Noted Marathi poet Namdeo Dhondo Mahanor passes away: Namdeo Dhondo Mahanor, often known as Na Dho Mahanor, was a well-known Marathi poet and lyricist. He was 81. Mahanor was best known for his poems and lyrics for Marathi movies. Born in 1942, Namdeo Dhondo Mahanor was awarded Padma Shri in 1991. He has also served on the state legislative council. Mahanor authored popular poetry and songs such as ‘Jagala Prem Arpave,’ ‘Ganga Wahu De Nirmal,’ and ‘Divelaganichi Vel,’ as well as songs for Marathi films such as ‘Ek Hota Vidushak,’ ‘Jait Re Jait,’ ‘Sarja,’ and others.
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Born in a small village in Aurangabad (now called ‘Sambahajinagar’), one of Mr. Mahanor early works, the novel Ajintha (1984), detailing a 19th century love story about the English soldier-antiquarian Major Robert Gill (who copied the Ajanta cave frescoes) and a tribal girl, was later made into a film by acclaimed art director Nitin Chandrakant Desai, who incidentally passed a day before Mr. Mahanor. Mahanor experimented with art and agriculture. It can be observed in his films such as Mukta and the Lavani songs he penned for the film ‘Ek Hota Vidushak,’ which became very popular. Lataphal was the name he gave to the custard apples cultivated on his farm that were not damaged by the drought.
