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4th AUGUST 1894- 22nd OCTOBER 1978 NARAYAN SITARAM PHADKE

Birth: August 4,1894 Death :October 22,1978

1. Narayan Sitaram Phadke
2. Narayan Sitaram Phadke, was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He was an MA from Bombay University. He worked in 1919 -1920 as an assistant editor of Maratha newspaper. Wikipedia
4. Born: 1894
5. Died: 1978
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Phadke's position on Literature

In every language, literateurs of the first rank , from the quality, quantity and variety point of view can be counted on one's finger tips. In so far as Marathi is concerned Padmabhushan Prof. Narayan Sitaram Phadke at once tops the list, not only among his contemporaries but even his predecessors and successors alike, even today. He is outstanding as a critic, appraiser- writer of multifaceted branches of Marathi writings and its scientific fundamentals cum basis and in that sense he is simply incomparable and second to none, a verdict of the common, the connoisseur and his competitors, too. Phadke's first pronouncement of his literary position came in 1932, in "Pratibha-Sadhan". It outlines his views on the psychology of creative writing, defends creative writing against allegations, and explains its role in clear, ringing tones. He explains the goal of creative writing as:

"Any object or subject that is touched by literary genius attains divinity.

And the person when concerns himself with such activity achieves bliss

is the goal..... "

Phadke wrote often and profusely of the goal of literature and its functions. He has explained himself in various ways. And he used neologisms to advantage. In his 1962 book 'Aisee Akshare Rasike' he writes:

"The verse-play must afford the viewer a sub-time experience. True creative writing adds to the life-experience"

Phadke's journey has taken him from hedonism to experiential richness. Any subtle changes in his position have found their way in his work, as is clear from the body of work he has left behind. A study of these clearly brings out his position.

Marathi Section English section NaasiPhadke Award Acknowledgements

Narayan Sitaram Phadke- lovingly referred to as Naasi by his ardent fans-ruled the kingdom of Marathi Literature for more than fifty long years. He will perhaps be remembered as –not one of the most-but the most versatile author ever to stalk the kingdom of Marathi literature. His range was truly amazing and the way he successfully handled all forms of literature is really astounding.

During his long reign he penned 74 novels and though all the novels have that great ‘Naasi Touch’-some of them like Doulat, Akherache Band, Pravasi and the triology-Shonan, Asman and Toofan- on the armed struggle for freedom launched by the Great Subhashchandra Bose from the Far East really stand out and are the milestones in the world of Marathi Novels.

His contributions to other forms of Marathi literature have been analysed in the relevant sections of this site, but the fact remains that he was truly pleased to be referred to as a connoisseur of arts. His love for music, fine arts, and sports-cricket in particular- is well known and his intense desire to share his views and experiences in these have led to the creation of some of the unforgettable pieces of Marathi Literature.

We have made a humble attempt to pay tributes to this great author by creating this site. The visitors will realize that to do justice to all his works is really an awesome job. We have only made a beginning and will be continuously making additions to make the site as comprehensive as possible.

This site is dedicated to the Late Kamala Phadke-wife of Naasi Phadke- a novelist and short story writer of the highest class in her own right. TOP

Narayan Sitaram Phadke (1894-1978), was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India.

He was an MA from Bombay ( Mumbai) University.

He worked in 1919 -1920 as an assistant editor of Maratha newspaper. He was a professor of Philosophy and Psychology at Rajaram College in Kolhapur during 1926 -1951. For some years in that period, he also edited Ratnakar, Zhankar, and Anjali. On his retirement he settled in the city of Pune in Maharashtra but continued to write.

Allaha Ho Akbar was Phadke's first novel. He wrote about 150 books, including 74 novels, 27 collections of his short stories, 22 Reviews, 7 Plays, and autobiographical Maje Jeevan: Ek Kadambari.This autobiographical work came in for severe criticism by those who had known Phadke intimately as they felt that at many places he had twisted or altered the facts to suit his own image.

For many years he also publicly feuded with another well known Marathi author Acharya Atre.

Phadke served as the chairman of Marathi Sahitya Sammelan held in Ratnagiri in 1940.

The Indian government awarded him a Padmabhushan title in 1962 for his literary accomplishments.

Na si, as he was popularly known, was married to Kamala Phadke, a prolific writer in her own right. They had three children Rohini, Anjali and Vijay.

Kamala Phadke- who earlier was his student - as a matter of fact was his second wife.The separation from first wife & second marriage of his scandalized the conservative Marathi opinion in those days and caused a lot of adverse comment. This however left him unfazed.

After separation from his first wife by whom he had had four children he continued to support her and his first family. A daughter of Phadke from the first marriage later wrote about the silent but terrible suffering of his first wife who being relatively uneducated could not articulate herself and having been brought up in conservative value system chose silent suffering.