Manaswini Lata Ravindra

Manaswini Lata Ravindra is a Marathi playwright, screenwriter and director, known for writing the play Amar Photo Studio and also being one of the writers of the Marathi sitcom Dil Dosti Duniyadari.[1] In 2016, she is a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for her short story collection, Blogchya Aarshyapallyad.

Early life

She started writing poetry at the age of 3.[2] She joined Lalit Kala Kendra of Pune University after her 12th and got a Bachelor of Arts degree.[3][4] She graduated from Lalit Kala Kendra in 2003.[5] Manaswini and some of her friends and alumni of Lalit Kala Kendra have started a theatre group called Lalit Mumbai.[6]

Career

Ravindra wrote her first play Cigarettes when she was 20.[5] In 2006, she won the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar in Playwriting, given by Sangeet Natak Akademi.[7][8] In the same year, she attended the Royal Court Theatre workshop at Vasind.[9] In 2007, she wrote the play Alvida.[10] In 2010, she was also part of Pratibimb, the first ever contemporary Marathi theatre festival, organised by NCPA at Mumbai. She is also credited to have directed the play, Ekmekaat in 2009.[11][12] In 2014, her play Lakh Lakh Chanderi was staged at Pratibimb Marathi Theatre Festival.,[13] she won the Sahitya Akademi Award in the youth category, for Blogchya Arshapalyad (a collection of short stories).[14]

In 2017, she also spoke at Jawab Do, an event organised by Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti.[15] She also won the first position for best writing in the Maharashtra State Marathi Professional Drama Competition, in 2017, for her play Amar Photo Studio.[16] She is also an executive committee member of Screenwriters Association, Mumbai.[17] She was nominated for Filmfare Awards (Marathi) for best screenplay, for the movie Ti Saddhya Kay Karte in 2018.[18]

Works

Plays
YearPlayNotes
2006Cigarettes
2007Alvida
2009EkmekaatWriter/Director
2014Lakh Lakh ChanderiWriter/Director [19]
2019Daavikadun Chouthi BuildingWriter [20]
Majhya Vatnicha Kharakhur[21]
Amar Photo Studio[22]

TV shows

Movies

Personal life

She is married to director Satish Manwar.[6] Her parents were social activists. Her mother, Lata Pratibha Madhukar, is an activist with Narmada Bachao Andolan[24] whereas her father, Ravindra, is a campaigner against female foeticide.[3][25] She uses her parents' name instead of her surname.[21] She and her mother were jointly awarded the Prerna Puraskar in 2014 by DD Sahyadri on their Mother's Day special.[24]

References
  1. Lobo, Dean (Aug 12, 2016). "This 'photo studio' will capture a different perspective". The Times of India.
  2. Varde, Abhijit (1997). Daughters of Maharashtra: Portraits of Women who are Building Maharastra : Interviews and Photographs. Kalnirnay.
  3. Bhise, Ameya; Mohite, Anushka (Oct 24, 2010). "A different kind of manoos". Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  4. Joshi, Shekhar (17 August 2017). "नामवंतांचे बुकशेल्फ : वाचन ही निरंतर प्रक्रिया". Loksatta (in Marathi). Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  5. Thombare, Suparna (11 November 2006). "Ready for their close-ups". DNA India. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  6. "दहा वर्षांच्या सर्जनशील वैवाहिक सहप्रवासाविषयी" Devanagari. Loksatta (in Marathi). 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  7. "Pratiyogita Darpan". Vol. 2 no. 16. Pratiyogita Darpan. October 2007. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  8. "SNA || List of Awardees". sangeetnatak.gov.in. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  9. "Our plays are dispersed and edgy". DNA India. 17 March 2006. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  10. Gokhale, Shanta (21 November 2007). "Much ado about money". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  11. "NCPA, Mumbai to stage its first Marathi theatre festival from August 7–11". NetIndian. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  12. Brahme, Nitin. "Story of a girl". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  13. Dutt, Devina (2012-07-28). "Personal nuances". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  14. "राजीव तांबे, मनस्विनी यांना साहित्य अकादमीचे पुरस्कार". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). 16 June 2016. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  15. "Javed Akhtar warns people: Beware of those trying to rule through religion shield". The Indian Express. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  16. "महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी व्यावसायिक नाट्य स्पर्धेचे पुरस्कार जाहीर" [The Maharashtra State Marathi Professional Drama Competition Awards]. Lokmat (in Marathi). 8 May 2017. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  17. "SWA Elections 2018 – Results". Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  18. "Nominations for the Jio Filmfare Awards (Marathi) 2018". Filmfare.com. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  19. "Stage set for Marathi - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  20. "PLAN AHEAD: Learn string art". Pune Mirror. October 5, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  21. Pai, Aditi (August 17, 2016). "The changemakers". India Today. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  22. Gokhale, Shanta (September 29, 2016). "A necessary burst of energy". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  23. "Manaswini Lata Ravindra". IMDb.
  24. "दूरदर्शन सह्यद्री वाहिनीच्या प्रेरणा पुरस्कारांचे वितरण" [Doordarshan Sahyadri Channels Inspiration Prizes Distribution]. Loksatta (in Marathi). 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  25. Pinglay-Plumber, Prachi (February 22, 2018). "A Pen Is A Chisel". Outlook India. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
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