Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar

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Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar was a prominent 20th-century Indian novelist and short story writer renowned for his influential contributions to Marathi literature, including the Jnanpith Award-winning novel "Yayati."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian novelist
Marathi-language writer
person
short story writer
awardReceived Jnanpith Award NERFINISHED
Padma Bhushan
Sahitya Akademi Award NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 20th century
countryOfCitizenship India
culturalSphere Indian literature
Marathi culture
ethnicGroup Marathi people NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Marathi literature
literature
gender male
genre fiction
novel
short story
hasGenreElement mythological retelling
philosophical fiction
social novel
hasWrittenForm essays
novels
plays
short stories
influenced Marathi fiction
later Marathi novelists
knownFor Jnanpith Award-winning novel Yayati
languageOfWorkOrName Marathi
literaryLanguage Marathi
literaryTradition Marathi modernist prose
movement Marathi literature
name Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar NERFINISHED
nativeName विष्णु सखाराम खांडेकर NERFINISHED
notableAwardedWork Yayati NERFINISHED
notableFor adaptation of mythological themes to modern context
psychological depth in characters
notableWork Amrutvel NERFINISHED
Don Dhruv NERFINISHED
Krounchavadh NERFINISHED
Ulka NERFINISHED
Yayati NERFINISHED
occupation novelist
short story writer
teacher
writingLanguage Marathi

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Marathi literature notableAuthor Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
Chitpavan Brahmins associatedWith Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
this entity surface form: Vishnu Shastri Khandekar
Chitpavan Brahmins associatedWith Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar