Kamini from Koi Pan Ek Phool Nu Naam Bolo To, Sabha from Kumarni Agashi, Saapbaji from Aapne Club ma Malya Hata.

Madhu Rye's later plays were performed by the Indian National Theatre, directed by Pravin Joshi.

Madhu Rye's one act play Ashwatthama was once a popular entry in college competitions along with his other one act plays.

Madhu Rye has adapted various plays into Gujarati including: George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and its musical adaptation My Fair Lady as a musical Santu Rangilee, Friedrich Durrenmatt's The Visit as Sharat and Anthony Shaffer's Sleuth as Khelando.

Madhu Rye has been an avid writer of essays, published as weekly columns in several publications, such as Navroz, Janmabhoomi, Samkaleen, and Abhiyaan.

Madhu Rye writes a weekly column Neele Gagan Ke Tale in Gujarati daily Divya Bhaskar since 2008.

Madhu Rye translated three works into Gujarati; The Scarlet Letter, Heaven Knows, Mr Allison and The Light in the Forest.

Madhu Rye received the Bhupen Khakhar Award in 2004 for his play, Sura Ane Shatrujeet.

Madhu Rye received the Sahitya Gaurav puraskar award in 2020.