Vidyadhar S Gokhale was a political activist, a Marathi playwright, and an editor of a Marathi newspaper, Loksatta, from Maharashtra, India.
10 Facts About Vidyadhar Gokhale
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Vidyadhar Gokhale's father Sambhajirao Gokhale was a leader of the Indian National Congress and a Minister in the Central Provinces Government.
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Vidyadhar Gokhale studied in Amravati and went to Mumbai in 1944.
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Vidyadhar Gokhale was a post graduate in Marathi and Sanskrit.
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Vidyadhar Gokhale taught in the General Education Society's School at Kurla.
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Vidyadhar Gokhale is credited for the revival of the Sangeet Nataks.
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Vidyadhar Gokhale's plays consist of varied themes like historical, mythical and social issues.
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Vidyadhar Gokhale established an organisation called "Rangasharada" for the purpose of launching plays.
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Vidyadhar Gokhale presided over the Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in Satara in 1993.
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Vidyadhar Gokhale had married two sisters before polygamy was outlawed, and thus had two wives.