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Reading Conceptualised by Dr. Omkar Bhatkar

NCPA Library in collaboration with Metamorphosis Theatre and Films

The 28 stories in The Greatest Marathi Stories Ever Told represent some of the finest short fiction in Marathi literature. Selected and edited by writer and translator Ashutosh Potdar, this collection features established literary masters such as Gangadhar Gadgil, G. A. Kulkarni, Baburao Bagul, Kamal Desai, Vilas Sarang, Anna Bhau Sathe, Urmila Pawar, Jayant Narlikar, Hamid Dalwai and others. The evening attempts to bring Marathi literature to the stage in English by blending literature and performance.

Three stories from the book shall be presented in an evocative reading format in English by the team of Metamorphosis Theatre and Films. This will be followed by a conversation that Dr. Bhatkar will conduct with the Dr. Potdar.

 

Entry free on a first-come-first-served basis.

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