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Biography
Dnyanesh Maharao (ज्ञानेश महाराव) is a writer and editor of renowned Marathi weekly magazine Chitralekha. He is in active journalist since 1 June 1989. Earlier he was Assistant Editor of Marathi weekly magazine Vivek, from 1 April 1985 to 31 May 1989. He has written more than 20 books in Marathi as well as in English. He has written a famous book: Thackeray : life & style.
He has also written two plays in Marathi: Jinku ya Dahi Disha and Sangeet Ghanlin Lotangan.
On the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Bal Gandharva and 130th anniversary of Sangeet Saubhadra, as a tribute to Annasaheb Kirloskar and Bal Gandharva, he has recreated Sangeet Saubhadra under the banner of Om Natyagandha Mumbai and presented it to the current generation to have a test of the old musical drama. He himself has played the role of Narad in this play.
He was a Festival Director for the 4th Annual "Maharashtra State Level Egalitarian Literature Festival" (समतावादी साहित्य संमेलन) which was held from 26 to 28 November 2011 at Latur Maharashtra.
Personal life
Dnyanesh Maharao was born on 11 June 1960 in Mumbai.
Awards
| Sr.No. | Year | Name of the Award | Award by Organisation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003 | Krushiwalkar Prabhakar Patil Award – 2003 | Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Patrakar Parishad |
| 2 | 2005 | Madhavrao Bagal Award – 2005 | Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Memorial Trust & Bhai Madhavrao Bagal University Kolhapur |
| 3 | 2008 | Shivnerkar Vishwanathrao Wable Journalism Award – 2008 | Dainik Shivner |
| 4 | 2009 | V. V. Shirwadkar Best Marathi Literature – Drama – Jinku Ya Dahi Disha | Government of Maharashtra. |
| 5 | 2009 | Aacharya Aatre Smruti Puraskar 2009 | Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh (मुंबई मराठी पत्रकार संघ) |
| 6 | 2010 | Nanasaheb Vairale Smruti Puraskar | Maharashtra Editor Council |
| 7 | 2011 | Chintamanrao Deshmukh Journalism Award – 2011 (चिंतामणराव देशमुख पत्रकारिता पुरस्कार २०११) | Roha Patrakar Sangh (रोहा पत्रकार संघ) |
| 8 | 2012 | Aatre Pratishthan Award for Journalism | Aacharya Aatre Vikas Pratishthan Saswad |
| 9 | 2012 | Vidyadhar Gokhale Lalitlekhan Puraskar – 2012 | Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh |
| 10 | 2013 | Dinmitra Mukundrao Patil Patrakarita Puraskar 2013 | Dinmitra |
Plays, dramas, theater
| Sr.No. | Year | Name of Play | Language | Role | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 2006 | Jinku Ya Dahi Disha | Marathi | Shahir, Chitrawala | Musical |
| 2 | Dec 2009 | Sangeet Ghalin Lotangan | Marathi | Chilte Maharaj | Musical |
| 3 | Aug 2012 | Sangeet Saubhadra | Marathi | Narad | Musical |