Makadmeva

by D.M. Mirasdar

IT IS A FACT THAT IN EACH VILLAGE OF MAHARASHTRA THERE IS A TEMPLE OF HANUNMANJI. EACH VILLAGE HAS A ROUND PLATFORM SURROUNDING THE PEEPUL TREE. A SPRING KEEPS ON FLOWING. THE SOIL OF EACH VILLAGE HAS A UNIQUE FRAGRANCE AND A CHARM. AND LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST, IS THE HUMOUR. THE QUALITY OF HUMOUR FOUND IN EACH VILLAGE HAS ITS OWN PECULIAR QUALITY. THE VILLAGERS OFTEN END UP FAKING THINGS. THE ILLITERATE MISCALCULATE AND THE EXTRA CLEVER ONE TAKE PRIDE IN PROVIDING SOLUTIONS, WITHOUT EVEN BEING ASKED ONCE. THE OLD PEOPLE SHARE THEIR LINGERING MEMORIES WITH THE YOUNGSTERS WHILE THE YOUNG PEOPLE SAVOR CHATTING ABOUT THEIR AFFAIRS, NOT SO SERIOUS ONES. EACH DAY BRINGS SUN SHINE AND LOTS OF SMILE. DA MA SUCCEEDS IN CAPTURING THE ESSENCE OF ALL OF THESE IN 'MAKADMEVA' AS THE NAME SUGGESTS.

140 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1970

About the author

Dattaram Maruti Mirasdar (Devanagari: दत्ताराम मारुती मिरासदार) (born 1927) is a Marathi writer and narrator principally of humorous stories. He hails from Pandharpur(Maharashtra).

Many of Mirasdar's humorous stories revolve around village life in Maharashtra. However, some of his stories concern the serious social issues and lives of the poor living in villages. His stories Gavat, Ranmanus, Kone Eke Kali, Bhavaki, Hubehub, and Sparsha belong to the latter class.

For some years, Shankar Patil, Vyankatesh Madgulkar, and Mirasdar jointly presented, in different towns in Maharashtra, highly popular public recitations of their short stories.

Mirasdar was a professor of Marathi in a college in Pune. He is currently the Acting President of Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad, Pune.

Reviews

[Vaibhav Dighe]

A lovely page turner to pass your time with some laughter.