G. D. Madgulkar

Madgulkar wrote poetry, short stories, novels, autobiographies and scripts, dialogues and lyrics for Marathi as well as Hindi movies. His poems have been adapted to a wide range of musical forms such as Sugam-Sangeet (light music), Bhāwa-Geet (emotional songs), Bhakti-Geet (devotional songs), and Lāwani (a genre of folk songs in Maharashtra). Madgulkar entered the world of movies in 1938 at Kolhāpur. He contributed to 157 Marathi and 23 Hindi movies. He was also an artist. He loved to draw nature scenes. He had knowledge of 10 languages including Marathi, Hindi, English, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu. He was the elder brother of Marathi writer of poetry and novels Vyankatesh Madgulkar. ==Works==

Collections of poems • Sugandhi Veena • Jogiya • Char sangitika • Geet Ramayan • Kavykatha • Chaitraban • Geetgopal • Geetsaubhadra • Vaishakhi • Pooriya • Ajun Gagima • Naach re mora Collection of short stories • Laplele ogh • Bandhavarchya babhali • Krushnachi karangali • Bolka shankh • Veg ani itar katha • Thorli pati • Tupacha nandadeep • Chandani udbatti • Bhatache phool • Sone ani mati • Teen chitrakatha • Kalavantanche anand paryatan • Teel ani tandul Autobiographies • Vatevarlya savlya वाटेवरल्या सावल्या • Mantarlele diwas, मंतरलेले दिवस Novels • De tali ga ghe tali • Mini • Shashank manjiri • Naach re mora • Tulsi ramayan • Shabdranjan • Aakashachi phale • Ubhe dhage aadve dhage Plays • Aakashachi phale • Parachakra Monthly magazines • Akshar • Dharti Geet Ramayan Geet Rāmāyan (lit. Ramayana in Songs) is considered his most notable work. A lyrical version of the Valmiki Ramayana in Marathi, it consists of 56 songs chronologically describing events from Ramayana. Sudhir Phadke composed the music for Geet Ramayan. Though it is based on sage Valmiki's epic Ramayana, Madgulkar chose a different narrative format and was praised for the lyrics, and was called Ādhunik Valmiki (the modern Valmiki). Screenwriting • जीवनज्योती Jeewan Jyoti 1953: Screenplay and Dialogs • तूफान और दीया Toofān Aur Deeyā 1956: Story • दो आंखे बारह हाथ Do Ānkhen Bārah Hāth 1957: Story, Screenplay, and Dialogs - the movie won recognition at Berlin International Film Festival. Popular Songs The following is a short list of some of the popular Marathi songs which "गदिमा" wrote: • इंद्रायणीकाठी देवाची आळंदी (Indrāyani Kāthi Dewāchi Ālandi) • उद्धवा, अजब तुझे सरकार (Uddhawā, Ajab Tujhze Sarkār) • तुझ्या उसाला लागल कोल्हा (Tujhyā Usaālā Lāgel Kolhā) • या चिमण्यानो, परत फिरा रे (Yā Chimanyāno, Parat Phirā Re) • हे काम ने तडीला, हाजी मलंग बाबा (He Kām Ne Tadilā, Hāji Malang Bābā) • विठ्ठला,तू वेडा कुंभार (Viththalā, Tu Wedā Kumbhār) Acting ==Awards and recognitions==

• Sangeet Natak Akademi Award – 1951 • Padma Shri – 1969 • Vishnudas Bhave gold medal -1971 ==Personal life==

Madgulkar was born in a Deshastha Brahmin family. He was married to Vidya (née Patankar, from Kolhapur) and they had 3 sons (Shridhar, Anand, Sharatkumar) and 4 daughters (Varsha, Kalpalata, Deepa, Shubhada). The popular Marathi writer, Vyankatesh Madgulkar was his younger brother. His home in Pune ('Panchavati Bungalow') has become a place of attraction for his fans. ==Additional information==

A strategically placed mango tree on the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) campus in Pune serves as a platform for various informal discussions on cinema. G.D. Madgulkar is believed to have given this natural structure the name "Wisdom Tree." ==Further reading==