Pralhad Keshav Atre | |
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| Born | 13 August 1898 Kodit Khurd,Pune district, Maharashtra |
| Died | 13 June 1969(1969-06-13) (aged 70) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | British Indian(1898-1947) Indian(1947-1969) |
| Other names | Āchārya Atre |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts |
| Alma mater | University of Pune University of London |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, editor, politician, social activist |
| Movement | Indian Independence Movement Samyukta Maharashtra Movement |
| Children | Shirish Atre-Pai, Meena Deshpande |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1962 - 1967 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Vaman Matkar |
| Constituency | Dadar |
| Member of Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti | |
| In office 1959 -1960 | |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
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Pralhad Keshav Atre (pronunciationⓘ) (13 August 1898 – 13 June 1969), popularly known asĀchārya Atre, was a prominentMarathi writer, poet, educationist, founder–editor ofMaratha (a Marathi language newspaper), and above all a noted orator.
Atre was born on 13 August 1898 in aMarathiDeshastha Rigvedi Brahmin[1] family of Kodit Khurd, a village near Saswad inPune district. His father was aclerk and also a secretary of Saswad Municipality for a brief period and his uncle was teacher at MES Waghire High School Saswad. He completed his primary and High School education from MES Waghire High School, Saswad. He matriculated fromFergusson college in 1919. He completed Bachelor of Arts fromUniversity of Pune. After graduation Atre took up a career as a school teacher. Atre did his T. D. (teacher's diploma) from theUniversity of London in 1928.[2] Before returning toIndia he studiedExperimental Psychology underCyril Burt and taught atHarrow.[3]
His Marathi film,Shyamchi Aai won the 1954National Film Award for Best Feature Film.[4] Atre wrote seven plays; some of them had a humorous theme while others, a serious one. All of them received high public acclaim. His comedy-play,Moruchi Mavshi was later adapted intoHindi film,Aunty No. 1 (1998), starringGovinda andRaveena Tandon.His movieMahatma Phule (1955) received thePresident's Silver Medal.
Atre was the founder–editor of four Marathi newspapers. Two of them had a short life. But the other two,Maratha and(Weekly) Navayug, ran for many years with a large circulation.Below are some of his works.
Poetry collections:1.Akrava Avtar (अकरावा अवतार) (1920)2.Zenduchi Fule (झेंडूची फुले) (1925)3.Geetganga (गीतगंगा) (1935)4.Panchagavya (पंचगव्य) (1958)
Novels:1.Maharashtra Mohra (महाराष्ट्र मोहरा) (1914)2.Mohityancha Shaap (मोहित्यांचा शाप) (1921)3.Changuna (चांगुणा) (1954)
Autobiographical works:1.Mi Kasa Jhalo (मी कसा झालो)2.Karheche Pani (कर्हेचे पाणी)
Marathi literature is strewn with Deshastha writers. Some of the luminaries are B. S. Murdhekar, the neo classical poet and critic; the popular dramatists P. K. Atre, V.V.Shirwadkar; the poet and story writer G.D.Madgulkar popularly known as the "Modern Walmiki" of Maharashtra, Sahitya Akademi Award winners G. T. Deshpande, Laxmanshastri Joshi, S. N. Banhatti, V. K. Gokak and Mugali all belong to this community.
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