Dadu Raghu Sarode popularly known as Dadu Indurikar was a

Tamasha Tamasha ( mr, तमाशा) is a traditional form of Marathi theatre, often with singing and dancing, widely performed by local or travelling theatre groups within the state of Maharashtra, India."Tamasha", in James R. Brandon and Martin Banham ...

person from the state of

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, India. He was born in

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, and belonged to a family of tamasha artists and apprenticed his art under his grandfather, father and Mukund Lahiri all notable artists. He started his own phad - troupe after the death of his father. He popularised the vag "Gadhvacha lagna". It is considered that

Dada Kondke Krishna "Dada" Kondke (Marathi pronunciation: ̪aːd̪a koːɳɖke 8 August 1932 – 14 March 1998) was an Indian actor and film producer. He was one of the most renowned personalities in Marathi film industry, famous for his double entendre d ...

imbibed the traditions of tamasha under Indurikar. He is said to have lived his senior years in financial distress.

Awards and achievements

Sangeet Natak Academy Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama in English) is the national level academy for performing arts set up by the Government of India. History It was set up by the Indian education ministry on 31 May 1952 and be ...

award for tamasha.{{Cite book, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M_oUAAAAIAAJ&dq=Dadu+Indurikar&pg=PA79, title=Language and Civilization Change in South Asia, last=Maloney, first=Clarence, date=1978-01-01, publisher=Brill Archive, isbn=9004057412, language=en * President's medal for role in fostering tamasha.

References

Folk artists Culture of Maharashtra Musical theatre actors Marathi theatre Artists from Maharashtra