10 Facts About Mangesh Padgaonkar

Mangesh Padgaonkar was born on 10 March 1929 in Vengurla, Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

Mangesh Padgaonkar received a Master of Arts degree in Marathi and Sanskrit from the University of Bombay.

Mangesh Padgaonkar worked as an assistant editor at the Sadhana for some time.

Mangesh Padgaonkar started writing poems at the age of 14 and has 40 publications to his credit, most published by the publishing house Mouj Prakashan.

Mangesh Padgaonkar's books written for children include "Sutti Eke Sutti" and his collection of essays is called "Nimbonichya Zaadamage".

Later, following Kakasaheb Kalelkar's advice Mangesh Padgaonkar translated works of Mirabai and published a book "Mira" in 1965.

Mangesh Padgaonkar translated works of Kabir and Surdas in Marathi along with Shakesphere's plays The Tempest, Julius Caesar and Romeo and Juliet.

Mangesh Padgaonkar wrote about his poems, how they were born, their journeys so far and other author's views on them.

Mangesh Padgaonkar has been president of the 2nd Vishwa Marathi Sahitya Sammelan held in Dubai in 2010 and organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Mahamandal.

Mangesh Padgaonkar died in Mumbai on 30 December 2015, after a brief illness, at age 86.