English Children books and Marathi Books available. Yayati Ani devyani ( ययाति अणि देवयानी ). Marathi Rangbh. Aitihasik, Anuvadit, Charitra, Kadambari, Katha, Magazines, Nivadak, Pravas Varnan, Share Bazaar, Vastu Shastra,. Start by marking “Yayati: A Classic Tale of Lust” as Want to Read. This is the sad part about reading 'Mrutyunjay'! You just don't seem to like any other Marathi kadambari as much.!:(flag 20 likes Like see review. One of the classic Marathi novel. Yayati is the first Marathi novel to win 'Dyanpith Purskar', India's highest.

Contents • • • • • • • • • • • Early life [ ] Khandekar was born in, Maharashtra. Free platform pc games. His father was a munsif in Sangli principality. In his early life, he was interested in acting in movies and staged various dramas in his school days. Professional and literary life [ ] In 1920, Khandekar started working as a school teacher in a small town, Shirode, in the present-day of the region in Maharashtra. He worked in that school until 1938.

While working as a teacher, Khandekar produced in his spare time abundant Marathi literature in various forms. In his lifetime, he wrote sixteen novels, six plays, around 250 short stories, 50 allegorical stories, 100 essays, and over 200 critiques. He worked and founded Khandekari alankar in Marathi grammar. [ ] Honors and awards [ ] In 1941, Khandekar was elected as the president of the annual (Marathi Literary Conference) in.

In 1968, the Government of India honoured him with a award in recognition of his literary accomplishments. Two years later, he was also honoured with the of the Indian. In 1974, he was awarded, country's highest literary recognition, for his novel Yayati. At, Maharashtra conferred on him an honorary degree of In 1998, the Government of India issued a commemorative postage stamp in his honour. Major works [ ] Khandekar's novel Yayāti (ययाति) received three prestigious awards: A Maharashtra State Award (1960), a (1960), and a (1974).

The story of Yayati is perhaps one of the most intriguing and fascinating episodes of Mahabharata. Yayati was a great scholar and one of the noblest rulers of olden times. He followed the shastras and was devoted to the welfare of his subjects. Even the King of Gods, Indra, held him in high esteem. Married to seductively beautiful Devyani, in love with her maid Sharmishtha The story of Yayati is perhaps one of the most intriguing and fascinating episodes of Mahabharata.

Yayati was a great scholar and one of the noblest rulers of olden times. He followed the shastras and was devoted to the welfare of his subjects. Even the King of Gods, Indra, held him in high esteem. Married to seductively beautiful Devyani, in love with her maid Sharmishtha, and father of five sons from two women, yet Yayati unabashedly declares, My lust for pleasure is unsatisfied.

His quest for the carnal continued, sparing not even his youngest son, and exchanging his old age for his son s youth. This has been a book seeking my attention for almost a couple of years due to its title and mythological connection.

And how I loved unwrapping this sub-story from Mahaharata - even as a stand alone tale. Lots of food for thought. Especially in Kacha's wise words about controlling youre senses and abstaining from materialistic desires.

Which was in contrast to Mandar's hedonist philosophy of indulging in all kinds of pleasures as you have only one life. The underplaying dilemma on Yayati's mind a This has been a book seeking my attention for almost a couple of years due to its title and mythological connection. And how I loved unwrapping this sub-story from Mahaharata - even as a stand alone tale. Lots of food for thought. Especially in Kacha's wise words about controlling youre senses and abstaining from materialistic desires.

Which was in contrast to Mandar's hedonist philosophy of indulging in all kinds of pleasures as you have only one life. The underplaying dilemma on Yayati's mind about duty & family vs lust & pleasure was very enjoyable. Other things I liked: Improvisation to create focus on the story by omitting Yayati's other brothers and sons. Shifting first person narratives of Yayati, Sharmishta and Devyani giving deeper insights into these characters. All of Kacha's conversations. Still pondering: Why is it always someone else taking a major decision and putting a person's life at stake?

[What Sharmishtha's father does here in this tale. What Yudhishthir did in that infamous gambling episode.

Dashrath to Rama. Etc etc ] There are countless examples of this which is quite understandable. But what I don't understand is the lack of a counter-example wherein someone stood up against this! Yayati is a sparkling jewel in Marathi's crown. मराठीतला अतयंत अमुलय ठेवा. परतयेकाने एकदा तरी वाचावी अशी सुंदर कादंबरी. कचाचे संवाद आणि विचार मन मोहवून टाकतात तयाच वेळी अंतरमुख सुदधा करतात.